Hey. I was having problems with my puter so I missed a few days.

Cal like everyone else said I really don't know what to say. I just wish I could be there to help you. Have you heard anything from the counslor?

Dips sorry about Lowes. We don't have a HD here. My town really doesn't have much to choose from in the way of shopping.

Joe and I went a little farther into New Orleans than we have b4 and I had to tell him to turn back around. It was just so depressing down there. I mean places that I knew would be full of people had none. I mean zilch. Really sad when you think about it. They say that in the town of Metarie which is right next to NO they have about 600,000 people and at night there are only 100,000. That is how many people have to commute and don't have a place to live. What kind fo sucks is that we have a good bit of people here in our little town. We really don't have enough space for lots of people.

I am going to watch the Olympics. I am such a nerd with that.

Just bumping us up. I am home this morning and I am going to try to get a bit of extra exercise in. I don't have a client until 5 tonight.

Noelle I am wondering if you can help me. I posted this on the WW thread too but no one has responded yet. I am stuck and I really don't know why. I am staying in my points and I am walking 5 days a week. I am still playing with the same .5lbs. I have been fighting this for 2 1/2 weeks now and I am relaly starting to get agravated about it. Do you have any suggestions?

Hey ladies. I am up bright and early since the crazy dogs were barking up a storm, it was probably just some stray cats. Rick got in just a few minutes after midnight this morning. I can't wait to go diving into his bags to see what kind of goodies he brought back--and it better not be no 10 lb chocolate bars like the last time!

Kempy, are you eating your activitiy points that you are earning? If you are walking 5 days a week, you may need to eat those too. Or, if you are eating them, try eating them only every other day. Drink your water (I usually try to drink 1/2 of my body weight in ounces) and check where your points are coming from. Are your meals balanced? Fruits/veggies, proteins/carbs and good fats? Not having a limit of what 'kind' of food you can eat can be the best thing or the worst thing on the Flex plan. I mean, I could eat 5 skinny cow ice cream sandwiches for 10 pts, or eat a good, lean steak w/rice and veggies right? I would take your food log and bring it to the center and look it over with your leader. Maybe she could lend you a few tips. I know it feels frustrating but just keep on. You've done a great job getting to where you are, and 11 lbs lost is something to be proud of.

surf, i have been in your shoes on 2 occasions like that. At least now you can relax about seeing that friend again, you'll be thinner next time she sees you. I think about seeing people I know when I go out in public and wondering what they'll think of me, but for the most part, I know they aren't paying me much notice I try to have the attitude 'who cares what they think?!??!!" Did anyone see Dr. Phil's show yesterday on *****es? It was something else!

Hey Dips, is your house back to peace and quiet? I hope you had a nice visit with the girls.

Cal, I hope you were able to get some extra days off

Angie/Julie, I hope you're still not snowed in. Did you guys lose power?

Cherie, how was your ski vacation? I hope you enjoyed.

Hi Red

I gotta get ready for work...will check back in later after my weigh in

Hi Noelle, everyone. Just been too busy with the other thread to post here as well. Hope things are going well for people. Cal, how are things now?

Cal ((((((((((HUGS)))))))))) I just read about what happened with your husband... I am so sorry that things are going to badly for him, but thankfully he is alive and is able to find out how to make things better with your love and help and support. Take care of yourself and your BP so you can help him... I hope that things start to look up for you and your family.. you are in my thoughts and prayers.. depression is an awful thing to deal with. He has you and you have each other... please keep us posted..

Hi all.... after reading about Cal's husband.. I am very sad. I really hope things get better. Not much for talking about my weekend, but I will say, Hannah LOVED learning how to ski. She is a natural, and she wants to go back and do it again, in fact, they both do. Megan was a little under the weather all weekend, so she didn't get to learn or practice as much as Hannah, poor thing, just got pooped too quickly, but she enjoyed it too, so I hope to start taking them at least once a year to go skiing.

Noelle, how is that ankle? I hope it is healing and feeling better.

Dips.. it's so great to see you again! You sound very busy!

Kempy, I really hope NO bounces back. I loved that city, it was my favorite place to go visit..

Julie.. how are you and the family?

Angie how are you?

Red... waving hi!

Surf.... how are you?

OK... I need to get back to work... no rest for the wicked.

Oh... while I was gone to CO, we got an ice storm here. Last night, I got home and found out I had a solid sheet of slick ice on my driveway. I had to pull the car up to the garage so I could unpack.. and when I shut the garage door, there may have been 2 inches of space between the car and the door. This morning, I went and opened up the garage door.. and as it was going up I saw that my car was NOT THERE!!!! It had slid down to the road overnight. Luckily I live on a cul de sac so there was no traffic, and also, the nose of my car didn't go out into the road.. it stopped where the tires hit the groove between the street and my driveway.... So.. this afternoon.. I will have to figure out how to park my car so it won't slid.. and since I still have a solid sheet of ice there... should be interesting!

Cherie, glad you and the girls enjoyed the weekend. Poor Meghan, there's always next time. Go Hannah! OMG, that is scary about the car sliding down the driveway! Can you salt the area so it doesn't freeze up? Sorry, I don't know diddly-squat about these super cold weather things..... my ankle is better since I'm keeping it wrapped. Swelling's gone down but still a little sore, thanks for asking

I am back from my week 16 weigh in and am down another 2 lbs, 37 lbs down! 2 feet still firmly entrenched in onederland I am having to dig deeper into my closets to find smaller pants to wear (yeah!). The sad (and kinda typical of me) thing is I have to lose 5 more lbs to be where I was the last time I JOINED WW But at least I'm getting there, slowly but surely. Last time around, this was the month I started giving up. NOT THIS TIME! I am sticking it out til I can fit all the clothes in my 2 bags in the closet and then have to buy new, smaller ones! I owe myself that much.

Noelle... WTG!! You are just dropping that weight! You should be so proud of yourself..

Today is payroll day, so I won't be on much at all. Going to be busy. Last night, I went home and made chili and proceeded to just stuff myself.... I ended up going way over my calories.. but it was just so good.... Today will be better.

Anyway... I need to get to work.. just wanted to bump us up a little.... I'm so glad the weekend is almost here!

Talk soon..

Hi Girls,

Sorry I have been away, ds is sick so I have taking care of my sweetie. Been at the doctors and just busy around here.

Cherie, I am glad you guys had a good time. I hope little Megan feels better. That is so scary about the car. My Mom did the same thing one time. She forgot to put her car in gear and it rolled down the driveway. Chili sounds great. I might have to make a batch.

Noelle GREAT JOB!!!! Did you watch AI last night? The girls were okay. Sometimes the girls sound the same to me. I like watching the guys better, there on tonight.

Thinking of you Cal.

I have got to go make lunch. I will check back later on today. Have a good day everyone!

I know that it really isn't official but the SCALE MOVED!!!! In fact it was down 2lbs today. I am going to go to the meetings every 2 weeks so I have to ewigh at home. I am just keeping my fingers crossed that it will last until next week. I will even take a loss if I can get it. We ahve friends coming in next week and I want to see if they can tell that I have lost weight. It is hard for people who see me all of the time to notice. That really stinks too.

Noelle you go girl!!!!! You are doing awesome. I saw your post on WW thread too. One more thing about that person, does she ever show support for people?

Cherie I can't beleive that about your car. I bet they would shut the whoel town down if we had an ice storm here. I remember being a kid and them closing school b/c it had gotten so cold and they thought we might have a few snow flurries. They didn't want the busses driving in that.

Julie is it starting to warm up a bit for you up there?

Angie you too. I miss ya.

Dips don't stay gone for too long.

Red make suer you post more often we miss you here.

Cal I hope things are going a little better for you. Keep us informed.

I need to put the groceries away and make some lunch. I'll check back later.

Hi all -

Noelle you doing awesome. Don't give it up.

The scale just won't move - dang it! I weigh less on the doctor's scale than at the health club. But, I don't want to go to the doc to weigh in. Maybe I will just have to buy a scale and weigh at home.

Think I'm going to make a Kielbasa bean soup - recipe on WW's recipes here. At least I have started back up exercising. Boy, sure was tired after only doing 35 minutes on the treadmill yesterday. That cold really took it out of me.

See ya chickies later

Surf I did TeaBo for the first time in few months and I was amazed at how winded I had gotten. I can't believe I had gotten so bad.

I saw that you lived in Louisiana, what part if you don't mind me asking. I have been here almost all of my life and it is fun to see someone from here.

I haven't tried TeaBo yet - but Pilates sure kicks my butt@! I used to live in Broussard - outside Lafayette. Great food there. I joined my first health club there. It was only coed on Sundays. Guys and girls alternated days. I loved it because you could skinny dip in the pool!!

Hi ladies. I am so hungry and it's another hour at least until lunch time. I forgot to bring anything to snack on and all I have is diet soda and water... guess I'll have to immerse myself in work.

surf, let me know how you like that soup. I am looking to try some new recipes--which is great for me because I hardly ever cook. (I live downstairs from my parents so we go upstairs to eat ), spoiled, I know... but I need to give my mom a break sometimes. If you're looking for a scale, I have a Homedic digital scale I bought from WalMart, maybe for around $25 or so dollars. There are cheaper ones and more expensive ones but the one I got suits me just fine. It weighs in .2 increments and even has a memory feature to keep track of different people. You tap your foot on the upper or lower corner of the scale and let it know who's being weighed.

Kempy, congratulations on the 2 lbs! Are you not digging the every week meetings or are they too time consuming? Sometimes I feel like I go just to get new recipes. They had a chicken marsala recipe yesterday, which I am going to try. I love marsala anything. Re: that WW poster, she has lots of good info but she's got some claws on her. As for your friends noticing your loss, wear something flattering and not boxy to camoflauge (sp?) your body...they can't tell if you're hiding it. And you know, if you've got it, flaunt it!

Julie, sorry to hear about your DS. He's in good hands and should be up and at 'em in no time. I finally sat down and watched AI after missing last week. I could not stand that girl who kept posing and flirting and all the sh*t. I want her gone! Her vocals were crap too. I liked Mandisa and that Ayla girl as well as the one at the end. Expect the last girl with the good vocals, you could tell she was a like pageant trained--was she the one? She reminded me of Amanda Bynes I am going to watch the guys though, can't wait to see them bring it.

Hi Cherie, hope your payroll goes smoothly. Chili sounds so good right now. Last night we had some major rain--even had a flash flood and severe thunderstorm warnings for a few hours. It was neat to watch the lightning though, a little scary, but calming in a weird sort of way.

Angie, where ya hiding girl? Hope everythings going good for ya.

Hi to Dips, Cal and Red....have a great day.

Julie, I forgot, I really like that other girl who was the granddaughter of that singer from Sounds of Blackness... she's the real deal.

Surf I know where that is. I am from Ponchatoula, just on the other side of Baton Rouge. We really don't ahve any good places to work out here. I used to run a fitness center in Hammond but I feel like it is too much meny and I know that we wont drive over there to use it. I'll just stick to the TaeBo and walking. You should try TaeBo if you get a chance it is a great workout.

Noelle the meetings just take up too much of my day off. I usually have to go to the store afterwards and I am in there right when eveyone starts to get there. I like to go first thing in the morning and then get home. I am going to make myself sit in next weeks though. I mean I pay for it.

We finally saw some sun today. It has been since last Thursday. I told Joe how much better I feel since my walk. I really needed that sun. I think I will go again a little later.