Morning ladies... I'm feeling bummed today because the partner couple of me and Eric broke up... She and I are really good friends and he and Eric are really good friends and we had so much fun together! She pretty much got dumped on her a** and is distraught... they just bought a house together (although thankfully it was just in his name but STILL)... poor girl so I'm taking the afternoon off to help her find a place... hope all is well, I'm still doing well as far as eating and stuff is concerned... Made my weekly batch of lentil soup last night and it's as delicious as ever!

weezle ~ Have you seen a doctor for this bug you have? If this goes on another day, maybe you need some antibiotics. I don't really like to take medications, but sometimes you really need them to get well. Take care, sweetie, I'm thinking of ya!

I'm "working from home" this afternoon. After getting the girls from their schools, I just hated the thought of going back to their house for the rest of the day, and they were thrilled to come to my house. I think we're all bored with winter and just needed a change. Maggie refuses to take a nap here, but they're playing nicely together, so I'm not going to push it. I was able to finish all the laundry and got the oven cleaned, finally, and I just tried a new recipe for a lentil soup for tonight's supper, but BLAGH! It's very bland. It's made with lentils, kale, tomatoes and sweet potatoes, and I'm going to have to find something else to add to it to liven it up. Maybe some turkey sausage would do it. We're going to have to eat it this time, but I won't make that recipe again!

Well, it wasn't a very good day. On a positive note, Keely's new doctor is very nice. However, he has diagnosed her with failure to thrive. Two weeks ago, she weighed 15 lbs. 4 oz. Now she's back down to 14 lbs. 6 oz. She's 12 months old and she's minus three is height, weight and head circumference. They took more blood and urine (she's so used to getting a catheter that she didn't even cry) and he referred us to an eductional-developmental intervention specialist. I'm just waiting on them to call me back for an appointment. He also wants to test her for cystic fibrosis. Lovely. I feel so helpless. So I drowned my sorrows in a pan of brownies. There went my 2 lb. weightloss.

Today, has been a good day, I stayed all OP, I am tired though, the load of wood got me,, loading and unloading sheeewwwwwww,
As I was doing all of that, I came to a decision, My Best Friend (yesterdays post) Is not being Supportive, I did call this morning to tell her I had lost 3 more pounds and she rushed off the phone with no comment, SO I have you guys to share my diet ups and downs with and My Mother and little brother are very supportive, BUT My BF will just be in the dark about it from here on out! I need support and if I choose to talk about this or that pertaining to food , she should be there for that , if she cant be and is bringing me down, I gotta just stop with her when it comes to my changes..

Take Care All

I am so sorry usmchoney - you can not beat yourself up about it. All you can do is keep doing everything you can. I know that nothing I say can sooth you right now. Please take care of yourself though because she needs you.

Not forgiving the way she is acting but your friend does not want you to change. She may be sabbatoging you with out realizing it for the same reason we sabbatoge ourselves. We fear the unknown and change is scary. Maybe you need to let her off the hook as a support for you in this endevor and hope that she climbs aboard when she sees that you plan to continue. I hope it works out okay with you and your friend.

Whoa, what a busy day. Thanks for the concern earlier in the day - no problems getting to work.

Sun - I don't know what that dietician is thinking. I'm also insulin resistant and on glucophage. My doctor is the one who recommended SBD. Granted, I haven't been keeping up with it, so I haven't lost anything lately. But, whenever I'm OP, the weight definitely comes off. I do think the glucophage is helping though.

honey - Sorry that your visit to the doc didn't go as well as you hoped. I probably would have dived into a pan of brownies too, but the other chicks are right. Please keep taking care of yourself so you can be healthy for your daughter.

mscrockett - Hang in there. Not sure why people react the way they do. My family has always been kind of the same way. Especially my mother - one minute she's telling me that I need to lose weight and the next she's pushing food at me. Wierd. Anyway, support is what the chickies are here for!!!!

Okay, funny story. On Thursday nights I go to a country dancing class that I just love. The wife teaches the line dances, and her husband will teach us to two-step if we want to learn. So, tonight I went to class and was doing the two step when the guy I was dancing with tried something that I hadn't done before. He spun me one way, stopped and then tried to spin me the opposite direction. The only problem was that I didn't know he was going to spin me in the opposite direction - and my body sure didn't take the hint either. My momentum just kept me going the wrong way, and BOOM! down on my arse I went. I looked like one of the skaters that wipe out and go sliding across the ice. You should have seen the look on the guy's face. It was priceless! Of course then, he got "yelled at" by his wife for dropping me on the floor. We recovered nicely though. Once I figure out what he was trying to do, we kept dancing and finally got it right. Oh well, guess it's not a party til someone falls down.

Hope everyone has a peaceful night.

Big Hug Usmc! I'll be praying for your baby
on a side note I was a preemie not supposed to live think move whatever i believe they told mom If i lived I'd be a vegetable
almost 30 years later I live work and am kicking some butt
translation Drs A can be wrong and B should be taken with a grain of salt only you know your baby 100%
Crockett-none of my friends are really supportive in fact one of my gfs gets jealous when i'm losing more than her she's pity party patty
maybe your friend thinks you'll move on and make "better friends" we'll be here for you
nite nite time its almost FRIDAY!