Well, I've got a headache and hate to say it but wouldn't be able to catch up on chat this late in the game. So I'll say (Happy late Birthday Robin) hello to all Still working on eating LC. Hit and miss--mostly hitting. Need to work on drinking water and exercising. Scale is the same (though I'm sure not what ticker says). Next week I'm getting my belly button pierced. Looked at it and thought "huh, at least now they can find it" I'm going to work on getting here every day

PS. Niece's son is doing well. And my DD is over her strep & tonsillitis (she's almost done w/meds so we'll see how long that lasts)....but now we have to work on seeing about getting her wisdom teeth out!! Poor kid!!

Robin, I thought you had done all that beautiful gardening and I was jealous. LOL.

I spent 2 1/2 hrs. out in the garden today. The potatoes need to be planted by March 24th and I've still got a lot of work to do. My arms and shoulders are sore already. I actually got a little sunburn today on face and arms , it was 73 degrees. Just beautiful for working outside. Now if I could just get my cat to quit digging in my garden and thinking it's a huge litter box. LOL.

It feels so good to have my home back to normal. (well, almost normal, I did re-inherit my little lab runt that I'd given to my grandson because my MIL won't allow dogs and that is where this grandson and my SD are now staying. ) But very fair trade-off of 1 cute little puppy for SD and 2 kids don't you think LOL.

Brenda, I'm glad your family is all doing better. Sorry to hear your DD has to get her wisdom teeth out. My DD is getting braces in May, I hope she tolerates this OK, she is actually looking forward to it.

Good Morning Ladies


The computer is going down today and won't be up until the weekend. UPS send is a e-mail that its going to be delivered today,and its going to take Leo time to set the new one up again.

Went to the doctor and had my blood tested.will get the results early next week,as my doctor is going away for a couple of days.

Have a great day and Hopefully I'll start posting again over the weekend.

Hugs BB

BB, hope your computer is back up soon. We look forward to hearing from you this weekend.

It is another perfect day outside, so I'm going to go work in my garden.

Me and DD are having a girls night out for dinner and movie tonite. DH will be gone to play in a golf tournament.

Hope everyone has a great day.

Lily, no......Ive spent the last 3 yrs trying to get my gardens even looking half way decent. When I moved in here the gardens had been left to fend for themselves for well over 8 yrs. My front garden finally looks pretty. This will be my year to make it "mine" Im am so jealouse!!! Sunshine, and sunburn!!!! Im sooooooooooo ready for summer!!

BB~I love new computers.......its the switch over thats a pain in the butt.

Brenda~ your poor dd...lots of well wishes sending her way.

Today I went for coffee and a shoe shopping trip with my dil (the one I like) We had a great time!! Im looking forward to going again. Its kinda cool since Im her mother in law, but not really........its not really my son she married. Makes things a bit easier for both of us I think.

Not much else new.....have a nice evening ladies

Robin, I worked 3 more hrs. in my garden today. I need about 5 more hrs. of work to be able to plant the potatoes. My arms are truly sunburned. Once the potatoes are planted, I'll concentrate more on weeding the rest of the garden. I am going to have DH to retill the rest of the garden. He didn't till it deep enough which is creating a lot of extra work for me in pulling up grass and roots. I have literally been doing most everything by hand with a little pick and shovel and raking dead grass from the top. I don't know what else to do. My back, neck, arms and shoulders are sore and I know I've been getting a work out with all the bending.

We learned tonite that DD is going to surrender the kids to her DH tomorrow. It is a sad situation, but I know they will be better off. At least he is a responsible person and will take care of them and has us and his mother to help as needed. My own 14 yr. old DD has been very stressed over all this.

I took my DD out to dinner tonite and to a movie and let her get some new jeans and shirt at the mall. We had a nice time. She picked a scary movie and it embarassed her that I screamed at the scary parts. But, I warned her beforehand that I'm a screamer, lol. The only bad thing was she ordered butter on the popcorn and it made me sick at my stomach. I only eat popcorn usually without butter.

Good Morning Ladies

I'm up again,on our new computer, we have a little glitches in it but thats understandable,that we have to work out.

I can't believe how fast the typing is compared to the old one wh had.

