thanks for the affirmation, girls....although, KO...having DS1 sit in a corner quietly for a few hours sounds more than wonderful

I'll be as considerate as I can, but our family eats dinner around that time and I will not force DS1 to eat in his bedroom. We've decided that it would probably benefit all of us to have a little "family play time" in Calvin's room/play room before bed and it would benefit our neighbors as well.

Fortunately, they are quite nice and the husband was very gracious in the way he asked us to keep it down. I don't have any problems obliging him as much as I can.

Jen, glad you are still hanging in there.

Morning ladies! Quickie for me again, I will try to get back for personals later... but CHelby= congrats on the belt! lol love that feeling~!

On the agenda for me today is going to the gym, about to head out the door now , more laundry, and going through my closets and drawers to decide whats worth keeping and what isn't... or at least what fits and what doesn't - what can be put away for now, till I get rid of this stupid weight I gained! arg~!... and then DM&D are coming over for dinner I plan to make chili... normally I have to leave out the onions, peppers, and celery because dh doesn't like them... tonight he is outnumbered! lol... NO no, I am not quite that mean... I will make him a lil separately! I just don't normally take the time to make a different batch just for me but since we are having company I may as well! Were supposed to be in a cold snap here as well! I can hardly believe that its going to get into the single digits here this week- guess it had to happen sometime! NOW, where is all that snow they keep promising me?!!!!

ARG I just went through the Kitchen and they had grilled chicken sandwiches with roasted red peppers and Mozz
I had one, but it's no excuse to roll off the towel for the rest of the day I googled some grilled chicken sandwiches and I think I'm hitting around 450
I know we don't have to count but I've been not counting my way into the wrong direction

Sorry for no personals today... I'm sick!

Woke up the morning feeling nauseas and had diaherra, gagged down a HB egg white. I've got the baby home with me today and DH won't come home or get DS1 from school. See if he gets any sympathy next time he's sick.

I'm on day 7 of phase 1 and I don't want to undo all the hardwork I did! So I am trying to eat on plan foods but I really would like some saltines.

Good Morning ladies - mind if I join in.

I'm back on the beach starting today.

I did want to start on Jan. 1 but have been fighting the worst cold I have every had. Seems to be finally leaving so I can go and get stocked up on everything I need at the grocery store.

BBL

Ellie -- I'm so sorry! Your hubby needs a spanking! Take it as easy as possible.

Hello everyone, quick flyby for me- do many meetings on my plate.

sounds like everyone is doing good, hope everyone who is sick gets to feeling better soon.

Tonight taking older kids to HS Youth Group at church- silly kids wanted me to drive them since it is first time at our new church and I am okay with obliging them.

Have a great day ladies

Good Afternoon Chicks. I am trying to get here as much as possible but we the wee ones home all day it is hard.... Plus I have dh home with me as well he has been off work since the middle of Dec. He is depressed and has started on medication but having him home all day really upsets my routine. Not sure when he is going to return to work, he goes back to the Dr on monday morning so we will no more then. I have been exercising on a regular basis the last week so I am really proud of myself, eating is so so but I am sure it will get better. Well I have to dash the after school kids have come in and I am sure you can all here the grumblings for snack. Have a great day chicks.

so does mine..

Zeff, they all need a spanking once in a while to keep them in line! Men are strong but they sure can be stupid! This is a very experienced woman speaking.

Just brought in two small dogs crusted all over with snowballs! The both went into a laundry tub of warmish water before they knew what hit them. The temp is at freezing and it's snowing. The wind is picking up and we're headed for a deep freeze tonight in the minus 20's F. Before that happens I'll shovel the wet snow away from the doors or we'll be blocked in tomorrow morning! Gee it's fun living in the country!

Hello ladies,
I haven't been on 3FC except to look at recipes for many months, although I frequently lurk on a few of the forums.
DH and I are just living the beachy life, loosely at times, but always beach inspired. Mostly I've just maintained for the past 6 months. DH gained a bit, but has already dropped about 10 pounds since the new year.
I'm ready to drop another chunk of excess weight and am supporting DH in his efforts at ph 1. I stick with ph 2 and avoid ph 1 like the plague.
I continue to find great inspiration and support here at 3fc.
Thanks everyone for sharing your experiences, recipes, daily struggles, achievements and advice.
Karla

I am keeping up with my pre-SB weekly goal of posting on the daily thread. I am making a 2nd goal of daily posting to my fitday for accountability. It was hard to put in what I actually had today, which is GREAT because I want to be proud of my daily food entries.

I am super busy today. My hubby is at work for a 36hr thing, it's hard to explain but he's in the Army and they come first. It's much harder finding time to do anything when I am home alone for so long but I need to post to keep my sanity. Made 2 stupid food choices today but not so bad considering I haven't shopped for SB friendly foods yet.

oops, this was supposed to be just a quick hi and the baby is crying.

Ruth -- MINUS 20??? I'd never leave the house. Shoveling snow? You are Wonder Woman!

FlMom -- Keeper of the Cheerios is funny! I was the "Great Passie Hand" for a long time. Auston would 'whaaa' and the Great Passie Hand would come from the sky and plug his hole.

Quick hi from me too. Finally talked to my boss today. I still have a job... just no work to do. And No Work = No Paycheck. He said he would understand if I needed to keep my options open... said put some feelers out there. I said I would work with him, cut my hours, etc for a short time just to keep the opportunity to stay on board with him. Don't want this door to completely close just yet. He said he might have some work here and there, but cannot guarentee me 20 hours a week right now. He said he'll keep me updated. So, guess that was good and bad news. We'll see how this plays out.
In the meantime, I have been getting small signs here and there... trying to remain positive. For example, I had to get a Rx filled, got a $10 gift card back out of it and used it to buy some make-up I needed.... total came to $10 even. How often does that happen? Went to the grocery store for eggs... someone left a coupon for .99 on top... so got my eggs for a buck. Found out I have over $600 coming to me from an account we opened that I can use to pay off my student loan, had horrible customer service from DirectTV and got the new receiver for free (saved $130) and finally had to go to the foot doctor today, expected to have to pay $40 for the co-pay and they didn't charge me because it was considered a follow-up, even though they took impressions of my feet too to order new inserts, which the insurance company is paying 100% on! Not a bad few days, huh?

I'll try to check back later!!

FLMOM Where in Florida are you?