Good afternoon my dear ladies :)

Thankyou for the bright, cheery, and beautiful birthday wishes :hug:


I had a real nice time last night and woke up to the sunshine today. So nice to see that sun : ). We are going to go out for a drive and enjoy it, it gets dark so early , it's nice to get out and enjoy the day. I will write more later, ty once again and I hope you are all having a great weekend and enjoy the day :) . Hattie, I would love to see a pic of the hermit crabs sometime, I think they are real neat! : ) ok, talk more later...hugs.

Hi Ladies!

Fullsteam~:hb: Happy Birthday Baby!!!!!!:gift: (this is my present for you, I don't want to ruin the surprise but it is a scale that reads 127lbs all the time. I hope it looks nice in your bathroom :D)

Hattie~ I did read Secret Life of Bees and thought it was wonderful. I love, love, to read. Sorry about your sore throat, I hope you were able to push through and exercise today.

Shy and Barbara~ Where are you girlfriends??? I hope you are doing well!!

Christie~Please, please, please PM when you get a chance about your program. I don't even know you (outside of our cyber playground) and I'm just thrilled for you. You work so hard and are a constant source of motivation for me, you deserve this win.

Urock~You were crazy productive, I'm jealous. DH put our Christmas lights up today (not on, just up) before it becomes to cold out and is getting the yard in shape. His wife is sitting here in the warmth of the house in sweats playing on the computer. He could do so much better :D. Hope you got your laundry done.

Me~ I did dance all night long and had a fantastic night out with the grown ups. I need to exercise yet today. I ate a horrible breakfast. Nothing new going on.
Have a great day!

17 more days till Thanksgiving and we can do this ladies!! :cheer:

I changed my goal back to 150, at this rate I can surely make it or be really close I hope ;)

Good morning everyone :)

Leneeeeeeee, ty for that bday present! I love that :lol: DH is smart to put the lights up before it gets too cold. We usually do it right after Thanksgiving (I take the "we" word out, he does it, lol :D ) but last year we had snow and it made it difficult for DH with the lights. I think it's a great idea putting them up early. I am glad you had a great time at the dinner dance and did a lot of dancing :). I hope you had a great day yesterday as well.

Hattie, I hope that you are feeling better today. As far as the hermitcrabs and TMI, noooooooooo way girl! I was smiling reading it :) I am glad that you had a great time at the movies with your girlfreinds, that sounds like a lot of fun.

urockmom, good for you for staying away from those fries and getting all that prep work done, lot's of exercise indeed! Hope your shoulders are feeling better today though. I am glad that DD is recovering well from her surgery and hope all went well with other DD's volleyball try-outs and that you all had a super day : ).

Christian, your an incredible blessing to us all too sweety :hug:, we are all very lucky to have each other here. Christiannnnnnnn, 4+ lbs. on one week?????? :) omg you! :cheer2: You are :kickbutt: kicking some major butt there, go girl go! :).

Thanks again my dear ladies for the sweet bday wishes and kind word, big :hug: to you all. I hope that you all had a super weekend and woke up to a new and happy day today too.
As for me, I had a really nice weekend. Planwise though, I wasn't so good, I had cocktails and yesterday I overindulged and was not OP...I allowed myself too much leeway. I did go for a small walk with Dh both weekend days but prob. would of needed to run a couple of marathons to undo what I did :D. Needless to say, it was sooooo nice to get out and about again and I am in good spirits today. I have a plan though! TOday is, in my mind, day 1 and a new day of the week. My plan is to be super strict and flawless the next 5 days, plus lot's and lot's of water. Hoping this is enough to undo any damage and perhaps even lead to a loss. I am not upset over the weekend as I allowed myself BUT if I so much as have a little stray this week, that's when I will be major upset. Can't let that happen, right girls??? So here I go, fullsteam ahead into my new day! : ). Glad I have you all here to help keep me going and keep me in line.
WIshing you all a happy and super day, chat soon :) :hug:

Wow, now we are less than 3 weeks to Thanksgiving. Yikes, we better really start :carrot:

Christie-Good for you for finding a way to get back on track to your original goal. You just keep right on movin'. :)

Fullsteam-So glad that you had a good birthday. I loved Lene's present. Do you think that if I asked Santa for one of those scales I would get one? (I haven't been 127 for about 20 years so that would be asking a lot of the old gentleman. :D)

Everyone else- Let's go out and have a good, healthy, OP Monday.

