Robin, I am so sorry for your loss. You are in my thoughts and prayers.

So Lacey, how did it go? I hope you enjoyed your cocktails, thumbed your nose at the snooty wives, then went home to fantastic sex with your hubby!

Not sure of the reasoning..but I had chili last night. And of course, once I get some type of carb like that in my mouth my brain calls for a free-for-all and I end up eating MORE junk. ARGH! Back to the drawing board. At least I got more water in. But I still got a slight headache last night. But wasn't as bad--so maybe it IS the cause and the more I drink the less the headaches will come back (crosses fingers and says a prayer). Have a great day everyone

Coffee is on, but Dh made it so :LOL:

thanks I have been very lost with out a computer at home and I certainly do not want to do anything at work the computer is so slow and if some one should walk in and see me doing some thng other than work... I have had it freeze when trying to do things I should not. :blush:

Got to work again today so I do not have much time to get things done So I am not stopping for to long.

16's :sigh: That is such a nice size, the regualr shops carry 16 and that is such a lonad mark to be able to shop in the regualr size area. good going there!!

I have gained so much I am going to guess where I am (scale needs a new battery but I am afraid to put one in!! I will take this one step at a time..

who is up for starting a Valentines challenge. (getting preped)

Have I said how much I missed you guys???

Good Morning

Sue~ right after xmas we are starting a valentine vixen challenge....get ready

Brenda~ Im glad your headache is getting better. About the hair....Ive done that...walked in and said do what ever you want, as long as its not a slick modern style...make it messy. (I dont like neat hair) Ive had some awesome hair cuts that way. Just make sure when you call for an appt., you ask for someone that isnt afraid to cut hair. Makes a huge difference in who you will get.

Em~ Good job staying away from the icecream. Its amazing how loud that stuff can call sometimes!!

Kel~ I think thats the first time Ive ever seen a picture of you!! You are beautilful....your smile lights up your whole face, and I LOVE your hair!! Ive been growing mine out for about 2 1/2 yrs now, and its just now past my shoulders. Its beautiful!(yours)

I had to go buy a new curling iron last night, the one I have doesnt stay hot, and for some reason, my hair only curls on the ends with that thing. So Im going to give this new one a try this morning. I havent used a curling iron in ages either. Usually I just let the diffuser do its thing. Normally I have naturally curly hair, but with the heat and dryness of the air, its gone flat as a board, and fuzzy!!!! I think I'm all set now As for a pic, Ive been thinking about updating my before and during pics I had in my profile and putting them in the thread instead. In the next week or so I'll get that done.

Not much planned today...dh needs new winter boots...so that will be on the agenda.

Have a great day everyone!

Yes - do tell! Inquiring minds want to know . Was the hairdresser able to fix your hair?

Thank you, Robin! *blushes* I've had longish hair forever it seems. It was really long thru high school, then I cut it just above the shoulders and kept that up for a few years, then grew it out really long again and now I've had it mid-back length with shorter layers for 3 years now. (that pic was taken right before I shortened) I like it this length. I have oodles of grey so I have it highlighted 3 times a year. I would like to see pictures of you, Robin, -and everyone - I love to place a face with the postings!

Brenda - Did ya get here any easier using the shortcut? I'm a headachey person too. Various things will bring one on for me: Barometric preasure (weather), hormones, lack of food, not enough water, hay fever, too much sun, crying. I've had 2 migraine headaches in my life *knock on wood* and they were doozies. I consider myself very lucky as my mom has had a lifelong battle with them and it hasn't been pretty. At least I can function with my headaches, mostly.

Sue! Now you know this is coming: Please be sure to take some time for yourself! You're worth it and you deserve it, woman! You know how much better you feel when you get a handle on things, right? We are here for ya-

Our cold, grey foggy day yesterday turning into a horrible cold, windy, rainy storm that lasted all day and all night. (I had to get up at 4 and rescue some plastic chairs that were actually being blown around the deck - it was a very scary sound to wake up to! I almost woke up my BIG 17 year old son until I discovered that it was only the chairs. Often we have a huge band of racoons that terrorize our deck at night and Bryan chases them away with a bat! lol No use in waking Cody for the task as he is such an animal lover he would invite them all in the house!)

I got my christmas tree up yesterday! And my kitchen cleaned and everything else picked up! I was very proud of myself as housework is my nemisis - hate it, hate it, hate it! I just need to finish the wash today, tackle the boys' bathroom - I think I'll have the boys run the vacuum around tomorrow. The motivator here is that the kids' 'Grandy' (SH's mom) is coming for a visit on Tuesday (thank goodness I will be at work!) and I don't want her reporting any infractions to her son.

Ok - coffee is drained and I gotta get my butt in gear! Happy Sunday all - day of rest, HA!

