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Hi Everyone,

Hope you had a great weekend...why do they go so fast? We went pumpkin picking yesterday, had lots of fun.

Whats everyone got planned for the week?

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Hiya Leenie... sounds like you had a fun weekend! I'm still trying to figure out where mine went! *lol

Rainy day here. Started yesterday... glad I got the front lawn raked on Saturday. Hub still isn't allowed to do any yardwork, or anything where dust, mould, etc. might be present. It was good exercise for me... but I have a few blisters on my hands and a bit of a sore back. 9 big lawn bags full of leaves... I remember when we'd get 2-3 (we've lived here just over 20 years.. the trees have kinda grown :D )

Have a wonderful week, everyone!

Hi everybody,

Today I need to clean, clean, clean... and read. :p DF is kinda in my hair though so we will see what transpires.

Have a great day all!

SAME OLD SAME OLD MONDAY MORNING..blah clean up the mess and get everyone back into the routine of the week....I have NO CLUE how I did this but I lost 4 more lbs but I ate like a pig...so honestly how did that happen. I dont know maybe the scale isnt right. ok well I gotta go...lata

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Hey Chickies!

DH isn't going in to work this morning because of the Drs. appts. (hopefully the results of his scans...) So I wanted to pop in and say hi...just finishing breakfast and heading out to the garage to put in my time on the elliptical.

Congrats Mom on the 4 pounds!!! You are my hero!!! :)

Have a good one Girlies!

HA RAVEN....i still have like 15 more lbs to catch up to you. But seriously I have had enough time to do regular excercise but I have been sitting around so if I could just excercise regularly it would go faster. I know now why I gained that weight after my last baby...because I went on the lexapro and all i wanted to do on it was sleep and lay around and do NOTHING!!! I remember getting up getitng the kids their breakfast then just hitting the couch and not getting up unless i had to...oh that was such and awful feeling I am glad that i was able to switch meds cause i could have been like that for a very very long time...ok well gonna try to get to bed so i can get up when i need to!!! My son cleaned most everything up for me before he went to bed. if they help without me asking they get a token for slinkys (kids play & arcade thing) But if I have to do their chore they lose a token and I get it. I have to find a way to get them in the habit of doing stuff with out me telling them and not nagging. So it seems to be working so far. well catch you all lata

momof4, love the new avatar! =) did the lexapro make you really tired all the time, or just not feel like doing anything? I'm on it now and seriously I could stay in bed all day... I don't remember if I was like this before the lexapro or not but just wondering about your experience. what are you taking now?

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Sassy, I did last week! I think... I meant to if I didnt'. I really love cows so trust me it did not go unnoticed, I was very excited! =)

Originally Posted by iriswhispers:
Sassy, I did last week! I think... I meant to if I didnt'. I really love cows so trust me it did not go unnoticed, I was very excited! =)

LOL! OH ya now I remember!! Ok so your off the hook now! HA HA! I so love my "Moo Cow" He's so adorable! I think I shall name him. Hmmmmmm whats a good name for a cow??? lol.

sassy does it have to be a he?? or can it be a female cow??LOL

Iris-after my 4th baby bout six weeks out i just cried constantly so the dr put me on celexa well i tended to get mean so I asked him to switch me and he put me on lexapro. It worked great for moods I was managable and could atleast smile and not feel so grumpy and aggitated all the time. Well I was on that from like nov. 07-march 08. I never knew i was feeling so lousy from the meds until i came here. I both tired and lacking in motivation. I did what I absolutely had to do and the rest of the time I laid on the couch. I have never been a lazy person. I have always been hyper and "busy" I never thought that the meds would suck all my energy outta me. It got to the point of a safety issue cause i didn't even want to take care of my kids. Yes my moods were great and i wasnt per say depressed. But I still didnt want to get out of bed or do anything. Also I gained almost 30 lbs AFTER the baby. I have had 4 children and have NEVER gained weight after them. All the weight I have now is weight I didnt work off after each kid. So I knew something was wrong. I now know that I gained the weight because I didnt hardly move off the couch and ate stupid stuff I shouldn't have. Now I am on wellbutrin and it works great. I don't feel like a zombie. It takes away any night cravings for food. It stops my compulsive shopping. It gives me energy. Now as to moods I still get a little snappy but I dont cry all the time. It does mess with my sleep a little. I am usually a night person but there are times that I am tired and cant go to sleep....hmm NOW it is almost 3am and I am not really tired (because I took my med before i was ready for bed and it kicked in). So if it is making you want to do nothing then get off of it and on something else because once you get off of it you then realize how awful it was and like its a completely different person.
Before I hated myself for not wanting to get up, for not wanting to take care of my kids, for not wanting to go outside and play with them, for not taking care of my house and here allll along it was the medicine. So really really think about it.