I got in 2 miles :running: today. Gasping for air a bit as still recovering but pushed on. My mini-goal for the week is to get in all 6 workouts this week and see a good loss on Friday. Also, need to stay on track on the water since the cold medicine is still making me dehydrated. :p

:grouphug:

Hi everyone :wave:

I am sooo happy!!! I finally lost those nagging two lbs.!!! I waited to make sure they would finally go away and they did!!
Urockmom: I kicked them out the back door and told them...no screamed at them to never come back!!! It worked!! I have been wanting to hit the 30lb lost mark and I finally did. Isn't it funny when you lose 2 lbs it feels great and when you gain 2 lbs you just say it probably is water weight? WHATEVER! I just am going to keep going down....one step at a time. Now I have met my Thanksgiving goal and I guess I will change it. Gotta keep going for more. I think I will add 5 lbs.

urockmom: Go for it!!! You can do it!!! 6 workouts = ??lbs?

Fullsteam: So glad you had a great bday weekend! You deserve it! At the same time..Welcome to a new day!

Lene: You dancin fool.. :belly: I love dancing!! Sometimes listening to my ipod while on the treadmill I start to dance and then remember that I could seriously get hurt!!

Christian: At the rate you are going, you will be losing 17 lbs. in 17 days!!! You have got it going!!! :moped:

I went to work today and the throat seems a little better...we will see. I did push through and exercised yesterday!!
Thank you to all the vets out there!

Tomorrow I have off. (elementary school):woohoo:

See ya later!

Just quick before I go to bed. I need to be up at 4 and it's already late.
Hattie~ yay on the 2lb loss!!!! Congratulations on meeting your Thanksgiving day goal!!!!!!!!!:congrat: Enjoy your day off tomorrow!!!

urock~ good luck on your mini goal, i hope you see a big loss Friday!!

Christie~ just do your thing>>> 150lbs by Thanksgiving you got it in the bag!!

Fullsteam~stay OP for the next couple of days sounds like a great plan, I'm glad you enjoyed your weekend

Lene~ 14 miles on the bike :D
150 crunches :D
30 man push-ups :D
not enough water :(

Tomorrow's a new day! Good luck Girlies!!

Good morning everyone!

Just a quick note this morning as both DDs are off of school and will be rising soon with expectations of going to the mall today. (I swear they just keep growing & growing & growing...) DH-the vet-is really kind of pissed off that everyone else in the family has off today and he doesn't. Can't say I think it is too fair myself.

Hattie~That is so awesome!!! I knew that having kicked them out the front they wouldn't last long out back! :bravo: on making your Thanksgiving goal! I think you are the first?

Lene~Again, I am in awe on the push-ups. Did you do some program like the 100 push-up program or something to get to this? You have inspired me to get in some crunches (no way 150) today.

Christie~You are rockin' all of us with these losses!!! You go girl!

Fullsteam~So, you had a good birthday weekend. It only happens once a year. I am sure that you'll get right back OP and have a great week!

Hope everyone has a great day! I am off to exercise!!!

Good morning everyone : )

So nice to come in and read all of your news, as always.


urockmom, your a very good girl and I hope santa gets you whatever you wish for : ). You are doing fantastic. Wishing you a full recovery from that cold, your a real trooper for all that you do and not letting that cold get the best of you. Thanks for your words of encouragement. Have a nice time at the mall with the girls today :)

Hattieeeeeeee, hey you! :) Congratulationsssssss on losing those 2 lbs. and on the 30 lb. markkkkkkk! : ) :cheer2::cheer2::cheer2:...and also on acheiving your Thanksgiving goal. I hope you do something special for yourself, this is a wonderful accomplishment :hug: I am glad that your sore throat is better. Have a great day off today.