Kel

Stacie - we were posting at the same time! Funny that we both came up with that stuff about the barometric preasure and headaches at the same time! lol I use Advil and lots of water - Tylenol just doesn't work on me.

OMG you guys CRACK me up! I seriously wish we all lived in the same town so we could hang out!

ok, since inquiring minds want to know LOL I got some kind of copper killer and it worked good so I liked my hair.

I didn't go out of my way to talk to anybody and just focused on having fun with my husband. In dirty santa we were one of the last numbers so basically we had the pick of the litter and we got a super nice vaccum for hardwood floors, which is awesome since we JUST got the hardwood in the living room. The lady whom my husband 'took' the vacuum from actually got mad right in front of everyone and it was really kinda funny. When we dropped by Walmart I just HAD to grab one of their new teddy's and of course had to 'try it out' on the way home. teehee.

I had a blast, and the fact that the same girl who ALWAYS hits on DH insisted on sitting on the other side of him at the party and totally ignored me to fawn all over him didn't even bother me this year. It was super nice to go to an event like that and not worry if my husband is ashamed of me or not. He was totally on me like glue all night, which is VERY MUCH not like him.

I love the clingy, handsy new husband that has evolved since I've lost weight

I did cheat, I had some beers, 2 mixed drinks and everytime dh went to get me a drink I had guys trying to show me how to throw a dart, etc, etc. It was great, and I revelled in it until dh got back and they mysteriously disappeared

Sue:

Robin: I'd LOVE to see an updated pic!!

Brenda: Just shake it off, today's another day...and who could say no to chili in weather like this!!

EM: awesome job on the exercise, I'm SO PROUD of you for trying all those new tapes! If you do the farah look I have to see a picture!!!

Happy day girls!!

Great minds eh? . I'm ok when the pressure is between 101 & 102, but this morning it was 103.1...no wonder my head felt like it was going to explode. Regular Tylenol doesn't work for me anymore either, but these were the ones with codeine (my last ones too, gonna need a refill LOL). For my regular headaches I usually take the Advil Liquid Gel's (which reminds me...I'm outta those too LOL) & they seem to work pretty good.

Lacey - glad you were able to get your hair fixed. Sounds like you had a great time at the party! Oh-la-la about the teddy! Boo-hoo to the lady getting mad about the vacuum. Had she never played before? That worked out great with you guys just getting that new flooring! It is so GREAT to hear the confidence in your post while talking about yourself! You are doing awesome & you are very inspiring!

Stacie

LOL! I LOVED your description of the party and the way your hubby was being so attentive (& so were other men when he left your side for a nano-second! lol). GOOD for you! I've very proud of you - you must feel on top of the world today!

Hey - I was reading over at your blog that you got a black iPod Nano? We all got them for Christmas and LOVE them (yes, we opened them early - the boys being teens were fine with the fact that there wouldn't be anything BIG under the tree) We all have been downloading songs like crazy from a particular site (I don't think I should say. PM me if you are interested) it works well with iTunes and everything. My Nano with all my kickass music was why I was productive in the housecleaning department yesterday!

Kel

I love that feeling.....Ive never experienced it until I met my dh. They are thinking, my wife is HOT and I need to keep the others away!! Good for you!! Enjoy yourself and your hubby!! Im so proud of you!

Lets see the new hair colour!! I'll show you mine if you show me yours

Thank you all for all the support and encouragement. I've been doing better the last day or two. I did eat a few pieces of the Christmas candy I was making but in the end I gave all the left overs away so I would stop sneaking pieces. Even so it's lot better than I had been doing, i might even weigh myself tomorrow....maybe.

Lacey, It sounds like a great party, I'm glad you had fun.

Tenn, I'm going to have to try that soup, that's a lot of flavors I like. I really appreciated the food ideas list you put up. After reading it I actually wanted to eat low carb because you made it sound so tasty.

I'm glad it helped out Mindy. We all tend to get into food ruts now and then, and when it's hard to think of all the wonderful things we could be eating, it's easy to slip back into pre-LC eating. I tried an interesting thing for dinner tonight. I cut thick slices of tomato, sprinkled w/Italian seasoning, topped with thin sliced mushroom and shredded mozarella cheese, then baked it till the tomato softened and the cheese started to brown. MAN was it good!

Lacey, I'm so glad your hair came out well and that you had a nice evening

CELEBRATE WITH ME!!!!!
I weighed today, and for the first time in more years than I can count I'm closer to 200 than 300. It just doesn't seem possible that I've lost so much when I'm good food every day! It's been hard some times, but wow

I'm soooooooooooooo proud of you Tenn!!! You're doing AWESOME!!! It is hard to believe that we can do it sometimes, huh?!

And I'm not posting on this thread anymore, SO GLAD it's gonna be a new one tomorrow, it was just getting way too long....