Well as to me WHAT AM I GOING TO DO??? I dont know how I am going to function tomorrow cause I am going to be wiped out!!! BUT TOMORROW IS MALL DAY!!! YAYA....thats sad I look forward to taking the kids to the mall to play in the play area....oh well...so it should be a non stressful day!!! I need to find a new purse/tote too cause mine has strings hanging from it and is startin to look ratty I noticed tonight so i wanted a new one but felt bad cause didnt feel i needed one but I guess i do...so now I can buy one and not feel bad...
I feel like SASSY!!! blah blah blah....good night...sorry for the rambling...

ps thanks iris for the comment...i thought i would put something on here to spice it up and give everyone a laugh!!!

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sassy does it have to be a he?? or can it be a female cow??LOL

Nah it can be a girl cow, I suppose, maybe do a neutral name like Bobbi? I know most men Bobby's do not spell theirs with an i at the end but I like it!! lol.

Originally Posted by :
I feel like SASSY!!! blah blah blah....good night...sorry for the rambling..........

HA HA HA, so whatcha sayin I talk too much? Don't know why you'd ever say that! lol!!! :blah: :blah:

Have fun at the mall! I hate going to the mall. I used to actually WANT to go and hang out at the malls when I was younger, now its more like, "Man do I HAVE to go there?" lol.

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Hi all.. tried to read all your posts to do personals but my heads scattered this morning and I just confused myself. So I'm hoping you're all doing well - you all seem to be in good spirits anyhow! :)

I'm doing okay just, doing my own thing :dizzy:

no :no:sassy you dont talk :blah:much at all....BAHHAHAHAHAHA:rofl: Bobby...what kinda cow name is that?:shrug: but then again i dont have a better one.:chin: I was thinking good old betsy....:halfempty
Since all the kids were up late and the sun :sunny:doesnt come up as early we didnt get up till like 10:yikes:...so that is good for me!!!:D Got a bath with the baby and feel pretty good:carrot: (ok maybe not that great but close...lol)ready to head to the mall!!!:dancer:

And just for sassy :moo:


ps Sas you may be the winner for the most talkative but I come in a close second....LOL

Lauren...I didnt even realize that was you cause you changed your avatar...I am so used to seeing the other one and knowing its you...LOL...my kids liked yours though!!

Where is everyone....No one has wrote anything...How awful...ok back to real life for me...lata

I'm here. :wave:

It's kinda back to the grind today. I had class this morning and I've been running some errands. I'm so bitter about this class that it shocks me. I've never experience this hatred for learning or doing homework before. I'm not sure if I'm lazy or what it is. It's strange.

Tonight is pool and we play at this place that has the best greasy spoon type food in town. Terrible, I know, but it's great. Obviously the diet is still out the window.

I just bought 6 new kitchen chairs on a whim. (Yes, I'm still broke.) Ours are falling apart and these were on sale for $39 each, down from $120. I REALLY need them or I wouldn't have. I'm always afraid to invite people over b/c ours are in such bad shape.

Well, gotta run and get ready for pool tonight. Wish me luck!

Mo4 I love rainbow :D I took the picture for my last assignment and figured it might help lighten my moods (and maybe other peoples)

Glad your kids liked it too ! :)

Hope I felt like that last year, I think finding it difficult to deal with people and having to face classes made me actually hate photography which has been until then a huge passion. Is it maybe something just linked with the classes that is putting you off?

Good question Spoz. It may be when I started this I was told you could make a lot of money in a small amount of time. Then in the second class we were informed that the guy doing the hiring may not be paying the bonus at the end for each return that you do. That would mean I'd only be making a retail type hourly rate. I was pissed! to say the least. I mean I could just get a part time job anywhere and not have to study anything and make that type of money. I'm sure that's a part of it.

It always seems that whatever I do that is supposed to pay well turns out not to. That really just burst my bubble and I've been bitter ever since. I'll have to see what the guy decides to pay. I also just don't learn as quickly as I used to and can't concentrate as well.

Thanks for letting me vent on this again. :)

By the way I lost at pool tonight but I'm ok with it. I think the guy that I played really needed to win and I could tell it made him feel good, not in an egotistical way, just that it lifted his spirits and he enjoyed himself. I felt good for him.

night night all

Just popping in to say Hi!!
Had to work the last couple of days.
Take care everyone,
K

today i actually held myself together and i am proud. honestly, i swear AM coffee makes me happier and more pleasant.

tomorrow is a looooong day for me - work and meetings and class and no free time. Sometimes not having that free time is actually better for me, because I can't stop to think or get down on myself. I'll just have to see how it goes! and make sure to make some coffee first thing!

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Well - I'm gonna jump in here & first off say Hi! :wave: to Lauren & Iris too!

