So this is the day BEFORE my favorite day of the week! lol I managed to stay on program last night. Not one spoonful of ice cream (or anything else). So ONWARD!!! I haven't done a lick of exercise this week. I'm hoping to get some in today, tomorrow and Saturday. Nothing like cramming it into the weekend. UGH! Well, today's exercise will be digging, bending over and planting. I'm hoping to get the privet hedges in before it rains this afternoon. Not sure if that'll happen. We're supposed to have another warm day. It'd be better if I had slept decent. I woke up at 2:00, went to the bathroom and then realised my necklace (the new cross one) was gone. I was so ticked off I didn't sleep well after. UGH! I finally found it this morning---it was on the side of the toilet where it must have fallen after my shower last night. GRRR. So I need a nap.
Hopefully I have something at work to do today otherwise it's into the dungeon..er basement...for me. Tomorrow I'm boss-less so that'll be great!!!

Aww...where is everyone??
*Breaks into song..."I feel so lonely...I feel so lonely baby...I feel so lonely I could cry"
"thank you....thank you very much...you've been a beautiful audience".

The Lady has LEFT the building

eeehhhmmmm excuse me whilest I break into song also..........

I feel pretty, oh so pretty, I feel pretty and witty and gay!

Thank you!

Well the WOOSH fairy finally visited me and I am down 2 pounds today! WOOHOO! Wearing my size 10 skirt, slept well last night and all is right with the world! Well....Jane's world anyway.

Slept the whole night through....aaahhhhhh.....much better. Woke up got on the scale just to check and couldn't believe what I saw. How cool is that. Now I am back down to what I was before the Patriots Day Debauchery. Onward and downward!

Tried on a dress in my closet ONE MORE TIME....and it fit. A little tummy in it but if I suck it in all night I will be fine. I am so happy that I don't have to go and buy another stupid dress to hang in my closet.

Brenda: What a lovely voice you have I think your planting will count as equator miles! Have fun diggin.

Got to start an install....be back later.

Good Morning Everyone

Brenda: Sorry that you didn't sleep well! Glad that you found that necklace this morning! Congrats on staying on plan yesterday. See, I told you you could do it Hope your work day flys by. Have a great day!

Jane: Congrats on the visit from the woosh fairy, and also on getting into that dress! I only wear dresses on special occasions, and would hate to have to go buy another one just to hang in my closet! Hope you have a great day!

Well, it's one more day closer to the weekend, and closer to vacation. I was supposed to be off tonight, but looks as if I won't be. A co-worker was admitted to the hospital yesterday. They think she may have had a slight heart attack. They asked me to be on "stand-by" incase they can't find someone to work her shift tonight, and of course I couldnt' say NO! I am such a sucker when it comes to that Oh well, will mean more cash which I can always use, but it's night shift which I so do not like anymore! Maybe they'll find someone else to work it (wishful thinking) I havent' weighed this week yet. Trying to hold off until the weekend. But I did manage to fit into clothes that are one size smaller than I am wearing now yesterday when I went shopping. Only bought 3 new outfits, because I am not gonna be this size for long Well hope everyone has a great day today, and I will check in before work this afternoon!

Lisa

Morning

Well, I got my back adjusted last night and today my muscles are sore as . It's to be expected though, I saw my spine in the x-rays and it wasn't good. She wanted me to come back 2 more times this week and 3 times next week. I flat out said I don't have the 140 bucks (20 dollar copay) to fork out for something like that. So, I'm going Friday and I'll see about next week. Grr. I'm so mad that my copay doubled this year, otherwise those 7 visits would have been nuttin at all. So, right now I"m sitting in my office icing my back and thanking God that the Juniors have testing and I have a really little class this morning.

the lady across the hall lost her father Sunday night so I'm going to that wake after work. She is the nicest lady in the entire world and she went through 3 weeks of waiting for him to die, just like I did with my grandmother... so we bonded quite a bit through talking about it.