Lene, thanks : ) wtg on that exercisingggggg lene :carrot::carrot: Lene? I had a lot of water yesterday, want to give me some of your exercise and I will give you some of my water? :lol: ;) You are rocking it my lady, keep up the great work :)

Christian, good morning girl :), I wouldn't be suprised if we are posting simultaneously again, lol. Regarding your goal, go for it girl. Your really rockin' it.


I had a good day yesterday and feel like I let go of some fluids, TOM is still around and I felt bloated last night but that bloating is no where in site today. I got a lot done around the house yesterday and yet have more to do but I am going to head out for a bit and look for a few gifts and work on the house later. It's another nice and sunny day here.
You all are so inspiring, encouraging, and supportive :hug: I wish you all a super new day. Have a great one ladies, catch you all soon.

Hattie!!!! :D :cheer: :dance: :carrot: :cheers: You go girl!!!! You have done AWSOME!!

lene- Your exercise is amazing girl!!!

urockmom- Hope your having a blast at the mall with the girls ;) They do grow up too fast, my oldest will have her permit to drive in about 2 months and I cannot stand it :eek:

Fullsteam- I am so glad you enjoyed yourself during your Birthday weekend, and your right, we are all here to help you through the next 5 days and beyond, you are a big help to all of us too girl :hug:

Well I am doing really well with the routine of eating good, it is getting easier everyday, I am wearing a size 12 again so that is the motivation I need to continue, I will not lie and say it has been easy because it hasnt, every night there has been some kind of temptatoin from my husband, BUT I am just continuing to remember that I gave you ladies my word, and I do not like to go against what I said I would do, so my success has alot to do with all of you ;) Have a great day ladies!

UGHHHH! So I took the girls to the mall after running around picking up the house in the morning. I didn't plan my food and was starving at about 3pm. We went to Chili's and I had a mushroom & swiss burger (I KNOW-completely OFF PLAN) and I feel physically sick. I mean truly, really ill. This is the most I have eaten in one sitting for almost 2 months and I feel awful. How could I have been eating this stuff all of the time??? :?:

urockmom- I dont know how we ate that way all the time either :eek: But I am glad you had a good time with the girls, I am a little worried about a concert and shopping day I have set for the 21st and since I made a commitment to not cheat it is going to be REALLY hard to get in those 6 meals that day, I am going to have to pack a cooler and go to the car to eat, and well....It doesnt seem like the fun I used to have going to see Third Day :lol: Oh well :dizzy: You will be fine, and as you admitted, it had been awhile since you had done anything like that, so I will pray for your tummy, but I wouldnt beat yourself up too much, I mean we have to live a little right??? ;)

15 more days till Thanksgiving...lets do this ladies :wave:

good morning girls,

All is well here. DH took a half day to finish the leaves, it's nice to have him home.


urockmom, I agree with Christian. Don't beat yourself up my dear lady for that one meal, you have been doing so so well. I was sorry to hear that you were not feeling well. I know that after eating healthy awhile sometimes something like that doesn't sit well in the tummy. I remember in the past getting a very upset tummy after gorging on some meatloaf. I hope your feeling good today, tis a new day :hug: I know you will rock it sweet lady :) have a happy day and forget yesterday, it's gone...today is a brand new day.

Hi there Christie :) that a girl! keep on truckin'

Hattie, Lene, and to all.....a big hello ladies, hope you all have a great day.

