Thanks everyone! I'm not sure how to navigate SBD posts - I've never done this before - I found out about the am chat from mamacita! I need a lot of support - and I can give good support too!

Little chick you may want to try some tea tree oil - burn it in a essential oil burner, it really helps to clear the air you breath. Try echinachia (sp?), zinc lozenges and vitamin C on the hour every hour. My mom is a nurse and she trained me well!

We also get a lot of spiders. If it was a brown recluse it is possible that your lymph nodes are infected or swollen. My friend just spent 2 days in the hospital because she was misdiagnosed with Brown Recluse spider bites (she was thinning her hostas) and her lymph system went crazy.

My diet coach recommended that I come up with a small phase that helps keep me grounded in dieting. I've started a lot of diets and they all end up the same way. She wants me to get a beaded/engravable bracelet that I can wear that keeps me focused & grounded. That's where "anchor weight" came from. Hopefully it works!

I must have been posting at the same time. You sound like you had a cruddy morning. Don't give up, but you are right, it does feel yucky to be off plan. I understand. Hugs to you. Go take a nice long hot bath..............

Hey chickies wish I could say that I was feeling better but I am not. My nose is still stuffed and a hot shower did nothing. Even Advil cold and sinus is not touching this. I ended up going back to bed after I posted and then over slept, the girls got a late start which just ended up with all three of us arguing. grrrr what a way to start the day. Then I had to go pick dh up because he could not make it through the day working. why are men such babies. He is all tucked in bed and I made him lunch. I have to work through the day. ( so much for my monday off this week)

Mama- sorry that you are still having troubles with the spider bites. Hope you are feeling better soon.

Cottage- sorry to hear you day started off badly. But atleast you have a healthy supper in the crock.

Ruth- it is chilly here too I had my heat on over night I just could not stand being cold any longer. It is still chilly here this afternoon. But atleast the sun is shinning. Have a good day.

skherb- thanks for the good idea I think I will go get some of that tonight I need to get the girls some vitiams anyway. OOOOOh I can't wait til bath time.

Well chicks I have to go almost time to go get the other kids from the bus. Thanks chickies for the well wishes. I will pop back in later on if I get a chance.

Here is the link to the muffin recipe http://www.3fatchicks.com/forum/showthread.php?t=46897
Sorry, but it has to be phase 2 because it uses whole wheat flour. If you can't have bread, you can't have muffins It is good though and I plan to try other flavors when I get a chance.

Thought I was going to start being a little more strict this week...living in a Phase between 1/2. Went out and bought $100 worth of fresh fish, produce, etc. Made a lovely Phase One breakfast, ate a healthy snack...and then I went out to lunch defying the goat cheese salad I'd made. I ordered veggies and tofu steeped in green chile and cocunut milk. On a scale of one to ten...how bad do ya'll think this is?

Hope everyone has the gorgeous weather we do right now. I'm tempted to take leave from work, buy a bike, and go enjoy.

:-)
Shannon

hello everyone!
late check in for me today, too much work to do at work today! everything here is going pretty well, TOM came sunday totally unexpected and so i am feeling pretty crappy. not in the best of moods either, i think i'll go to sleep early and hopefully feel a little better tomorrow.

little chick i have the same cold, actually i was the last one at my house to get it. don't you hate it when you are both sick at the same time?? when the guy gets sick the world is supposed to stop i think, unfortunately when the woman gets sick she has to keep on truckin' hope you get well soon!!!

mama hope you get feeling better quick!! i killed 2 spiders in your honor in my laundry room today.

cac good for you hope you enjoy the running!!

ruth what a cold surprise the wading pool must of been for the poochie this morning. the scale will move sooner or later something's gotta give. hang in there!!

heidi i know what you mean about the hi speed. at home i have it at work i don't and the difference is amazing. hopefully you will be fixed up real soon!!

hi goldie!! welcome back and have a safe trip all at once!! enjoy chicago!!

skherb so nice of you to help your friends in need!!

anchor planning is key great job getting everything set up ahead of time. i find that when i do this staying op is not a problem.

hello there barb bamie history and belly!!

cottage sorry you had such a bad morning i hope the rest of the day went better!!

c'mon RNMOM get your but in gear!!! make one tiny change in the way you are eating now and the rest will follow. just take tiny steps back to p1 i know you can do this!!!!

vtprop hop back on at the next meal!! 1 -10 i'm really not sure where that would fall.

to anyone i missed have a great evening!!