I hope you feel better soon, Joetta. We'll be here when you get back.
Robin

Hi everyone! I haven't felt very well this week so I have pretty much come home from work everyday and gone to bed. I did lose 6.8lbs this week, but I'm sure it has alot to do with not feeling well. But hey, I'll take it anyway I can. I will write more tomorrow. Long day and I am exhausted!!!

Paige

Hey Chickies!!
I've missed you all this week, I have had a REALLY BAD week, I won't go into all the gory details, but I haven't had any fun! I seemed to have gotten a female infection on top of it all. Let me just saying working out has been extra challenging with the discomfort. I really think I'm going to get everybody something to eat and just relax this evening! I hope nobody wants anything from me! I just really need to curl up and get some rest and relax! I hope everybody is feeling better soon!!! And for goodness sakes Robin take the time you need to get yourself back together! Don't worry about it, your doing great one day won't blow it as long as you dust yourself off and jump back on that wagon. And when you jump on slap that driver for backing up!!! Ok I need to feed the family, I'll check back soon!!!

I thought it would never get here!!! It is times like this when I am really glad I'm in education. I hope the weather is nice. I would really like to do some fun things with the kids this week.

I have two weeks to lose 4 lbs in order to make my birthday goal!! I think I can do it as long as I don't hit a plateau. The last few weeks I have had really good weigh ins.

I hope everyone has a great weekend.

Paige

Hey Everyone, I am still alive! I am so darned lucky!!! The co-workers that gave me this crap really had a tough time, and still are miserable with the coughing and aching muscles almost 2 weeks into this flu. I have been able to sleep at night, so I can function during the day.

Paige, enjoy your break! It can make the rest of the year seem somewhat worthwhile.

Lori, hope this weekend finds life more bearable for you....infections stink!

The diet and exercise has been nonexistent lately--I am now getting back in the saddle. A new beginning...

Have a great weekend all!
Joetta

Good evening ladies!
Paige, I am sooo jealous, I miss having summers and holidays off! Well since I never have anytime off I have to get much of my work done on the weekends and this weekend has been no exception. I got up this morning and worked like a dog to get the outside looking good. We have decided to refinance this place (better interest rate and more equity!) I scrubbed down sidding and picked up the yard. I moved RR ties and let me tell you, I have new found muscles in my rear, at least they are sore and I didn't notice them before!! The house is shapping up, it just looks so dismal because everything is dreary until the trees and flowers start to bloom. But it was great to have the stamina to get out and do the work!!! We had a good day for it, almost 50 degrees and overcast! They kept saying it was going to rain so I worked double time to finish it, and it is 9pm here and still no rain! You can feel it though, it's in the air and it's coming. Tomorrow I will work like a dog to get the inside looking good! DH it threating to take the kids running around for the day, it's a toss up. Nice to have them here to do some work, but also nice to not have anybody in my way either!
Ok my dear son is kicking me off he wants to chat with his friends, so I guess I'll check in tomorrow!!! Oh and I had a wonderful meal from the freezer tonight. Tyson stir fry, done in 15 mins. and it was awsome!! Good thing, I didn't feel much like standing in the kitchen chopping and dicing, my rear is really sore!!

I hope everyone is having a great weekend!!!!! I just thought I would check in quickly and see what was going on.

Later,
Paige

Hi All!
Happy Sunday morning! Hey--Isn't today the first day of spring? If so, then Happy Spring!
A great time for a new beginning~~~~~the boys will be eating the leftover corned beef and cabbage, I'll stick to just the veggies. I did make some cornbread last night, so I will have to partake of that today. My sister made a batch of Mexican fudge and brought it to me--I have to try making that low fat. I just love it! Cheese, eggs, and hot green salsa--YUM! The salsa makes me try to convince myself that it must be good for me....I can stay away from the peanut butter fudge that my 91 year old neighbor brought over, but I find I can not resist the hot, spicy stuff-especially if it is full of cheese!
Busy day today, taking the munchkin over to clean the office, and I am going to try to find a place to get my hair cut. I am so cheap that I usually try to do it myself, but I really need help!
Lori, if you are going to refinance, this is a good time--interest rates are starting to inch up. And of course you get a break tax wise on the interest paid in, which will help also. Keep track of the closing costs, you can deduct those next year too!

Paige, I suppose you are already seeing some signs of spring. I am starting to see the daffodils blooming, Kerry, Judy, are you seeing the same where you are? Robin, Lori, you guys are in opposite ends of the North,--do you have many signs of spring yet?

I'll be in Lexington tomorrow--I insanely offered to let a client come in at 8:30AM. This is a little more than an hour and a half drive for me, so tomorrow will have to be an early start. I may have some free time to jump online then to say howdy!
Joetta

Hey, I'm back, just wanted to let you know that I haven't disappeared. I was away from a computer for a few days, then swamped at work, and entertaining out of town friends. And eating too much. Fell off the wagon but have climbe back on.

More tomorrow!

judy

Good Morning Chickies !
I had a good weigh in this morning, 154! Yea, that is 2lbs again this week. After so many weeks with only a one pound loss two seems awsome!!