Hey ladies,

Just checking back in after my rant of last night regarding that ridiculous meal. I appreciate all the support Christie & Fullsteam and I know it was just a meal but jeez, I was amazed at how yucky I felt when I wouldn't have thought about having that for lunch in the past and would have had breakfast before and a full dinner after. I didn't even think about dinner last night. :p Today I have been really good with some happy oatmeal in the morning and to atone for my bad day I had a huge swim (1 mile!) this afternoon so I am feeling much better and maybe even a little leaner. :D

Hope you all are having a good day and you guys are awesome!

oh I'm glad you rockmom :), thanks for checking back with us. That swim sounds marvelousssssssss, I love swimming! Do you go to the gym for a swim? How I miss the water already, I look forward to it all year long : ). I am glad your having a nice day and feeling good today :hug:.

I am going to go track down DH now, he is still out there...poor guy never stops. He is something else though, our property is surrounded by woods and wooded down the driveway....the guy cleans inbetween the trees and everything! I'm a bum! lol. I am actually in my robe but puttered around downstairs and picked up the kitchen....can't have him coming into a messy kitchen after doing all that work. Okay, time to go downstairs and get some more water. Miss ya all, talk soon.

urockmom- Way to go on your swimming :dance: Your leaning up for sure doing that!

Fullsteam- I can just see you relaxing in that robe and cleaning up, dont you just love days like that??? ;) I know I do .. Oh and way to go on getting in your water ;)

Well I am off to watch a ,movie with the DH, we rented one so I wont have the popcorn temptation :eek: Catch you all a little later :wave:

Hi everyone :wave:

urockmom: Sorry you didn't feel well but glad you are better!! Way to go working it off! Although if that is all you ate then I don't think you will have a problem. I think of all the bad stuff I use to eat and can't believe it!

Christian: I went to the movies last weekend and I went prepared. You see, I could SWIM in the "movie popcorn". It probably was my favorite food! It never could have too much butter or whatever that stuff was. In order to prepare...I took with me the following: A bag of Boston lite popcorn (60 calories), 1/4 c. almond slivers, some low fat granola, 1/4 c. sunflower seeds, 2 bottles of water, and some rice cakes. Yes...I have a big purse. I ate the popcorn, the almonds, and the granola. I made it and didn't feel deprived. I don't think I have gone to a movie without getting popcorn in years!

Fullsteam: We all need to be a bum once in awhile. I love those days!

Lene: Hello!! (I didn't want to leave you out)

Where is Luckymom?

Are we going to do a Christmas thread after Thanksgiving? I hope so! You all are incredible and so supportive...I don't want to lose you! This is by far the best group of chicks!

Hattie- You know it...we will start a Christmas Challenge and then a Valentines day one, as long as were are all together, that is all that matters to me too ;) Way to go for going to the movies prepared, you rock girl :D I know what you mean bout swimming in that popcorn :lol: I have loved it like that too :yes:

Shy- Where are you sis???? we miss ya girl :grouphug:

lene- How was your day chic?

Well I am about ready for bed now, I just have to do some dishes, catch you ladies in the morning...:cheers:

Good morning chicks!

Very busy day today so I'll just stop in briefly for now to wish everyone a super day and here is some :dust: for all so we stay OP today! Just 2 weeks until Thanksgiving!

(I think that I am going to end up rolling the left over pounds of my Thanksgiving Challenge into our Christmas Challenge. :o But at least I have been making progress.)

:goodvibes: today gals!

urockmom- Thanks for the will power dust ;) I am with you, I may have to roll over a pound or two BUT progress is progress and we have all made that :yes: And Hattie hit her goal early :carrot: Lets keep trucking ladies!

Hi I'm here. I have been crazy busy and am working a very difficult work schedule. I have tomorrow off though. Thank goodness. I haven't run in several days and that makes me feel sluggish. I need to get a great workout in tonight. My eating had been decent but not perfect. I have room for improvement.

I'm so proud of you guys. You are all doing so well. I just want you to know even days that are too hectic to post I think of you guys everyday.

2 weeks to go! I need to go drink my water.

Have a great night!

Hi everyone :wave:

I am out of the 230s...Yay! "It feeeeeels good..nanananana"

urockmom: Thanks for the dust! I can always use more of that!

