WEDNESDAY: Today is Wednesday's Woes. What can we help you with?

Amanda: It is really tough to try and stay op etc when bills loom. Finances are one of the most stressful things there is. You hang in there and things will come out right, I just know it!

I will be with dd for most of the day but will pop in when I get home and do pts etc.

I had a 4pt day

Faye

Hi everyone!

I had my baby boy! His name is Gage Lloyd and he weighed 8lbs. he was 20 3/4 inches long. He is doing great. Next week will be six weeks post partom (sp?) I plan on getting back on program Monday. I gained 14 pounds during pregnancy and I have lost 21 since he was born, so I am 7 pounds in the positive. I still need to lose 83 pounds to get to my goal weight. My first mini goal is to lose 14 pounds by December 1st, that will put me under the 200 pound mark.

My Wednesday woe is that soon I will be going back to work and have to leave my baby for 10 hours at a time. It is really worrying me. I think I have a touch of Post partom depression too. Other than that all is well here and I hope everyone is doing great!

Lisa

GOOD MORNING BEAUTIFULS.... LISA!! CONGRATS!!! how wonderful for u... great name as well... Well Faye... as this is kindergarden for him he hasnt done this all the time... but i also know from experience that something is bothering him. So... i have enlisted the help of his big brother and he said he will watch out for him and see whos bothering and picking at him. Sawyer(the kindergardener) told me some kid on the bus bothers him... so hunter is going to keep an eye out and help. I am also going to talk to the teacher today so hopefully we can get this worked out.
I won a 2 week membbership to golds gym... i am going today a t 10am with my friend and we'll check the place out... i know they have yoga and pilates... and a whole womens section so hopefully it will be affordable... if i like it...lol
I was also terrorized in school... in the second and third grade this boy would beat me up regularly... little ****... i ran into him years later...after we had graduated... and laughed my butt off... here i was 5' 10" and he was a whole 5'3" lol need less to say i said to him... its a good thing i forgave you long ago cuase i could sure kick your *** right now...lol the look on his face was priceless... and sooooooo worth it was it mean of me... maybe... but karma is something else!! LOL
I truly appreciate all the advice as well... it hurts me to know that thye are being hurt like that... but i never miss the opportunity to tell then NEVER make fun of someone else... because u know how that feels and it feels awful. Noone likes to be picked on or made fun of. peroid.
On a better note... dh won his unemployment case... yeah!!!! so we have some money coming to us... thank goodness... tomorrow is picture day at school and i have no idea how i am going to pay for them... if i cant maybe i can do it on retake day or something... who knows... i will figure out something tho... i prayed about it last night... and again this morning...so maybe the check will come today...lol... hope springs eternal for me
I hope you all have a fantastic day.. i will check back later and let u know how the golds sym thing went... remember to take care of u... my love to u all...
Sandy

Morning All ... had a no pointer yesterday, sort of freaked out and ate all night... No excuses, just did it.

Lisa - Congrats on the baby!! I really like the name Gage. Great job on the weight too...Good to hear from you.

Amanda - I know how stressful financial situations can be...when dh and I first got married we didnt even have money for a McDonalds hamburger...we were always behind on every bill and of course we had every credit card, creditors called us daily...I cried many, many times...so hang in there - it will get better and it sounds like you are on the right track for getting it all together...

Sandy - Won a membership for two weeks? That is nice, then you can get a feel for if you would want to join permanently...have fun!

Faye - Have fun with DD !!!

Have a great day all !!!

Morning ladies!

4 point day yesterday.......by the skin of my teeth! I so almost blew it by not exercising (again!) but I decided I'd walk around the field where my daughter has cheerleading practice and I ended up walking the whole hour while I was waiting for her. We're close enough that I could have (and almost did) just drive home....I'm so happy I didn't.

I know it's Wed. Woes, but I went and FINALLY got my hair cut and colored today. I've been putting it off for over a year and I just couldn't stand looking at the greyer and greyer me in the mirror any more. So now I'm blonde again and my hair is a manageable length (still long, but not so long it gets caught in the seat belts anymore). I feel so much better about myself! Wish I'd done it sooner.

Amanda--Hang in there honey. We've all been where you are with the debts...at least I have. Raising a family of five on one modest income and no health insurance to speak of, I've got a constant balancing act on my hands. Glad you could get some help. Sometimes it means the world to hear someone say, "it's not so bad. We can sort this out."

Lisa--CONGRATS on the baby and WOW, already on the positive side of the weight loss game!! Great Job!! And welcome back...it will be nice to hear from you again.

Carrie--pick yourself up and keep going. I know you will. Hope you find a house you love soon.

Sandy--how lucky you are to have met your "bully" and been able to say what you think! It must have felt really great. What is it with kids being so mean? It's like common courtesy doesn't exist anymore. Have fun at the gym!

Faye--hope you have a great day with your daughter.

Everyone else, Have a day!
TTFN,
Julie

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Lisa: So good to hear from you and know that you and the little one are ok. Congrats to you and your family on the new little boy!

Boy, yesterday kind of stunk for most people, huh? Let's do better today!

Julie: Hoonnnnneeeeeeyyyyy do I know the hair issue. I usually go once a month to get my hair cut and haven't gone for 3 months and I colored every 6 weeks so I had ugly long gray roots hair that when she cut it all I had was gray hair! What used to be just the sides was full on all head gray now. YCK! I am going to be the only 80 year old woman with spiked red hair! I refuse to be gray, white I can take that gun metal gray NOOOOOO!

Carri: Today is another day kiddo!