Sassy Chick-Your hubby & my hubby should get together!!! LOL ... the last 2 weeks I've been in a real bad funk (family stuff) and have just been eating and eating and eating & gained 8 lbs. He's a great guy, very loving & supportive, but everyday - he'd bring me home my favorite cheezies, ice cream etc. to cheer me up! We've been through this discussion before & apparently, it hasn't worked. In the end, no one but me is responsible for what I put in my mouth. Yep, when I'm tired, depressed, I'll eat whatever is in the house until it's all gone (regardless of how big my butt is getting) - chalk it all up to a lesson learned I guess.

So, I'm going to do some things to help keep me focused:

1. put stickies up around the house (bathroom mirror, closet door, kitchen cupboard, fridge etc) reminding me of why I want/need to lose weight ie. health, pretty clothes & pencil skirts, happier, more energy
2. go to bed earlier b/c the later it gets in the night - I want eat (boredom maybe?)
3. chew gum - I'm an ex-smoker 11 yrs, and still have cravings, hand-to-mouth habit etc.

Someone put in their signature "every choice has a consequence" & it stuck in my head.

Good luck!

Yes Sassy we love you even if you talk alot...LOL....I like it cause then I am not the only one that talks to much here!!! LOL....Oh yeah Winnie...like WINNIE THE POOH....THAT POOR COW..I am gonna turn you in for animal cruelty...animal mental abuse calling that thing winnie the pooh...
Ginger sounds ok...but we're not naming the cow after a bear or a veggy....(i think pumpkins are veggies?? I dont know..hmm) ANYWAYS.... what about pookie...LOL....its not a spice, another animal name, fruit or veggy......??? Ok well catch you lata!!!

wow the forum this week is going slow...I had the night munchies kinda...haven't gotten them much so that is weird. Well anyways so I grabbed the Calulfower..however you spell it....and the light dip and im munching on it. I have chocolate but not much of a candy person unless I am in the mood...ok well that is it I gotta get to bed...lata

Does anyone know what ever happened to April99? Keatherwood? Lynnie? Liz? Kempy? Was wandering around in the FOrum bios....

Mornin' Chicks!
 

Hi All,

Well I am off.........:beach: but just not in a very good mood. :mad: I dunno just seems like every little thing is tickin' me off! lol. Like there was a magazine and some stuff on our desk and I bumped one of it off on the floor and I went off like the paper was gonna yell back at me! :rofl: OMG I think I've totally lost it! :crazy:

I just feel so FRUSTRATED :bomb: lately and I dunno why!!! Nothing has really happened, work is fine, DH and me are fine...........I just got done with my period, so thats not it, only thing that I can come up with is that our apt is an absolute mess AND so is our finances!!! :cry: :mad: :tantrum: :rolleyes: :fr: :stress: And DH wants to possibly switch insurance co.'s and so he wants me to do some online quotes but when I go to do that, they need our current policy information, and of course I can't get that online because our current insurance co's site is a pain in the butt and I have the info on paper but to do that I have to dig it out and that is a pain and just GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!!!! Why can't things just be easy!!! LOL! I know life isn't easy, but just the little annoying irritating things drive me insane!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :tantrum: And that is exactly how I feel right now: :tantrum: I just wanna get down on the floor and just start screaming and kicking and just have nice good old fashioned "fit" :lol3:

Ok.........moving on..........lol. :bike:

Cher -- You're absolutely right! I ultimately am the person "in charge" of what goes in my mouth! I could just NOT eat those things! But man they are darn tempting!!! :drool: Just have to get "hooked" on another and more healthy snack food! :D I like the sticky notes thing, that is a good idea! ;) I should post a bunch of pics of me when I was not quite so fat (I have never been thin!) to "remind myself" that it can be done!! Thanks :thanks: GF! :hug:

Momof4: And here I thought you were my friend. :cry: That so hurt my feelings. :cry: LOL!!! Just teasin! :rofl: What about "Adelaide" ?? I believe it means Sweet or Noble............:D

Hi Judo! :wave: Nope I dunno what happened to those folks......."Come out come out wherever you are!!!" lol. :goodvibes


Well :hug: and I hope you all have a wonderful and safe Thursday!

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I'M SORRY SASS!!!that name sounds fine!!! Today is the day your suppose to have pink cupcakes to suppost breast cancer awareness or something like that. Ok well I think I am going to go back to bed...i really shouldnt but I am way tooo tired...lol

Good Morning :D

Welcome Cher37, glad you joined in :hug:

Originally Posted by JudoMom:
Does anyone know what ever happened to April99? Keatherwood? Lynnie? Liz? Kempy? Was wandering around in the FOrum bios....

Judo, I haven't heard from them in a long time :shrug: Kempy did post a time or two but that was it.


