Good Morning. I didn't eat too well yesterday, but I did get a good bit of walking in. We were at the Farmer's Market for 3 HOURS!! I thought my feet were going to fall off. Then I came home and got a good long nap with the kids and took a walk with Travis when he came home. I made sure that we went up and down some hills but it was slow going. I think I'll try to get another belly picture today. May as well to remember how pregnant I was. YEs, someday it wil be past tense....

Solly- My midwife does have some natural induction technics, but they only work if youare somewhat dialated, and I'm not at all. I never dialated with either of the others until the day I went into labor, either. IF I make it to 42 weeks, they will 'try' to make me have a c-section because inducing after a c-section is unsafe. I may or may not agree to that. IT depends on how it looks like the baby is doing.

TEch- You gave me such a laugh. In your post my eyes immediately jumped to your list and I thought you were trying to write a poem or something. My first thought was "WHat the heck????" It was funny. Hope that DR office knows whats good for them and takes care of you today!

GAtor- I took lamasil right after Selah stopped breastfeeding. Did you know that you can't be b/f on it either? It didn't work too well, and the liver checks were a little scary. Have fun in Canada, eh?

Teensy- It may take me awhile to forget. Which is good for birth control purposes. This is the first time I've had the thoughts of "I never want to do this again." ALthogh I'm sure we will.

Toni- Glad you had such a great birthday Gotta love shopping money!!!

Heartmom= I'm so sorry about the gain I bet it falls right off. I love the meatloaf and squash for breakfast!!

BOB- LOL!!!!! You are so crazy!!! Bring it on!!!!

Monet- I'll put you on the list for calls. ALthough I hope to be able to post pretty soon after he comes I'll try to find some time to call you today anyway


Ok, I've got al teast 4 loads of laundry to do. Grrrrr.. And since I'mm stuck at home without a car, I may as well get on it.

Good morning ladies.

Hope everyone is bright and chipper today.

My sister had her gallbladder out yesterday so I went to the hospital from work and then to the girls VB game. I stopped at Taco Bell and got a taco salad at 9:30 (didn't eat the shell). It was a long day and I was ready to chew my arm off.

Hopefully we will be able to get back to the gym tonight. We have been gone so long it will be hard to get back on track. I need it terribly.

Toni, glad you had a great birthday weekend. Moneyis good sometimes so you can get just exactly what you want. Glad you are back on track. Send me your secret. I need help.

Teensy, good job on your walking. It is nice to have someone to walk with. Glad Buddy is pushing you along too and doing to well. I would love the country music concert.

Monet,

Gator, Canada? That should be fun. You need a break and a rest with all you have going on there. Did I tell you, I got my plane reservations so I will be there for the party on the 19th We will miss you while you are gone. 2 weeks is a long time. Good luck with your eating while you are gone. Just how do you eat until your full? That is my problem. I don't know when I am full. I think I have to eat everything on my plate. Even though I put small portions on my small plate. I can't get over that I have to finish it all.

Bob, we were in Riveria Maya, close to Playa Del Carma. It was very nice. Hang in there girlfriend, we just take a little longer to learn at this age. Give it some time and don't worry about it. And stop eating b/c of it. Don't you have to go back to the dr soon? He will fuss at you.

Heart, Water! can't do anything about it, but I know how frustrating it is, believe me. I take 2 water pills a day and still fight it. Great job staying OP all weekend. I am so proud of you.

Tech, let us know what the dr says asap.

talitha? :baby: ???? No post could be good news.

Monet, I'm sure BOB didn't miss you on purpose. She is stressed. She still loves you. Have a great day.

Wickchick, Welcome!. SB is a great WOE and you can lose some wt with it if you stay OP. I know the blended pasta is not legal, but for those of us you can not stand the ww pasta, we eat Rontoni brand, blended pasta. I love it. Better than white and we only have it once or twice a month. I'm sure Monet mentioned, nothing "enriched" either. There is a recipe for Deb's cheesecake that is made with agave. When you get settled in, give it a try, it is fabulous. Hope you join our group and good luck to you.