I am trying to drink 80oz of water every day. A lot of bathroom time though. LOL

I think I am getting excited for Thanksgiving because I know that I have a lot to be thankful for. The biggest thing on my list will be 3FC...specifically our little group here on this thread! Hey...do you want to post things that we are thankful for? Maybe one a day? It might be fun. Let me know.

Love you all...

lene- I am so glad your getting a day off ...it sounds like you may get some well deserved rest ;) Your right 2 more weeks!!! :D

Hattie- What a wonderful idea, how about everyday until Thanksgiving we all write at least one thing we are thankful for, I love that!

Today I am thankful for all of you and the support I feel even when I am offline :hug:

Anyone else??

Hattie... Out of the 230s!!!! You go girl!!!! :carrot: :balloons: :cheer:

goodmorninggggggg ladies : )

Christian, what movie did you guys end up watching the other night? We ordered "Iron Man" on pay per view. When I saw the previews and saw the guy flying around I thought it would be a silly movie but we both really liked it. I'm thankful for the support and you gals here too :hug:

Hattieeeeeeee, congratulationssss! :) :carrot::carrot::carrot: wtg! I really like your idea of posting things we are thankful for every day : ). Keep up the awesome work.

urockmom, thanks for that will power dust and yesssss on the progress, forward and downward we go : ).

Hi lene : ), I'm really glad you have the day off today and I hope you have a super day.

Well girls, it's great to see you all.... a big :hug: to you all. I'm a little tired today because I went to bed real late last night but all is well here. I did good with my water yesterday but not the day before. Lot's of water today and I will weigh in tomorrow...I will let you know how I make out. Been busy puttering around here and getting ready for the weekend, not letting this dismal weather get to me. I gave myself a great manicure yesterday and put some tips on so I have long coral nails, lol :D It gave me a lift. Tomorrow night we are going to meet my inlaws and sis in law to celebrate the day they met. They celebrate this every year, it is so neat that they do that. Sunday I am going over to my parents house (brother and family will be there as well) for a belated b day party for me. I cannot waittttttttt to see my parents! It has been a month and I have been waiting to get well before seeing them. Tomorrow night at the restaurant, I am ordering either a salad or fish. Sunday I will be having lunch (beef and pasta). I plan on eating in moderation and no leftovers because I dont want to eat it again at dinner! lol. I wish you all a lovely day ladies. Keep up with the awesome work....talk soon.

Fullsteam- We ended up renting Get Smart, it was pretty funny but I have seen funnier :lol:
That is awsome that you are going to see your parents, I can imagine that it is hard to go a whole month without them, I cant go a week without seeing my dad ;) My mom died when I was 4 and he has been a lifeline for me and a support like I cannot describe in my keeping my sanity with my 2 girls :yes:
Also , way to go on fixing those beautiful nails, you SO derserve any pampering you get :D

Well guys I have to come clean and say that after discussing it with a friend last night, I am going to opt out of not cheating until Thanksgiving by eating healthy the day of the concert (the 21st) instead of having to pack food and stuff with us, I will eat good though, it just wont be 100% Micheal Thurmond as he says no salt and I want to have fun on that trip and relax a tad, I will get right back on plan after it is over and keep going until Thanksgiving though and then I will get right back to work for our Christmas challenge, I had to tell you all that, You guys keep me more accountable than any other group has, and I want to be honest with you guys, if I succeed it is because you guys keep me on track :hug: Have a great one ladies!

Shy- Where are you sis, I miss you to pieces!!!

Wahoo Hattie!!! You are doing great>>>>> goodbye 230's

Urock~ Hi busy lady, I hope you are having a great day today!

Christie~ about your concert eating plan, you have to do what works for you. Enjoy the day and get back on plan like you said. You'll be fine!! :hug:

Fullsteam~Good luck on the weigh in tomorrow. Sending you :goodscale:goodvibes It sounds like you are going to have a fantastic next couple of days. I love getting together with all my family too.