Have a great Thursday chickies ;)

Leenie

Hey Ladies,

Dropped in to say hello before starting my moring workout... :) sometimes it seems like the harder I work to get fit the more I spin my wheels...no worries, never quit never fail... and it's true :)

IrisWhispers - I love your rottie... I miss mine very much :(... they are the best dogs... Mine was named Cinder, short for Cinderella... :)

I hope everyone has a great day, we all know that is hard, but possible :),
- Elliott

hey all! and welcome cher!

bldblue... he's my love. unfortunately he's technically my father's dog (and favorite child!) and I no longer live in the same state (or on the same side of the country) as my parents. I'm going home for the holidays, and I hope he remembers me! :hug: sorry about your loss. i've always had a dog growing up (when I was at my parents house) and they are like another sibling... it's so hard to deal with the fact that their life spans are so much shorter than ours.

sassy, i totally know what you mean about getting so frustrated! in general, nothing is wrong, but every little thing really ticks me off sometimes. They say caffeine increases irritability, but i'm telling you that for me it's the opposite. btw i'm loving the snoopy pic on in your sig! he's my favorite. =)

i binged today which has put me in a kind of crappy mood. but i do have an appointment to get my hair cut tomorrow, and that usually makes my self esteem go up a bit!

Hello, I'm new around here and will be sort of lurking for a while, as I get started with Weight Watchers.

Nice to meet you all.

I stinking hurt my ankle today at the play ground. I was walking off the steps and just landed wrong and fell off them...no one was really watching so I didn't feel that stupid plus I was in pain so I really didn't care. I got up and walked it off but its hurting now that I got back on it so I am afraid in the morning it is going to hurt!! NOT COOL.....well anyways..nothing much going on here!!!

hope everyone is having a good day...welcome to the new ones!!!

Talk to you all lata!!

Hello.

:welcome2: Cher and Joslynn!

Iris -- Love your doggie in your avatar, I love Rottweilers! :love: Anywho, my AF came back again today so that explains a lot of my frustration! GRRR! Sometimes I really hate being a woman! lol. Ya I have tried giving up my caffeine several times, but with me working nights, it just doesn't work. lol. Ya Snoopy is cute, isn't he?

Momof4: Take care of that Ankle GF!

Just for Iris:

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Have a good one!

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Good Morning Ladies !

Well Sass, it looks like I didn't take my advice tonight - I walked the dog (a flat coat retriever by the way...if anyone's curious! LOL) came home, and ate chips & dip. But..I did resist the ice cream that DH brought out about 1/2 hr ago - I admitted that I can't be in the same room without eating it & went upstairs to bed! Hopefully I'll be stronger on Friday! I started sewing for a friend today & will be going back tomorrow - she's a great lady to be around & can cheer anyone up, definitely what I've been needing some of!

Iris - I'm with you on the coffee - I need at least 2 cups of strong coffee immediately upon waking & if I don't - my day does not get on track! So Enjoy! :coffee: :coffee:

TGIF Chickies !!

Originally Posted by cher37:
Good Morning Ladies !

Well Sass, it looks like I didn't take my advice tonight - I walked the dog (a flat coat retriever by the way...if anyone's curious! LOL) came home, and ate chips & dip. But..I did resist the ice cream that DH brought out about 1/2 hr ago - I admitted that I can't be in the same room without eating it & went upstairs to bed! Hopefully I'll be stronger on Friday! I started sewing for a friend today & will be going back tomorrow - she's a great lady to be around & can cheer anyone up, definitely what I've been needing some of!

TGIF Chickies !!

Ya I didn't do that great neither. I had coneys, was doing good until DH kept pushing another one! GGGGRRRR! He also bought me some more Ben & Jerry's Icecream, a new flavor -- Pumpkin Cheesecake!! :yikes: Now I do have to say that I had a pint of the Strawberry Cheesecake in there forever and finally one night I was talking to DH on my break and he wanted something sweet, so I told him to eat it! :D So far I have no touched the Pumpkin one yet...........I tried talking my DH into eating lastnight............Would love to see a pic of your doggie. :)

Iris, here is another!!!!

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Happy Friday Ya'All!

I'll probably do personals later - just checking in to say hi.
I'm having awful headaches at the moment so trying to keep my online time down.
Buddly, hope, amarie :hug: to you all, havent seen you round alot.
Hope everybody else is having a good week :)

Morning All. :coffee:

Well so much for a nice fall day.........Its supposed to be up to 77! What kind of Fall Day is that? lol.

Anyways, this will be a "Shorty" from me......Ok, don't Fall Over from that statement! lol

We are going out to look at apts, so we can get the you know what outta here! lol. Honestly, DH with his new job, we need to be closer to his job, since he will be on-call and working for a hospital and all that.......plus be closer to the inlaws......

Well Adios Amigos!

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:welcome: Joslynn


Hi Everyone, TGIF !!!!


Leenie ;)