My BF informed me that, if his calculations are correct, and if he doesn't blow any of his exams.... he will get all A's and B's this semester.... and he took 25 credit hours!!! I'm so incredibly proud of him!!!! There were a LOT of people who told him he couldn't do it, so I'm glad he's gonna prove them all wrong. That'll show em! We still haven't heard about the internship and that makes me so worried. I don't know what we're gonna do if he doesn't get this.

The guinea pig is out of it's misery. I took it in yesterday and the lady behind the desk took him back immediately and said "yeah, you're right... that isn't good at all" and agreed that his back legs were DEAD and rotting! We couldn't figure out what could have happened to the poor thing. The girl doesn't even want the cage back.... and my students are begging me to get a replacement since I have a cage. ugh. Why am I such a sucker?

Ok, I've written a book. Congrats Jane on your 2 lbs. I've blown any weight loss I could have had this week. Just to beat myself up, I even logged the CRAP I ate in the food log. I ate over 200 carbs that day! Most of those from cookies I ate when I was so upset! How stupid . And Brenda, I hope you get everything you need done before the rain and take a flyswatter down to the dungeon with you to kill the spiders with.

Morning guys... I am actually up- had to run DS to school because he had a project to big to take on the bus this AM..

I am having a bad case of oh my gosh I can't believe I am allowing this to happen- DS is going on a trip tomorrow without me. He has a band competition in Atlanta tomorrow night, I put him on a bus alone (with lord knows how many other 7th and 8th graders- and the chaparones) but alone without me... What the #(&$&@#(* was I thinking? BAH

Well, I did alright food wise yesterday. I really am not eating enough and I know it but I just haven't been in the mood to cook. I really should and I know I am not helping myself but well- I like to cook but just am getting bored with the food, I am cooking. I will wait to eat until I feel bad and then I don't feel like cooking and well it is just a circle I keep going in. I am whining just ignore me.

Well I bought a couple of pairs of shorts yesterday- they were 8's but lets discuss the fact they came from Wal-mart and well cheaper clothes are cut bigger, but I only have 2 pairs of shorts and a couple of pairs of short-overalls that actually fit that I dare to wear out (I have plenty of yard clothes but not stuff to wear places) and don't want to spend a lot of money on clothes so Wal-mart will have to do.

I am still hanging around 150 to 153 depends on the time of day, guess it is official I am going to have to start exercising which definitely means I am going to have to start eating more (sometimes it doesn't make since) Eating more to lose weight sounds counter productive does it not? Well I guess I have ranted enough.

Brenda - I am glad you found your necklace and sorry you didn't sleep well. Our phone rang at 5AM with some little kid on the other end asking me to pick him up for a field trip.. A.) I didn't know this kid. B.) I wasn't taking anyone on a field trip at 5 AM this morning C.) I was really pissed off that the mother called back 5 minutes after I was back in bed then realized they had called the wrong number.

Jane - Congrats on the loss, and the fact you got into your dress.

Lisa - I am all over that "Sucker" type personality... I can't say no to anyone even if I want to. Hope you don't have to work.

Hope everyone has a good day.

Rhonda - you slipped in, glad you were able to get your back worked on... and sorry about the co-pay. The hospital I work for is a teaching establishment and if we go "out of network" to see different MD's our co-pay is $25.00 and if we stay "in network" it is $10.00... well my doc is out of network so guess who is not frequenting the doc's office. You would think that they couldn't stick it to you like that- and the in network doc's are mostly MD's in training, bah really don't like the insurance but can't live with out it.

Lisa: Congrats on the 3 new outfits being 1 size smaller!!!!!! Aint it grand?

Rhonda: Glad the poor thing is out of its misery. Hope your back feels better soon. Have you tried taking some Advil? I wouldn't get sucked into going that many times either... I would be a little leary of that. And lastly....do not beat yourself up too bad. You just get right back on this wagon young lady!

Amy: A size 8!!!!!!!!!!!!! Wow, I wish. You go girl. I'm sure ds will be fine on his trip. Don't worry too much.....it makes us eat!