Lily-I wish I could have warmwer weather then we're having.Hopefully next week will be nicer,so I can finally go outside and walk long the beach.

Robin-I couldn't believe that the switcher over was very easy. DH ddin't have any problem as the new computer is all set up.We just had to hook up the security and other was the search engine.

Hugs BB

Great BB!! I love new computers....lots of cool new bells and whistles.

Busy day here......I'll check in later today. Have a good one.

BB, glad to see you got your new computer up and running.

It is raining now and forecasted rain all weekend, so I have a few days off from the gardening. I need to do major house cleaning, but don't really feel like it. My kidneys are hurting and I am having some problems with very dark yellow urine and my skin is a little jaundiced. This is all part of my liver disease and it seems to be getting worse. I don't see my hepatologist again til April, but if this continues, I'll call his office and have them get me in sooner. I have been taking some ibuprofen now for 3 days for increased pain over my liver and kidney area.

Are you sure, Lily, that part of you pain might be from your gardening? Gardening always does that to me. It seems now that I am chronically ill that I sometimes link pain to illness. Lately I got all worried after I strained my back putting massive logs (around 50lb) on the woodstove. It didn't even dawn on me that that was causing my back and leg pain until 2 days after I did it. No more big logs for me. I had my blood tested today and my calcium was normal and my creatinine is the lowest it's been for 2 yr., actually in the normal range.

carol, I know the soreness in my back , neck, shoulders and arms is from the gardening. I'd only be kidding myself if I thought the dark mustard colored urine and the jaundice of my skin wasn't due to my liver.

Ladies I have had a tremendously stressful day today and I did turn to food more than I should have. I went with SD today to give over custody of the kids. It was VERY hard, but I know that in the long run, they will be better off. The reason I went with her is I thought they would probably arrest her and take her on to jail at the same time and I would need to drive my MIL's car back home to her. They haven't arrested her yet, but I don't know what the hold-up is.

Lily: Sorry to hear you're not feeling well. I hope you start to feel better soon. Word of advice, have DD take some ibuprofen or something before getting her braces on.....and make sure she eats BEFORE she goes as she won't feel like it after. The excitement will last only as long as it takes for them to put them on...once they're on, she'll lose the excitement (due to pain). I wish her luck!

Robin: Glad you had fun shopping. You'll have that garden whipped into shape in no time

Carol: Glad the tests came back good (at least, sounded like it?)

BB: How are you liking the new computer? Does it have the new Vista on it? New computers are fun...and scary at the same time.

Well, I broke down and ate fried junk tonight. AND last night. UGH! I'm feeling SO bloated I could scream. Why on earth do I do this? Last night it was because I wasn't paying attention and battered ALL the fish before frying it and didn't save any to bread with LC stuff. I was too hungry after that to try and find something else. Tonight it was just plain stupidness. I've GOT to get back on track. I've GOT to give up soda (and energy drinks). I've GOT to drink water--and lots of it! I've GOT to exercise. Lots of "I've GOT to".....let's see if I can get 'er done!!!

Brenda, I also feel like my eating has been a little out of control since yesterday. I had a treat meal last night with my DD and buttered popcorn. Today, I was stressed out and had mexican food with chips and cheese. I know I've went over on my calories 2 days in a row now. I have Got to gain some control. Bad thing is, I don't feel well enough to exercise. I'm hurting and walking isn't helping any. I feel fat, bloated, stressed, guilty and anything else imaginable. I'm hoping that tomorrow will be a whole lot better. I am upping the water intake for now and hope it helps some. I simply can't continue to let this family stress sabotage the ground that I've gained in my struggle against being obese.

guess I wasnt the only one eating what I shouldnt have today

We got our new stove this morning...wow, did it stink when I first started it up and let it run for about an hour. Had to break down and open up some windows to clear the air!

Robin, I freely admit that I'm struggling right now. I feel out of control and sad about this. This AM I'm trying to get it right again. So far, my breakfast was on plan and I hope I can keep it up today. I'm just taking it one day at a time for now. My DD has 2 of her little friends over, so I am reminding myself that this is no excuse to eat off-plan. I have to stop letting stress get the upper hand with me.