Well I'm VERY happy to see you girls come back and get back on the wagon after falling off. That is 1/2 the battle is getting back in the swing of it, you will, with out a doubt, have sucess!! I can't help but worry what has happened to everybody else, did they fall off the wagon and just not come back? You can't tell me they just got tired of posting, if that was it they would at least drop in and say hi. Well I am very thankful you all are sticking to this, I enjoy chatting with all of you!!! Oh and I'm a bit worried about getting through our first holiday dieting!!! Although it can't be much worse than some of these weekend parties and our co-workers !!! Ok, I'm going to go jump in the shower, I'll check back later!!
Joetta, the only sign of spring over here in PA is that the snow is just about all melted!

My first offical day of spring break! Yipee!!!! Of course my kids were up bright and early. They haven't grasped the concept yet that sleeping late can be a good thing.

I have been trying to figure out what I am going to cook all week with my dad here. His flight gets here this afternoon. He knows that I am doing WW, so I guess if he doesn't like what I fix, tough.

Everything is blooming here and it has been in the 70's and 80's. This is one of the things that I love about Texas. (I hate the humidity)

I will try and check in as often as I can this week!

Do you think we should start a new thread and do a roll call, since it looks like we have lost people??? Just a thought.

Paige

A quick note since I am back but busy. We had fun, the weather was nice, but not as warm as I would have liked. We went to the beach. DH caught a huge fish and I got too drunk on Sat night.

I got on the scale this morning and it behaved like I might have put on a pound, but it is that TOM so I'm not trusting anything right now. I'll wait and see what it says at the end of the week. I did splurge though and had soda too often and some good meals. I tried to control portions and not worry too much about fat.

We have lost some of our group, but we still have a decent amount posting and sticking to it. I hope to get back on the wagon this week and be more fit as well. Exercise is my friend.

Weather is supposed to be nice here at the end of the week. My flowers started bursting through the ground a few weeks ago. If I could only keep Bella out of the flower beds!

Wish I had another day off. Too much to do and I'm tired. See you all later!

Hi all,

I'm back too. We remodeled all of our house and I was too tired to post. Plus I've been really, really bad. I'd gained 6 pounds. I'm finally back on track and have lost 1.5 pounds of the regained weight. I look back and none of the food was worth it, but at the time, I was literally out of control.

Paige, I'm with you. It's spring break and It's the official first day. I slept in and it was great. I don't have any great plans for the week, but I am going to work on stained glass. A fun hobby instead of remodeling.

So I'm back and will try to keep up on the posts.
Marie

Hey Lori, working those butt muscles out in the yard is paying off

I got my hair cut yesterday, but does it flip the way I want it to? Of course not! And the dearly beloved hubby has not noticed that I am missing about 6 inches of hair--that may be a good thing!

Judy and Marie, hope things will slow just a bit for you now--but it does feel good to get things accomplished, doesnt it?

I'm for starting a new thread, if need be, just don't ask me to do it--there is no telling what kind of mess I would make of it!

I have been SOOOO good today! I had to submit some paperwork at the Social Security Office, and drove by many wonderful looking restaurants, but instead just came back to the office and ate my honeybell, and am now sipping on a cuppa green tea. Back in the saddle! And tonight--whenever I finally get home, I'm getting back on the skiier--Promise!!!!

Joetta

Good afternoon, ladies! I had the house to myself this weekend. The first time in a long time. And it was nice. I rented three "chick flicks." If you get a chance to see Angel Eyes, it's pretty good. I took my dog Charlie for a long walk on Saturday morning. Watched TV in the afternoon. I was going to work in the yard, but it rained all afternoon. It's okay. We really need the rain. On Sunday, we (the dog and I) went to take pictures of our property that we'll be building on. Charlie played in the creek. I went to check in here on Sunday afternoon and was on my computer about five minutes before the monitor went out. So I went and did something else. Tried the computer again last night, after checking all of the cables, and it worked. I'm thinking the cats must have loosened the wires. They like to sit on the warm monitor. But by time the computer was working again, my dh was back home. And I don't like him watching what I'm writing on here. Not that I have anything to hide from him, but I this is sort of my thing. He has "his things" that I don't get involved with. This is my only one. I'm going to make a better effort to check in on the weekend. I enjoy visiting with everyone.

I did okay on my eating this weekend. I wouldn't say that I ate really healthy, but calorie-wise, I did pretty good. I didn't get in as much exercise as I could have, but I needed some relaxation time.

Marie - Don't worry about the weight. Just know that we all support you here and have been in your shoes.

Paige - Try to have a good visit with your dad. And if he doesn't like how clean your house is, or what kind of food you're fixing, then that's his problem. He should be more supportive. If he can't be supportive, then come in here and vent. We'll be supportive of you. I think your house looks great!

I spent the first 29 years of my life in Texas, and I love the hill country in Spring. The fields of blue bonnets are just gorgeous. I even miss the thunderstorms (but not the tornadoes).

Lori - I hope you're feeling better. There's been a lot of crud going around everywhere. I hope you get over it quickly.

Joetta - Way to go on passing the restaurants. Some days it's really a challenge to eat right.

It's definitely Spring here in Idaho (north central). The tulips and daffodils are blooming. The dogwood trees are all pink. And most of the trees are sprouting green. This is definitely my favorite time of year. I love all the flowers. And with the rain we got this weekend, we should see more things sprouting. It's hard to stay indoors in an office, though.

Take care everyone. I'll post more often.
Robin