Brenda, I hope your niece's son is OK. That is so scary. I'll be sure and add him to my prayers. BTW, my family does the same thing. I usually find out someone had surgery or was hospitalized after they are already back home and doing OK.

Robin, I may have some trouble right now keeping up with you on the treadmill walking. My left hip is hurting and I don't know why. I can' t even lay on my left side. I didn't injure it that I recall, so since it's very rainy right now, I'm assuming it's the old arthritis kicking in. k

Well SD left and went to spend the weekend with her DH. She finally picked her kids up and then promptly drove them by the BB game and dropped one of them off with her other sister to keep for the weekend. I don't know how she had the money to go out of town, as Thurs. night she went to Walmart with me and tried to buy $30.00 worth of junk and they denied her ATM card and her Debit card both. OH well, guess she found a new sucker to beg money off this time. I told her we didn't have any extra this week after paying cash for the camper (which was true).

DH will be working overtime again all this weekend so we can pay for his 17 yr. old DD's senior pictures next week. With a total of 6 kids, it never ends. My own DD is now needing a formal dress to wear to the Opera with her music class. Kids are so expensive. LOL.

My eating has been going fairly well. Never above 1700 calories and my jeans are looser than they have been since before the holidays. This much is going good.

I'm loving playing with my puppy (Lucy), but she isn't old enough or smart enough yet to house train. I'll work her on her more with this as she gets a little older.

Hi Ladies:)


We're having a nippy day and weekend along with another snow storm on Mon & Tues of next week. I shouldn't complain as we had it nice for the past couple of months.

"Everything is quit on the western front." DD is doing ok and I'm sure she'll be back to normal health soon.

Thanks for everyone concern about my DD and her family.


LILY-Don't know what makes some family members tick.Wow only two kids. My DD has 4,but than again she has the nanny with her.Hope your DD is OK,cramps I do know them well. A warm heating pad some time helps to relieve them.Have fun in your new camper.

BrendaSo Sorry:sorry: to hear about your niece's son.A tumor at that age,that rare. Sending some prayers & good thoughts your way.

By the way ,why doesn't anyone use the breakfast,lunch super and dessert thread anymore????????


Have a good one

Hugs :) BB

because sometimes we need a kick in the pants to get us going again :lol: Good job BB :D

Lily~ thats ok, I was having the same problem the other day. I woke up from the pain in my left hip. Switched to the right to try to get back to sleep....that one hurt too. :( Im ok today tho....so I'll hop back on the treadmill.

Eats are terrible right now....but I'll get my exercise in regardless. At least I'll be doing something good.

Off to get some labels done....we got our postcards in the mail this week, and they turned out awesome!! Im just thrilled!! Postage has been applied and they are ready to go. I just have to start on the next set of mailings....labels labels labels :lol:

K, thats it for now......have a great day.

BB, I haven't been posting my meals anymore since switching to calorie counting. WAs afraid that since I'm eating higher carbs now that my food choices might prompt some of you ladies to want higher carb foods. I am posting all my food in Fitday everyday.

Since you ladies are my friends, I needed to share this. My DD gave me a pair of American Eagle cordouroy jeans tonite. They are the smallest size that I ever remember wearing in my whole life. This exercising is definitely paying off. After putting them on and them fitting, it inspired me to walk 2 miles on the treadmill tonite even though my left hip is still sore.

Yah Lily!! How cool is that!! :cb: :cb:

Thanks Robin, Well I weighed this morning and was feeling very much lighter, but no change on the scale. Still 142. Good news is I am maintaining with my new way of eating, so I'm OK with this. Would love to eventually see 140 again but don't know when that will ever happen. I could drop those 2 lbs. if I could eat a little less, but I'm always hungry and don't want to go any lower on my calories. I'm doing as much exercise now as I can physically handle. (well, maybe not, but I don't want to do more).

My DD isn't losing any weight since starting calorie counting. I know the reason. I pack her BF and lunch for a total of 800 calories through the school day and she eats that and still eats some food in the cafeteria. DUH. Then she eats a sandwich for a snack when she first gets home, eats dinner and then has a popcorn snack at night. She is probably eating 2000 t cal's a day and just can't figure out why she's not losing. I never say anything to her about her weight, but I know she would like to lose a few lbs. and it's not gonna happen the way she is going about it. I do encourage her to walk with me, and sometimes she will, sometimes she won't.

Hi Ladies :)

Hope you all have a wonderful Sunday. I was going to post this morning and things didn't work out.What a morning I had,started to run late,for church,first I couldn't decide on what to wear,some warm or something lighter.Than second,my front door didn't open and I was getting frustrated trying to open it. So I went out the patio door to get to the car and drive to Church. But before getting to the parking lot I decided to go to Brooks Pharmacy to buy some Designers Whey protein powder.Than finally I got to the Church Choir Loft. What a time getting all my books ready to sing in today Mass.It was something like a Key Stone Comedy.

Well here I am now, I hope this post go though.
Did good eating wise over the two days of the weekend.My weight is still the same. OOOPS!!!!!!!! I wasn't suppose to weigh myself until next weekend. I guess I never learn.

Robin-Ok well go back to posting our food :stir:for the day on these threads. I stopped:chin: also since the 16 as I didn't see anyone there. I'm going to start it again today.

Lily-I understand you're on maintenance,and have to watch your weight with higher carbs. I didn't see anyone posting there and thought that I miss something,that we we're doing that anymore.Big on congrats :cheer:wearing smaller jeans .I guess :exercise: exercise is the key.I'm afraid :fr: that I'm going back into my fat jeans as my reg don't fit around the tummy. I guess I have to go back into an induction type of eating again,lowing my carb a bit,so I can't fit into my jeans. You'll hit 140 soon as your so determined. I wish I could be that way.I'm still struggling to get the 10 lbs off that I gain the Nov cruise that I went on.Hopefully giving up goodies for lent will help me in that in 40 days later I will be lighter.

Have a great day,

Hugs :) BB

Hi BB, glad you made it to church. I didn't. My DH was at work and my son stayed the night at his friends house and he had my vehicle. (His jeep still isn't finished yet).

I have been sticking to my calorie limit food-wise. Exercising plenty and the scale isn't moving. I think my body wants to stay this weight, but my mind wants to lose a couple more lbs. I'd sure love to take off those 2 lbs. but I can't see starving myself to do it. If it happens that is great, if not I'm glad to be maintaining my weight.

My SD stopped back by today for a few minutes. I guarantee she looks at least 5 months pregnant. Her belly is totally round, not fat-looking, just round. She is still denying it.

I'm thinking that since my house is clean, dishes and laudry are done, dogs are outside playing, that I'll go take a nice little nap. We didn't eat lunch til 3:30 so I should have a couple hrs. to nap before my DD starts bugging me to cook dinner. LOL.

My puppy ,Lucy, has something wrong with her left eye. Looks like she was propbably clawed by our cat. That or Molly swatted her for still trying to nurse off her. I'm trying to wait til tomorrow to take her to the vet, as I don't want the emergency vet clinic bill today because I can't afford it. I'm hoping it will look better by tomorrow. She is running and playing fetch and acting like she feels fine.