You can call breaketh into song, I'll just sit here and breaketh wind

omg Leenie!!!

fa la la la la ....oooops parden me

You know, I torture my BF by singing (deliberately out of tune) You Are So Beautiful To Me..... he really hates it when we're out in public and I do that. hheheheheh

OH, that reminds me. I filled out my application at Target yesterday. They always want to know WAY to much about your personality. I took like a personality survey. Heck, when I interviewed for my teaching position they didn't care if I HAD a personality so long as I knew Biology and wasn't the guy who I was replacing. Why does Target need to know my personality? Are they doing a profile? Do they work for the CIA? Oh and there were a couple qudstions in there about politicians and lying.... I think it's a government conspiracy!!

Happy Thursday!

Brenda - So glad you found the necklace! I don't know why I don't put my total lost in my sig line. I guess I don't feel like it's a big deal.

Jane - Congrats on the loss! Maybe that little fairy will head my way And the dress fits! YEE-HAW!!!!!

Lisa - I hope your co-worker is ok. And smart girl on the clothes shopping! No point on spending tons of money on a bunch of stuff that's not going to be around for long.

Rhonda - You are such an inspiration to me! Not only are you handling a bunch of stress and pain beautifully, but you're so honest about it! When you slip, you don't just confess, you log the carbs still! I love that you just face it dead on like that!

Amyjo - You're son will be just fine Letting go is hard, though, huh? And size 8!!! Wal-mart or not, that's fabulous!

As for me, I was a little bad yesterday and went to happy hour with a co-worker. Just had one drink, though. Then I went home and made dinner and took a nap with DH before he had to leave for work. Then a girlfriend called whose DH is in Bagdad right now. She was at the bar with a couple of other people and asked if I could come down there. So I ended up spending another 5 hours there listening to her talk about her DH and the kids and anything else she needed to get out. I didn't get home until around 1 this morning, but I'm so glad I could be there for her. AND I nursed 3 drinks over that 5 hours and drank water at the same time, so I feel good today

Other than that, it's just work, workout, and play. I like keeping it simple

ROFLMAO Leenie!

Hey all,
Well, today my name is Not Too Smart. At some point it's really going to click that Wednesday night drinking never turns out well, but I'm just not at that point yet. One of my best friends turned 21 and I caved to peer pressure. Actually, before I started I made the roomie promise me that she wouldn't let me have any birthday cake or pastry, so things aren't as bad as they could have been. At least this morning I was in bed and not fully clothed. Interestingly enough, the bra seems not to have made it back with me, which is not good because its the only one I have that still fits. Atkins has really done a number on my tolerance. I only had three drinks, which weren't terribly strong, and wound up getting sick. That is really weird, becasue I'm not generally a puker, and when I have in the past I've been way too drunk to remember. I feel a little guilty about not going to my one and only class today, but it just wasn't a viable option.

Now I'm realizing the hangover part of my feeling-like-crappiness is mostly gone, and the majority of the pain is from the gym. I've been trying to make my workouts more conducive to fat loss by varying my heart rate, so instead of just running for half an hour like I usually do I ran a mile fast then did fifteen minutes on the rowing machine. And now it hurts to move.

I have a decent amount of stuff to do today, but I'm going to take it easy for a little bit longer and keep hydrating.

Brenda- I'm happy you found your necklace. I used to have this theory that everything comes back, then someone stold my coat, and I lost my keys for real, so I'm thinking it's not so true any more. But glad it's still in opperation for you.

Jane- Congratulations on the woosh fairy! You are an absolute paragon of positivity.

Mrs. H- I'll keep my fingers crossed that you don't have to work tonight. And Yeah! for new clothes in a smaller size.

Shimma- Just when you thought the guinea pig troubles were over. Actually, I had one for years and they're deffinately the nicest rodents to have as pets. Our dog loved that thing. Used to lick it all over. When the guinea pig died we burried in the back yard and the dog sat next to its grave for days. Never tried to dig it up, just sat there.

Amy- Congratualtions on the size 8s! I can't wait until I can wear a single digit size.

Leenie- is it okay if I'd rather hear the song?

Star- Wish I'd been as smart as you yesterday. Water. Deffinately gentler on the system than vodka.

Hope your days are all working out well.

Abbie