About me~ Every year we go to my parents for Thanksgiving we always have and it's always wonderful. My Dh told me his out of town family would like to come here for Thanksgiving. For the very first time in my life I'm making Thanksgiving dinner. I am so very excited. I have been looking at menus and am trying out new recipes this week. I bought T. decor for the table and have been doing projects to get ready. I feel like a little kid!
If any of you have any unusual dish or food that you "are known for" I would love to hear it. Perhaps this is an inappropriate place for food porn? :D

The thing I'm thankful for is my health. I see my Mom suffer through so many health related problems and it rips me apart. I had a scare with cancer earlier this year and it really put things in perspective for me.

Back on my drinking water wagon. I fell off. I just don't like beverages period. Going to ride the bike now and will talk to you gals later.

lene- I will PM you a few of my favorite recipes, as they are too dangerous to be posted here :eek: And I am thrilled for you to be having Thanksgiving at your house, You will be the perfect little hostess I just know it, You have fun chic and enjoy every moment!! ;)

OMG, you ladies are something else! Such beautiful people and I feel very fortunate to have met you all here and hope one day we can meet in person.

Christian, I think its wonderful you are so close to your daddy : ). I did go nuts at not being able to see them and thats why I am so excited. Ty for your kind words sweetheart........as always! You go to that concert and you have a great time, I dont blame you one bit for not packing up stuff that day, lol, heck no girl! You go do your thing and you have a wonderful time :hug:

Leneeeee, : ) I absolutely love your enthusiasm and excitement at having thanksgiving :) oh o h, regarding putting things in perspective. I am glad that you are well sweet lady......gosh I feel you both on those things, it really makes you not take things for granted and appreciate the things we have. Lene? food porno????? :rofl: It sounds delectublly sinful:lol: I have a delicious stuffing recipe but you prob make your own and mine doesn't involve the innards or anything or too many spices buttttt if your interested in a greek dish, spanakopita (spinach pie) is one of my specialties. Thing is I dont follow a recipe as I go by eye but have made it so many times I can give you pretty specific amounts. Uncooked spanakopita freezes very well which would allow you to make it ahead of time and cook it when you need it. THe phyllo dough is a little time consuming but aside from that, its not too bad....if your interested just let me know. Whatever you decide to have or make, I am sure it is going to be wonderful. I am excited for you :)

Okay, I'm going to go downstairs and keep the little darlings company awhile and call my mom. Hattie, shy , urockmom.....I hope you are having a wonderful day. God bless all of you! :hug:

p.s- by the way lene, the spanakopita might be hardcore porno! hahahaha :) lot's of butter.

Thanks for understanding about the concert ladies, Your all the greatest!!! It is funny but like I have said before, just having you ladies here makes me feel successful already :balloons:

Yeah Hattie!!!! :dance: You are awesome! Congratulations!

Lene (aka Martha Stewart)~ It sounds like you are going to have tons of fun getting ready for Thanksgiving! I love "doing" the holidays and will have Thanksgiving at my house but my favorite is Christmas as that is when I go completely out of control with weeks of decorating, baking, prepping, wrapping, caroling, visiting, mailing, partying..... (Well, you can see I am a little bit out of control just writing it down. :dizzy: ) I will be happy to send you my Thanksgiving speciality-sweet potato casserole-by PM but I am serious this is hard-core. I caught my mother-in-law one year after Thanksgiving dinner in the kitchen eating all of the left-overs straight out of the dish with a spoon!

Christie~ Sounds like you have a terrific plan and a great day on tap with your friends!!

