Hi everyone! :wave:

I've been MIA for a few weeks. I've been lurking off and on, but everything's just been so busy. Hopefully things will start to get back to normal now.

Happy New Year my friends!!!

Kimberly, step away from the pizza! I know I just had lunch with the office free lunch and today we had thai food. Which was only a little bad, but still not quite so POP as I would like. Oh well... No starches for dinner... I will do OK, the office free Thursday lunches have always been a time when I do poorly. I avoided eating with everyone for a long time, or just ate the salad, but now.. I seem to eat with the group more, and it is such a social time. I guess I need to plan to have more exchanges.

I eat rather late in the day, as I usually am still at work at 6, and sometimes I am here at 7 too... So often times I'm late making dinner. Sometimes if I'm really late my DH makes dinner, since eventually he notices that he hasn't eaten, although not always, which is why he has never had a weight problem. I always notice if I've not eaten dinner. LOL! I do not have any snacks after dinner though. I try to save my snack for later in the afternoon, but lately I have fallen down on that. I have a rule, not before 2, but really I find myself saying 1:50, close enough!

Today my DD had to go and get deposed for a lawsuit. She rear ended a guy almost 3 years ago now, and even though his car sustained less than 1000$ in damage, he is suing us for medical costs. Apparently the doctor on call when he was taken to the emergency room seemed to think his symptoms were due to hyperventalation. Oh and he was about 30 and hit on my 16 year old daughter and only felt bad after she said no thanks... The police said she hit him going between 5-7 miles per hour. He was in a Lincoln Navigator, she was driving a tiny Saturn coupe. Anyway, if I thought at all that this guy was hurt in any way, well I would not be nearly as upset, but having someone think that they have some right to a whole lot of money (my money) when they were not particularly injured, it is just upsetting and it just hasn't gone away! I mean 3 years is a long time... Apparently my DD is an excellent witness (she does NOT fall apart under interrogation and blurt out anything she does not want you to know, I know I've tried). Oh well, the insurance is liable for the damage, and they hired the lawyer, but still... He had pre-existing back problems and he hyperventalated. That is not worth 50,000$ or more... And the letter they sent! It made me so mad. Claiming that he was stopped at the stop sign, well there is not a stop sign there and that my daughter hit him going at a high rate of speed. Really all that happened to his car is the bumper cover got torn off... there wasn't even a dent on his vehicle. Now my daughter's vehicle hit his trailer hitch and the trailer hitch did a number on her radiator and hood. I think the car was stopped by before it even hit his bumper. Oh well.. sorry this isn't about weight loss either, except for a bit of nervous eating while my DD was being deposed.

Tina! you posted while I was ranting! You look marvelous!

Thanks Barbara!

What a fiasco you and your daughter are going through...people will sue over anything these days.

Hi Tina – cute new pic of you and Emmy

Lettie – that’s terrible about people trying to get rich by screwing around with the insurance company. In the end I sure hope this guy doesn’t get the money!

Katie – I loved your personal pledge….you may need to copy and post that and read it a few times a day.

Night all......

Tina- Good to see you, you teeny little thing! How are things?

Barb- How ridiculous. Surely any court will see through this crap, right?

Joni- Thanks. I am going to print it and tape to my computer at work.

Have a good night everybody!

Katie, Your boss is probably just feeling betrayed because you are leaving and making the disappointment in losing you into a personal thing. Really if they valued you (or knew how to value their employees) you would not be leaving. Don't let them get you down.

I sure hope the court sees through this guy.... I was just horrified when we showed up to the sight of the accident and they were loading him into the ambulance and his friend who was a passenger was just laughing... Even then it did not seem right. I think they are just hoping to get something for nothing.

Joni, I think you got me and Lettie confused... I do kind of look like Lettie in that picture, although I don't have any coffee... that picture of Lettie always makes me feel like we are sitting down to tea.

Kimberly - Pizza counts as a carb craver (1 protein), so it's not really cheating, unless they don't allow pizza anymore...

It's good that you had the thin crust...

Liz and I had pizza tonight too, but they were small pieces and we didn't have more than allowed.

Hey Everybody! Happy New Year!

I'm exhausted just trying to catch up on reading everybody's posts!

Glad to see so many have been doing well. Wish I could say the same, but, well, you know how it goes.

I have my work holiday party tomorrow nite, so I'm sure I will be having a few liquid fruits/starches. I plan on doing TO on Saturday & Sunday. It should be ok, since I'm working this weekend, and won't have time to think about too much food.
I couldn't find the Knudsen's morning blend, so I bought V8 splash, hoping I can get the same/similar effects of it.

I will update my tickers & avator soon. I'm hoping to have a decent pic of me taken tomorrow before the party.

:wave: to everybody!

Congratulations to all those who had a loss today!

Nicole -- Welcome back! I can't wait to start talking poop...although I am actually quite proud of our successes in that area. Hope you had a nice time at your folks place!

Amylou -- Nevermind those three pounds, you know what to do, and you've done so well already. You are halfway to your goal!

Amy -- It's freezing here in Toronto too...brr...it does make it tough to think of drinking water.

Katie -- I love that attitude! Who cares what mud he slings, you are above that and it will shine through when people see you carrying on as a professional.

Lettie -- I'm behind the times, but how did your move go? You sound so happy in your latest posts.

Joni -- Sorry to hear about your DMIL being ill. It's nice that your DH can take some family leave time to support her. How about Determined Divas or Driven Divas...I like the positive connotations.

Kimberly -- Congratulations on the concert tickets!

Tina -- Hi there! You look great, and I can't believe how close to goal you are!

Barb -- I work for an insurance company, and it's awful that people like that guy make such frivolous claims. It really makes it harder on those who really need it because the adjusters become jaded because of jerks like that. I hope your daughter's testimony will be enough to keep him from cashing in.

Tina-SOOO good to see you back! I was beginning to wonder where you'd been! The new picture of you and Emmy is adorable! How were the holidays for you?

Barbara- Shame on this guy! And shame on the lawyer who is representing him (or in this case it's his insurance company). Unfortunately, this is all too common. I really hope it works out the way it should. Three years!?

Kimberly- at least it was thin crust! It is my weakness too, I try not to have it in the house. Don't let it trip you up, and like Dan says, count it as a protein.

Thanks Angie! My initial goal is not my final goal....but yes I'm halfway out of the 2s! I bet it's cold up there!!

Have fun at your party Sherry!

Katie-stay strong at work! Sounds absolutely horrible....

Joni- I'm glad DH will get to be home and that DMIL is on the mend!! We are thinking of you!

It is storming up here today-lots of rain and wind. I'm glad I have this week off so I can be home in front of the fire.

Oh, and I went out and bought Skinny B*---I'm halfway through it. It's pretty funny. But I don't think I want to be a vegetarian...

Thanks for the info on the Pizza. I had very small pieces. I had to run all day and wasnt in the mood for cooking 2 separate meals. I dont feel as bad now! I am WI tomorrow at COD for the first time in 2 weeks. They are going to jump all over me!!! Okay now that I look at a calendar... Almost 3 weeks... YIKES! The good thing is my last WI at COD was in the middle of the day so I was about 3 lbs heavier than in the morning. I am weighing in first thing tomorrow morning! Maybe I will look like I have lost... he he heee!

Joni......are you setting up a new challenge and I missed it somewhere, or is this for something else?????........oh.....nevermind.....I just read the rest of your sentence. Pretty bad that it took me until I quoted it to really pay attention. Look, I don't really have ADD, I just......hey, look at that chicken.....:lol:. Just playin'!!!
Hey WTF is Kim(phin) anyway? :lol: I wrote it just that way so just incase she is lurking she HAS to respond to my vulgarity. She loves that $hit!!! :lol:
Ok, I am going to go watch ER now :) Have a great night everyone :) I just may brave the evil one (the sclae) in the a.m. And Angie.........I just wiped an a$$ a little bit ago (not mine) and thought of you :lol:
XOXO

Well after much thought and searching back to see if i still had old program materials i've decided not to continue with LAWL. I had so much trouble finding something that worked well with my family life. I know the program works but I know that without going to the center for my twice weekly weigh in and accountability I won't be able to do it. I've finally crossed the bridge and decided to look into weight loss surgery. At this point it's the ONLY thing I haven't tried! Best of luck to ya'll! Keep up the good work!

Just a quick kid update for those that knew me from before.....Still going round and round with the state about DFS#1...he just turned 3! DFD just turned 1 and her mom signed termination papers. We go to court tomorrow to finalize termination and we will be able to file our petition to adopt her soon!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Currently also have DFS#2 who is a 3 week old sweetie. He was cocaine positive at birth, and we got him when he was 2 dyas old. He has had some issues because of the drugs but seems to be doing well over all. The biggest problem is that he can't hear. We have started the testing process to see the extent ect.....but he's a doll baby and other than the ugly green monster from DFD he's adjusted to our busy household just fine! DFD is moving on and getting past her jealously......sorta!