Had a great time with dd again. We shopped, she bought me a cute T-shirt from Old Navy (whoohoo it fit!!!!!) and a book I have been wanting to read (she and her hubby make oodles and oodles of money so she just likes to treat me so who am I to disappoint her? ) We had lunch at the wrap place again and talked and talked and made a date to have a girl pamper day at the salon next week and since my bday is Tues we are all going to the movies Friday night (dh and I get to take T and they will go to something else) and they are taking me out to dinner for my birthday wherever I want to go.To have a relationship back with her is beyond happiness for me.

Well, I need to go and get more water into me and dh will be home in a little more than an hour

Take care guys

Faye

Faye - that is great that you are getting to spend more time with dd and work things out...I keep forgetting that our birthdays are so close...your's is Tuesday and mine is Weds the 29th!! I am trying to totally stay OP for one week and then eat whatever I want just that evening...wish me luck!!'

Later all!!

Sorry that I have been MIA for a few days but things have been real busy here. Lisa, I was just thinking about you the other day and thought that it was bout time that you had that wonderful bundle. Congrats!

Woe time....tomorrow morning is surgery. Kinda worried about it but I do know that it is all scare tissue so that shouldn't be so bad.

Check in tomorrow that is ifin I am not too loopy for the meds.

sandy

Good morning!

Checking in really quick before I go and work one store before I go to the hospital. Just wanted to say morning to everyone. Have a wonderful day chickes!

sandy

THURSDAY: today is Time for Us Thursday so make sure and make time for you today!

SandyG: I will be praying for your quick recovery and everything going ok today!

Casrri: Yeah, but I have a LOT of years on you! Birthdays kind of get ugly after 40.....

later girls

Faye

Morning Everyone...I had a three pointer yesterday...was going to go for a walk but it is still a little hotter here right, high 80's...supposed to really cool off in the next few days.

Sandy - Hope all goes well !!!

Faye - If it gets ugly after the 40th birthday I guess I only have 9 more good years of birthdays huh? Actually I dont like them now It is odd that I totally freaked out over turning 30 but now 31 does not seem so bad this year...I guess I just had to come to terms with being in "my thirties" ... I cannot wait though, I am trying to figure out where I want to eat that night...
hope you have a great time too !!!

My dh and I are having a hard time not freaking out over this whole stress of selling the house and buying another. We are being mean to eachother and getting crazy over anything. I am going to try to help him cool down by trying to do so myself. I will just be glad when it is all settled. Sorry I forgot about Weds woe yesterday so I am doing it today

Talk to you all later, have a great day!!

GOOD MORNING BEAUTIFUL LADIES.... I completly forgot to post points the last couple days... man o man...lol 4 pointers for me hopefully another today... Faye... what do u mean ugly after 40?? I beg to differ...lol I love getting older... crazy eh?? but the older i get the more comfortable i am in my own skin... and since turning 40 its been very empowering for me... at least thats my take on it...besides... age is a state of mind!LOL
Sandy... my prayers are with u hon... all will go fine i am sure
Yes Julie is was an amazing experience for me to come face to face with my bully... and i understand the whole hair thing...lol I color my own tho... and am trying to find the right color... i like my blonde... but i want it warm and with highlights...lol so i play with it often.
Hubby leaves today for the interview in Kentucky... Hes staying with his parents in Cincinnati... bummer i am not going...lol kidding... i am not on their good list lately...lol not that i have ever been there long anyway... hahahahaahaha ... but thats their cross to bear... not mine. So since hubby will be gone.... we are having a girls night... myslef and 2 of my neighbors... some cocktails, girly movies and pampering stuff... I cant wait.... anyone else wanna come? come on over.. i am of the belief that the more the merrier! Guess i should get going here... i hope u all have a fantastic day... i will check back later... love you all....
Sandy

Good afternoon everybody..
4 points for me yesterday........woo hoo

Sandy, I'll keep you in mind today. Though you're probably already out and in recovery by now. I'm sure everything is fine.

Carrie, it's really important that you and dh understand that it is only the stress that is causing the bickering, etc. Selling and buying a home (especially one you built yourself) is EXTREMELY stressful! Be extra gentle with yourselves. And maybe take yourselves out on a date or something...get away from the house for a while.

Other Sandy, I envy your girl's night....sounds like a blast!

Hey, my son counted to 100 for the first time by himself today! It was so cool!! He started counting just to annoy his sister onthe way to school, but kept going when something clicked in his head and he realised he was up in the 40's and then 50's.....I was so proud of him, he was of himself too.

Ok, Gotta go now. Hope everyone has a great day!
Julie

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Sandy: I guess when I said ugly I didn't express myself well. I didn't mean physically ugly, but you DO begin to have physical limitations, menopause (whoo boy enough about that one) etc. Besides, I have an OLD MIND too and it is shot to you know what!

Carri: Good grief girl, you are only a month older than my SON! ! He is gorgeous so I know you have to be too! It is the very BEST age I think. Not too old to have physical stuff set in yet and not too young to be a DOPE!

Got the car fixed. These people are peachy. It is the same place I had the body work done. The general manager (whose name is Pernell if you can believe it) gave me a discount on the part ($40 discount) then I went to do a couple errands and my engine light came back on and I took it right back only to discover the sensor that connects to the egr valve was bad too and they not only gave me the part at cost they fixed it for NOTHING! Isn't that cool? I told him I was sorry to be such a pain in the behind and he hugged me and said we were great customers and he wanted us to keep coming back. BTW, this guy is HOT looking! Probably 40ish and has a smile that makes you willing to drop your clothes right there!

Gotta go girls! **Sandy, guess you could say I have an old, DIRTY mind**

Faye

Faye - you are crazy!!!! But that is what I like about you !!!
I have known men like that !!