Fullsteam~You have a terrific couple of days with your family. They are a blessing and I know that you have been missing your parents. I am so glad that you are feeling better enough to visit with them. :hug:

So, for me, I am now on my way to the gym for day 5 of 6 on my exercise this week. I have been pretty consistent with my water but haven't been really good on my apples. :( I had weigh in this morning and am the same this week but my whole diet has been out of whack this week with the DDs home from school and lots of running around. I just feel really bloated so I am hoping to eat clean over the next couple days and see the scale move next week. (I just can tell that it is a temp thing. :shrug:)

Since we have been talking about family, I would like to say that today-on my mother's 75th birthday-I am really, really, really thankful for her! She is the most supportive, loving mom ever and my best friend. In addition, she is without question the strongest woman I have ever known. My brother passed away in January of this year and I simply can't express how much I have learned from her and been in awe of her strength as she has gone through this most awful thing, the loss of a child. So, today, MY MOM ROCKS!!!

urockmom- Your mom sounds like a truely beautiful lady, you are blessed beyond measure :hug:

Today I am thankful for- The two beautiful girls who came home from school in a great mood and I am gonna enjoy our weekend together :yes:

Hi everyone:wave:

urockmom: Wow! You brought tears to my eyes with your thankful statement. Happy bday to your mom!!!:balloons:

Christian: I want you to go and have fun!! Making healthy choices is as good as sticking OP. I didn't want to think of you going and eating in your car. That was a horrible thought and just a punishment to yourself. I hope you have the best time and then get back to the strict OP. I know you want to make goal and that is half the battle.

Lene: Have Fun!! Remember to take the package of gizzards out of the turkey before putting it in the oven...lol So many people forget to do that.

Fullsteam: Enjoy your family. Enjoy your bday party. You deserve it!

Luckymom: I miss you too! Are you out there? Come home to us.


I am thankful for my husband. He is always sooo supportive of me in anything that I do. From collecting hermit crabs to waiting patiently until I figured out that I needed to get healthy and lose all this weight. He never in the 27 years we have been married said one thing about my weight. He truly is my best friend and I am very grateful to have him in my life.

You girls are too cool! Christie thank you so much for the recipes you PMed me. My DH is going to love the 1st one especially. I'm gonna make it this weekend because it sounds so yummy!

Fullsteam, I would just love your recipe for you spanakopita my MIL loves greek food so it would be a great surprise for her! I've always wanted to make that and baklava.

Urock, when you were describing your MIL in the kitchen after dinner with the spoon I was thinking at least she wasn't pulling a George Costanza from Seinfeld eating out of the trash and getting busted. I am planning on making a sweet potato casserole but would love a tried and true recipe.

Did I ever tell you guys how much I like you???

I still haven't gotten my exercise in yet. I ended up on the phone for 1/2 the afternoon.

Hattie, you have one of the good guys. Congratulations on 27 years of marriage. It sounds like you don't just love each other but like each other too. That's a beautiful thing!

Christie, I have 2 girls and a boy. (I don't know if I ever told you that.) You seem to really enjoy being their Momma. I enjoy my kids too. I like when they have off school or summer vacation and we can just spend the days together. I hear Moms saying they dread it but I love our time. (Not that I don't like having a little time on my own once in awhile too.)

Urock, Happy Birthday to your Mom! She sounds like an amazing and strong lady. I'm so sorry for the loss of your brother. It is a horrible thing to have to go through.

I'll check back later!

Good morning ladies!

lene- We are toooo much alike sis, I hate it when the kids go back to school, I just miss them like crazy!! And weekends cant get here quick enough so I can spend time with them ;) My oldest will be 15 next month and I am HATING it, I wish they stayed young longer :( I am actually thinking about having another one on a year or two, I just cant see myself with no kids in my 40s and my youngest is 12 already :eek:

Hattie- 27 years? WONDERFUL!!! You are a blessed lady indeed, my hubby is the same way where my weight is concerned, He married me when I was a size 20-22 and a 3 X top so I know he loves me for me and that makes me love him all the more too :D

Hi everyone:wave:

Since we are talking about children... I have a son who is 24 and a daughter that who will be 23 in a couple of days. I always wanted at least 4 children. As time went by..we decided to stick to the two. I always felt the same as you Christian. I could not imagine being without a little one. The time does go by sooo fast. My son is in Chicago..Northwestern... working on a PHD in chemistry. (don't know where he got that from!) I miss him a lot! My daughter is home and I love having her here. It still feels like yesterday that they were little. I guess I have to wait for grandchildren now. I was married at 20 and had my son at 23. I can't believe I was so young! My daughter is now at the age I had my son!

