Hello ladies! Wow, you were chatty this afternoon! I love it! An active thread means determined chickies!!!
Delphi~ girl, naked Twister is for amateurs! I go for the crazy stuff--ya know, like semi-clothed backgammon!!

You look fantastic! I mean, I've already said that a dozen times, but WOW! The difference in your midsection is crazy! You're so kickin' that fat's a double s! Woo hoo on the panties to YOU girlie! And

girl, I feel the exact same way about you and every one of the girls in this group! Seriously, it's amazing how much inspiration and support everyone has here! *sniff* Okay, I'm not gunna cry...nope...not gunna...*sniff*
Lauren~ Congrats on the loss!
Lewis~ Okay, where's a whip cracking smilie when you need one?! You know you're running out time--prayers alone aren't gunna help ya--it's time for some Tough Love Sandye Style!

Now listen up! You get your bootay back in gear this very instant! Tell TOM to kiss it and move on girlie! He's not the boss--YOU are! You've got miles to make up? Well then, get to makin' 'em up! Come on chickie--you can do this, don't tell yourself otherwise! Hut, hut, hut--One Two Three Four, kick that fat right out the door!!!!

There, did that help at all?

Oooh, I just saw that you busted your heiny weed whacking and you did some cardio! Good for you--that's the spirit--keep up the great work!!!
Gekster~ Oh the weekends can be so freakin' hard can't they? They were always my downfall. Even when I planned on having a full cheat day I'd still end up cheating the whole weekend long. For me, hubby was a big part of it. He like to eat and not the healthy stuff. He was a bad influence and would kind of talk me into eating poorly. Either that or we'd work our tails off all day doing chores or be out all day running errands and go the easy route for dinner: Take Out. Ugh...this time is different though, he really should be watching what he eats (high triglycerides) and so he's less apt to suggest something bad for fear of a lecture from me. He still eats worse than he should, but I'm hoping that my staying OP will rub off on him one day soon. Hang in there, at least you realized it's a problem for you. Just take one day at a time and remind yourself about all the hard work you put in all week long. And if you want to splurge--like Velveteen said, plan for it.

Yeah, easier said than done I know.
MsP~ sounds like you had a fantastic weekend! Wow, to see all those movies--without interruption--do tell, what was it like?

Hope your laundry catch up day went smoothly! Mine was yesterday--amazing how fast 4 loads pile up! Sheesh!
Velveteen~ Egads! I'm glad your cats weren't here!

You never know--I lost over 14 lbs in May and I was stunned! You could still make that goal! You never know if you don't try right?
Tummy~

The Big 30--now that's a 30 I can be happy about right?

Thanks for the congrats. I hate when I wake up with half my nose shut tight! I'd rather be completely congested than just have half my nose work! I hope it clears up ASAP--Summer colds stink! LOL about the guy at the dump--hey, old gooters know a thing or two about hot chicks too!

And eewww, sweaty mucus
Glutio~ aw hun, I wish you weren't feeling so awful!

I can't believe you're having such a hard time nailing down what's going on! Chronic fatigue maybe? I'm not very knowledgeable about mystery illnesses, but I do hope someone can figure it out soon for you. On the bright side, congrats on the inches and lbs lost!

Man, scary about the semi! Glad you're safe and good luck tomorrow!
Blondie~ you're so pretty!

It's nice to put a face to the name! Oh yeah, I'm big on measurements! I measure everything! Bust, waist--the dreaded pooch--hips, thighs, calves and upper arms. If I could have measured my chins when I started I would have!

Taking measurements is a must if you ask me! What better way to keep yourself motivated when the scale is being stingy than to see your measurements getting smaller?
Lene~ you can so totally make your goal! You just gotta push it girlie! Heck even if you don't, if you give it your all, that's all that matters right? So...a new toy huh? Hmm...I doubt hubby would let me spend $ on that right now...I've the the AE Active I still haven't used yet

. However, I do think it's cool that it reminds you to work out! Are you finding the 30 sec rest to be more difficult? I thought I would, but I'm managing okay--until the last 2. After the 5th spring (jog) I'm talking myself through that 30 second rest, "come on, just one more, just one more and then you get 5 mins and 30 seconds of no jogging--come on now, it's just one more...one little jog more...you can do it!"

Thank goodness no one can hear me!
NSM~ yeah, he was a cute little bugger!

Daily weighing isn't for everyone, but I think you'll be fine--you're doing it for 'research purposes' mainly right? I'd be curious too (if I didn't weigh daily already that is). Congrats again on the 30 lbs girlie!
Nello~ so this GPS is for a person rather than a car? So is it like a watch or a band or something? I have this funny vision of someone carrying a GPS monitor around with them

, I'm sure that's not right.

Congrats on the 2 lbs a week!
So, the duckling is now in the hands of professionals.

It was sad to drop him off, but I know he'll thrive in their care. The kids did well when we left, but later on my oldest was pretty upset.

I think it might be time to break down and get the kids a real pet (we have fish and that's it--they're not much fun to play with

). I have a few pics, and I'll work on them here in a bit and post them.
Didn't get much accomplished today. I did find out that the shindig on Saturday has been pushed back to 4:00 rather than 1:00 so that gives me more time to enlist hubby's help should the house and yard not be ready by then. Rained all day so yardwork was a no go. I did manage to get some of the yard sale stuff moved down to the basement, I'll tackle the rest tomorrow.
Well ladies, I'll try to post duckling pics here soon. Hope you all had a wonderful day!!!