Have a great day everyone

I'm forcing myself to post this morning. It's kind of disheartening to gain weight three nights in a row. I told hubby if it happends again tonight I'm gonna know something is up. I'm going to be very diligent in what I eat today so I should at least lose some water.

Talitha...praying that little one decides to bless you very shortly. I can imagine your frustration since you've never went to term before. All three of mine were at least 3 weeks early. The last one needed to stay in the hospital so on time is good.

Welcome back Solly.

Monet...congratulations on your weight loss. You are doing GREAT.

Each of you is important I'm just out of time to post this morning. Robert has to do his school.

Love and hugs,
Crystle

Well, no sense in being proud of me. I blew it last night. Feel lousy today..#1 for not having self-control, #2 I am extremely fatigued. I was tired yesterday but today I'm feeling lethargic. I'm sure my sugar binge made it worse. I was doing good until I had a stressful evening and I pigged out on peanut M&M's, cookies, and illegal mac n cheese. I'm just trying to make it thru the day. Also, didn't exercise this AM. No energy. I did a set of forward and back lunges yesterday morning and I am soo sore today from them. Proves how out of shape I am compared to what I used to be. I gotta get back into the swing of things ASAP. Here's my menu for the day and I promise that I will stick with it this time!!

Pre-bf- grapefruit
BF- 3 organic eggs and 3 slices lower sodium bacon
Lunch- salad made with low sodium tuna, veggies, some cheese, and lite Italian dressing.
Snack-yogurt
Supper- pork loin roast, sweet potato, glory greens

Alright, I need to run.

Crystle- I hear ya, part of me thinks my binge happened because I was UP yesterday after being so good..I dunno. It is very disheartening. I think that I need to stay away from the scale for a couple of days and just focus on eating right for now. I'll weigh myself again on Friday and go from there.

Solly--I know what you mean about not knowing when you are full. What I did was to take what I thought was a portion like my sister would eat. She's thin and eats like a normal person--not like me at my worst. I fix my plate with a small piece of meat (about 4 oz, or so) and a small bit of brown rice (maybe 1/3 cup) and then veggies. I know they are "legal" but I even am careful not to just heap those on, because I'm working at trying to find out what is enough food. My sister doesn't just heap on the veggies, so I won't either. Right ow she is my role model for what the plate of a normal eater would look like. Then I might have a side salad. I have been trying to eat as slowly as possible. This is not easy. When I was visiting my DS, even when I ate as slow as a snail (I thought) I would still finish before she did. Anyway, I am trying to eat slowly and actually pay attention to how the food tastes and its textures. I try to discern if I have had enough before I have actually finished the meal. And if I feel satisfied, then I TRY to stop, ignoring my tendency to "clean my plate." I have been able to leave food lately and have lost a couple of pounds this way, not counting calories or anything. I have had to deal with hunger pangs several evenings after dinner, and have tried to figure out if they were real hunger or just some sort of psychological longing to eat. Normally, in this case with the hunger, I had a small bit of fruit and that took care of the problem. After I get back from vacation I hope to do more of a careful "diet" kind of thing, but have not firmed up my plans for that yet. I still need to lose aboutt 50 pounds. I have also been trying to get God more involved in this part of my life. I definitely have been keeping control of my eating, like a little treasure box "safe" from Him. But the truth is that I am out of control in this area, so have been trying to give the control of my eating over to Him in a much more obvious and profound way. Hope this gives you a picture of what I'm trying to do.

Country and Heart, I agree, I think we need to stay away from the scale. I weight every morning before I shower, unless i have been bad. That makes no sense either. It is so disheartening when you are good and gain.

Heart, everyone binges now and then. Just get back on track.

Gator, thanks. I know all that and do that most of the time, but I don't slow down enough. I think I will try taking a drink of water after each bite. 2 things accomplished, eating slower and drinking more water.