Thankful statement for today: I am very thankful for my children. They have given me more than I could ever imagine! I know some people can't have children and I am extremely thankful and blessed that I was allowed the honor!

Good morning ladiessssssss : )

Happy Saturday to you all. Hope everyone had a nice night last night. All of your stories are very touching, bless you and your loved ones.


urock mom, ty :hug: I am sorry for your loss as well. Your mom sounds terrific and though I am a bit late , :celebrate: wishing your mom a very happy birthday. Is your nickname after your mom? I bet your kids tell you you rock too! : ) and fullsteam too! you rock! urockmom, congratulations on completing your exercise as planned! :bravo: keep up the good work, surely that scale is bound to move for you. Did you know that I am from (and still in) red sox nation too! lol . I don't know what's wrong with me but just noticed that the other day, I am on the north shore. When the weather gets nice maybe we can hit Cranes beach for a long shoreline walk? : ) Are you familiar with that beach? It is beautiful!

Christiann, enjoy your weekend with your beautiful girls and DH :)

Hattie, hi there girl : ) Your hubby sounds wonderful and you are too, so the 2 of you must be dynamite together! :val2: Enjoy your weekend together.

Leneee, absolutely! I will pm you the recipe either tomorrow night or monday. Have a great weekend : )

Shy, how are your wedding plans coming along?

I weighed in this morning girls and I am right on the button the same, no gain and no loss. It's a good reminder to me that if I am bad on the weekend and good during the week I basically end up maintaining. I know I can get away with ONE meal ofmy choosing in moderation over the weekend and still lose but any more than that impedes my weight loss so I am just going to have to step it up anddddddd get my tail moving. I am mentally preparing for starting a ph1 on monday, I have been contemplating it for awhile now and it's high time I just do it! So that's the scoop planwise.
It's another grey day here but very mild, it is in the high 60's! I need to go out and run a few errands before tonights dinner . I hope you all have a super day and weekend and I look forward to chatting with you all again soon. :hug:

thankful statement of the dayyyyy: that my daddy is well and here with us today and my loved ones are okay.


Hattie, we were posting at the same time. You must be so proud of your son! and your daughter of course too. Will he be coming home for the holidays? It's nice you still have your girl at home : ). I was married young too, at 21. I stayed home withmy parents until marrying my DH. My DH lived 2 houses up the street from me and we started going out when I was a young teen! lol. My parents were so strict but let me go out with him because they knew the family well and DH always brought me home on time.
okay, I better get a move on.

Health, happiness, and love to you and your families always!!!!!!

eveninggggggg ladies,

I just got back from the dinner party a little while ago, there were 7 of us all together. No idea why I feel tired though, I came in to unwind a bit before going to bed as I am not sleepy yet. We were at the restaurant about 3 hours. ANyways, before I drive you all nuts with my little tangents, ladiessssssssss , I was good! I was going to order the haddock dish on risotto cake, etc. but opted for the grilled chicken ceaser salad. That's all I had and could not finish it, they gave me a huge pile of romaine lettuce. I forgot to ask for the dressing on the side and it was plentiful on the salad but I didn't have too much of it and it tasted like anchoviesssss, ugh! :lol: I stayed away from the bread. For lunch, I made DH and I an egg omelette with 1/2 english muffin each. In essence, this weekend....so far so good.
If I were bad tonight, I don't think I would be flying in here when I got home to give you all a report! lol. I need to watch it tomorrow though and not go overboard. Can't wait to see them, I want to try and get to bed at a decent hour tonight so that I am rested tomorrow.
Hope your all had a good night ladies, catch you all tomorrow :hug: