So what did they say on the news??? Was Kate mentioned on there? Wow, what ever did he do to make the news, or is it not hard to get on there?

I am going to plug my menu for tomorrow into fitday and check out the calories, then fold laundry, exercise, and then hubby is bringing pizza home so I want to have myself something else prepared so I won't eat any. We'll see how that works

Theresa

Still waiting for it to be 5p here lol. I am 3 hours behind you and it is for the identity theft thing-credit cards. Too many things similar though said it was everett and a 32 yr old man and Dad thought he heard david's name so we are gonna all check it out. Never thought I would watch the news and have it be someone that I knew. I am making orange chicken stirfry for dinner tonight so will see how it all looks when it is done-lol.
Melissa

I guess we have all been crazed today .
My work was so miserable that i packed up at noon and took stuff home to finish up. People kept wanting answers to questions that i can't answer and the bosses are gone.
I went to super walmart and it was so busy - i had a stocker be rude to me when i asked him to reach a box off a shelf for me - he told me he was busy. then i get into a LONNNNG line and they closed it at the lady ahead of me??? I have never seen walmart do that EVER! Told us we had to get into another line- The guy behind me had a FIT and I was at the end of my rope- when the Customer service girl said we have to close this register he asked for the mgr and she said he's busy....So i took my cart to customer service and told them to service the cart by putting everything back and I would not be back I would be shopping at target from now on. and by then it was 4:30 and i just drove home. we will go to target on Sunday. what ticks me off is that the only reason i went to walmart was because they have the seltzer we drink . sorry for the

THERESA- DUCK! Pizza not good!

Melissa- all i can say is and you & Kate are being prayed for by many people.
hey my ex sister in law - the one we are having issues with was on Americas most wanted 8-9 years ago and the FBI caught her when my MIL and hubby called them after seeing her on the show -talk about a shock! -she got probation as she blamed the boyfriend for the thefts.

New years here will be very quiet- i am very emotional right now and everything is making me cry- darn hormones. and i am turing 43 in less than a week for some reason that is annoying me. ( i saw gray hair )
we are ordering out tomorrow night- BBQ- that could be bad unless i am careful and we have borrowed a couple DVD's from FIL - we will stay in and cuddle on the couch. Sunday is shopping- i am skipping church as it will be so crowded-
Still waiting for my Books and DVD's - i was told i can have a weight bench for my Birthday it's a small fold up type one they sell at target.
I am signing up for the body challenge today- i thought about it and decided that i was gonna go for it. can't hurt-
I have been weighing in every a.m. before my shower and the scale is saying 163 so i am gonna do it one more day and if it says 163 again , i am gonna move my ticker down 1-

I hope everyone has a good night- i'll see ya'll tomorrow
Sandi

How can they take custody away on 3 kids and say the 4th can stay with her? Do they wait till the baby is in danger?
The best case would be for Kate to get straight, have the baby, get a job and live with you. I am so good at telling other people what to do, but I can't figure out what I need to do and then do it.
Sandi- I'm sorry you are so down. New Years Eve sounds like a good plan, quiet and calm. I never set foot in Walmart. They are a miserable Corp. They pay terrible, treat their help like crap, and cause their vendors to go bankrupt because they insist on paying less each year. The lines are always horrendous. I don't have a lot of money to spend, but I make some effort to buy from places that I can respect. I never buy fast food because I hate what these places symbolize- giant corps that make everything taste the same. I might sound nutty, but I can chose how I spend my money and that gives me power.
I feel totally out of control. We took my mom out to dinner tonight. I had a huge salad, a tiny piece of my mom's pie and when we came home an orange and half a grapefruit, no lunch and an egg with sausage and cheese for breakfast. I know it's not lots of calories, but because I am not strictly OP and planning meals ahead etc, I feel awful. I long to be back, and I know it's not going to happen till after Monday. Yuck.
Laura

She only gets to keep the new baby if she isn't convicted and goes into the home that Michelle would set up. Logan would still be here with me. She has so many things she must complete in the next 10 months if she wants to have Logan back. I would love for her to live with me if she is serious about getting her life together. She has two more court appearances-the first one is on the 13th. She was trying to get people to bail her out again so I am not sure if she is really wanting to make the changes or not. Michelle will go see her on Tuesday and she can determine how serious Kate is or isn't.

Food was better yesterday but I still managed to fudge a bit but I am getting better daily and closer to being completely on track.

I would be calling corportate offices about your treatment at WallyWorld. That is just uncalled for. Miss Clairol does wonders for those grays! In fact I need to take care of that again myself. I will be 42 in Feb. I guess I should be happy since out of all 4 of us kids, I was the last one to get any gray at all and I am the oldest! My motto was don't get them, give them! I was pretty good at that when I was younger.

Quiet night at home for me. I watched a documentary last night called the Future of Food-I would recommend it-scary stuff I tell ya and makes me more determined to buy organic and from local farmers and nothing out of boxes!

Happy New Year Everyone!
Melissa

So what did the news say, Melissa? Was Kate in there...sorry I'm nosy

I got in a good exercise session this morning and I am sore, but it's good to be into it again. I am also OP and that feels really amazing. Not back to normal and healthy feeling yet, but better. Hubby is sick and I've been baby-ing him all day, and ran to the store because they have yogurt marked down 10 for $4 and I got some nonfat, so that will be snacks this week.

I also am having a nice quiet New Years at home. HAHA HA HA yeah right. with the new years shooters there is no such thing as quiet for tonight

Theresa

Oh it wound up being some other guy. this one went to the phone book, got company names, got credit cards in the company names and charged up 75000 worth before they caught up to him. In a way I was relieved it wasn't david because kate would have been in the story too.

I have been trying to get things picked up around here again too and if anyone is inclined, rent "the future of food" It is a documentary and you will not look at food the same way again.
Melissa

Oh BTW, I cannot recommend the quaker weight loss instant oatmeal. It tastes funny to me and I sure didn't notice that it kept me feeling full. I would rather spend 2 more points and have a real bowl of oatmeal. It stays with you longer.
melissa

Ok biggest loser DVD came in and here's my opinion - review- whatever ya want to call it:
I scanned thru at first- it has Matt, Suzie, Andrea & Seth, from this year -before the finale and they had more weight to loose and Garry & Dre from last year. I also like it cause it has Bob as a trainer-
it has an intro segment, motivationals from Matt & Suzie etc.. Then it has 4 workout sessions to choose from - all has a warm up and cool down about 6 minutes each- or you can make up your own workout.
session 1 has a low intensity workout - areobics and i loved it Matt kept mis-stepping and they all had some issues with changing steps. all in all Workout 1 is nothing i can't do even as un-co-ordinated as i am . it WILL kick my butt as i am a whiney slacker about exercise.

Session 2 is a high intensity workout with jumping rope stuff, much harder areobics etc.. i dont like this one -as it is hard and again i am a whiney slacker - but goal is to work up to this one. (may take me 3 months but i will try)

Session 3 is a toning with weights very specfic and I like it with the exceptions of Push ups which i can't do with my old knee/leg injury. Lunges are hard for me too but i will modify them

Then theres session 4 Bootcamp- 1 minute interval of exercises- I really think Bob likes to torture people. Jillian has nothing on Bob - he's just nice about what he says

All in all i like it as it has real people in it that aren't all in their little spandex suits and all buff- they actually Sweat and look tired doing the work outs - unlike most videos that don't allow sweating. I mean they work hard here. Like matt makes some boo- boos in his steps and Dre stops before bob is done counting- I think it's real is why i like it. as far as a workout goes well I know it will help me But i am not a good person to say if it is hard- cause to me walking around the block is hard. I think because you CAN make up your own workout it will be a challenge. I give it 2 thumbs up as in it's only 10.00 and it's REAL not all faked and sparkly.

The warm ups/cool downs are 6 minutes, or the whole workout is 6 minutes each?

Happy New Year to everyone. I wish everyone joy and peace in 2006. I am sure we will all reach our goals in 2006and celebrate together.
We were going to go out to supper and a movie, but it's been snowing now for several hours so we will stay home, which is fine.
Food is ok, not great, but not too bad. Again it's low in calories when it's added up, but some of the calories come from sweets.
Laura

You are in your calorie range so don't be too hard on yourself Laura. Today is the first day I am totally OP with no fudging. I may just be on the road to less of me finally. I just found out that I will no longer be getting medical coverage so now more than ever I need to get the rest of the weight gone so my BP isn't elevated. With what I had already lost, I was getting closer to being where I should be. I was still high but not like I have been in the past. My landlord called me too and is bringing me some Bargreen's coffee (yum) so I really need to get things straightened up-lol. I did clean out toys today and got rid of 4 bags of things.
HAPPY NEW YEAR!!