Where the heck is everybody? Alright, I made it thru yesterday(yay)! I forgot to take out something for supper tonight, so don't know what supper will be. Here's my menu:

BF- had protein shake made with water instead of milk, 2% cheese square and a slice of turkey
Snack- grapefruit
Lunch- Smart Ones dinner and yogurt
Snack- apple
Supper-?? dunno

I'm sitting here at work, we're not open yet. Had our weekly meeting. Boy, today is going to be a long one. I'll check back in later!

Good Morning......

Just popping in before we head out......today we are trying some water arobics. The Country Club in Deer Park has a pool and they have the arobics 5days a week at 9 am. A few of us from Curves have been invited to join their group this morning. Should be fun, and also very good for us. I am excited to give this a try. Been up since 5 am trying to get stuff ready for the kids this week-end. I have got to totally clean my house, including windows!!

Great news!! My son Brant has taken a new job. It is in the Spokane Valley, so that is like having him right next door. He has been working down in Colfax, which is about an hour and a half drive from us. Now he will be about 1/2 hour away!! He is going in as a supervisor. He will over see all of the road crews. Apparently since the Valley incorporated, they don't have their own work crews yet.....so the county does all of their jobs. Brant will travel from site to site making sure that the jobs are getting done right, and on time. Then when they start putting together their own crews, Brant will over see them. He has been head of the road crew in Colfax for the past few years, but has always wanted to move back up here. He misses the trees and the green up here. He is living right in the middle of wheat country where he is now. No trees and lots of wind. I am really excited to have him home again. (Well, as much at home as he will ever be again!! Same area.......)

Sorry that I don't have time for replies right now, but I will get back here as soon as I get back, and before I get busy in my house!! See you soon.

Hi guys...just a quickie update. My appointment was today for the doctor. Yesterday, Shelley had a marching band competition at the county fair and I was gone all day at it. They took FIRST PLACE in the class C bands, beating out high schoolers!! Our band is 100% middle school because (it's a long story) the old band leader didn't want to do it anymore and the high schoolers don't know the new leader, as she's a new teacher that teaches the elementary and 6th grade band, so since they don't know her, they dont' want to be in band, so it's all middle schoolers. And they WON!! They really are great and I was, of course, bawling, watchign them perform. They made me so proud.

Anyhow...I don't have skin or breast cancer. I have an infection that came from a scratch or a bug bite or something. The soreness is just hormones and I got a new prescription for the ringworm. She also gave me a prescription for the toenail fungus that is a topical thing you put on like nail polish for seven days, then take it off with alcohol and start over again. You can use it up to a year consecutively, and no threat to your liver. I told her that I didn't want to use the Lamisil because, yes, a healthy liver is much more important than healthy toenails. BUT, I file down my toenails and they split in half right down to the cuticle and I said, "What's going to happen when I'm, like, 60?" BUT, that prescription isn't covered on my wonderful health insurance, so I didn't get it because it's aobut $160 a bottle!! The lady at Walmart said that when I get my new insurance, I can use the same prescription and try again to see if its covered under BC/BS...I hope so!!

Okay...have to go put some things away. Will talk to you guys later!! I'm so relieved I don't have the "C" word!!

BOB--LOL--no Scientology for me, thanks. I don't even like their name in the same sentence with mine!!! LOL

Monet--It willl be really interesting on this vacatiion we are leaving on tomorrow morning--I always equated vacation with FOOD!! and EATING! I'm gonna try thinking differently. It will be hard. I'll let you know how I do. I am discovering that I use food to "solve problems" and deal with stress. I think I need to ask "the Big Guy" to handle more of that stress for me.

The workers will be here while we are gone, so it will be a little different on this vacation, wondering what is going on back at my house. I'd rather not have that wondering!! The burglar alarm guy is here now, but it won't all get done before we leave. I'm just gonna have to trust God with all this. Getting away right now might really be good!!!

I don't know if I will be back on the board before we leave. I still have stuff to do. If not, I'll see y'all in 2 weeks. By then Talitha will have had her baby. Yay!