Just think this time next year we will all be laughing about our woes of weight loss since we will either be at goal or very very close!
Melissa

Sorry Theresa- I should have been more specific

Warm up is 5 minutes
Low intensity is 25 minutes---High intensity is 20 minutes
Strength is 20 minutes--Boot camp is 20 minutes & cool down is 20 minutes
Let me say that this is all quick paced like they showed on the show.like each exericse 1 minute long and it's like circut training
It also has the customize your workout Feature, music only option, or the 6 week workout plan.
I am really liking this and i think my main reason is it's because they are REAL in doing this. - (no sparkly and bouncy size 0 spandex clad 18 year olds!) and this video was done before Matt etc.. lost the rest of their weight. I am happy with this DVD- the only thing that they suggest to have is a towel and hand weights for the Sculpt portion. Other more experienced exercisers may not like it but the Guy from last year, garry was sweating so it must work.

HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!

I hope everyone has a wonderful night and the shooters don't scare your kids too bad, Theresa - we have lots of fireworks go off around here,
Laura - I do not think you are nutty- There are many items we do not buy because of corporate policies- we buy nothing imported from Thailand due to legal child ponorgraphy/ prostitution in their country. I agree that Big corporations do not care for their people and it's a shame our GV'T doesn't stop a lot of the nonesense that goes on.
Melissa I am afraid to rent that movie I know too many who have seen it and it would scare me. maybe i should tho so i'd be forced into wiser choices.
My hubby agrees with you on the oatmeal he says it is gross LOL
I like the banana bread flavor - i guess cause i like banana bread??tho it doesn't seem to fill me up any more either. YAY on being OP and what is up with no more coverage?? can you get state funded?? Enjoy your coffee! I agree that next year we all will be about now! and there will be a BIG Party when we hit goals!
Well we had BBQ tonight and of course i ate too much but not too bad.
I am bypassing the fried cheese tonight ( hubbys fav) we are getting ready to watch Charlie & the chocolate factory. then the fantastic 4 & batman tomorrow- ( I used to be a buyer and promtions director for comic books stores- That job and this one were my two best ever.) Hubby has promised to make me tea and cuddle with me on the couch!
Happy New Year !
Sandi

That was they type of medical that I had but I got a letter today stating that I was no longer considered a member of my household(yes we all laughed profusely). There is another kind I can get but I will have to pay a premium for it and I just don't know where I would pull the money from at this point and time. My BP has been steadily improving so I am just going to work harder to get more gone and I will be fine. The videos sound great! I got in toward the end of the show but loved it. Have an awesome movie night. I will be watching the bad news bears tonight. I need some escapism after the reality check I had yesterday. That will teach me to watch somethign educational.

Melissa, how can you no longer be a member of your household? You are the head of it, so how can they exclude you? Sheesh, makes no sense to me.

December Results: down 3 lbs. and 1 inch (1/2 from waist, 1/2 from ankle). not much, but I prefer that to 3 lbs. and 1 inch UP.

Feeling much better today, body moving freely and feeling so energetic and wonderful. I made something great for supper tonight, called Dude Ranch Soup but I added whole grain rice and turned it into Dude Ranch Stew, tons left for tomorrow, it was so yummy I will have it for lunch and dinner maybe.

I was telling my mom about the Biggest Loser DVD today and she called back later and said she ordered one for me, for her, and one for my sister (who has to lose weight for health issues but refuses and has us all worried). It will be awhile until it get it though, it will come to her house in Ohio then she'll mail it to me...along with some books she bought for hubby and the kids, she spoils us. I am going to write her a letter of appreciation and love I thinnk, she does so much she needs to be told how we appreciate her so much.

Okay, Celebrity Fit Club starts tonight and I want to exercise and watch it, so need to get the kitchen cleaned up.

Theresa