Tech- Good luck with Derek's plan! I just read an article about people camping out for these in the Atlanta paper this morning . Have fun at your dinner!

Talitha- Your kids are so cute!! Hope you find a pecan pie recipe. Let us in on it if it's good!!

Solly- I'll see you next Friday in the stores!

Beloved- You ticker looks very similar to mine! I am going to try to buckle down yet again and make mine actually move some!

Monet- Hope you had a blast in the mountains! I'm sure the school will call you again soon!

Bob- Hope this will be your last "new" pair of glasses for a while!

Heart- I also have cookie dough from Rachel's chorus fundraiser. I also have band fruit. Maybe one will balance out the other!

Anyone I missed-

This is our last day before Thansgiving break too and I am Psyched! We are going Christmas shopping this weekend and I am really looking forward to seeing all the decorations etc.

Have a great day!

Hey, all. I weighed this morning and am at my ticker weight of 165. Would be nice to dip down a couple before T-Day so that I don't go much over the 165 mark(wishful thinking). I'm going to do my darndest to stay OP this weekend. We're having dinner here at work on Tuesday. It will probably be nothing legal but the turkey knowing how everyone eats here. If so I'll try to eat a light bf and supper so that it won't be too damaging. TALITHA- You're kids are too cute! Well, it's getting busy....

I had a chance to skim through the book, "You on a Diet", this afternoon. It is mostly stuff I have heard before, but he gets into a lot of anatomy type stuff like what cholesterol actually does to you body, the role of you stomach, liver, etc. Anatomy was my favorite part of nursing school and I really enjoyed the digestive system, so I am right in my element! It covers leptin and ghrelin, not eating 3.5 hrs before you sleep, walking 30 min daily along with strenght training, aerobic exercise and stretching. Eating more fiber and paying attention to when you are satisfied, not full. Don't eat anything with simple sugars, HFCS, or enriched flours in the first 5 ingredients. The illustrations are cartoon style and the author has a sense of humor. You do not get the feeling that he's preaching to you. I am enjoying it and it has some recipes that I want to try, but basically things that I already knew. So many of the diets nowdays seem to be pushing the same ideas, whole grains, unprocessed foods, whole foods, etc. They seem to be realizing what we always knew!

[MORNING EVERY BUDDY!!!


ANOTHER sleepless night!! Did go to sleelp,but woke up at 4a.m. and here I am! Lucky for me, FREQUENCY is on (good movie))

I might start some laundry, and that woud knock out a lot of what I have to do today. Have to be through by 12:30 p.mn. because THE VOLUNTEERS OF THE GREAT STATE OF TENNNESSEE[COLOR="Blue"]play VANDY. Now I'm not holding my breath, VANDY has been doing REALLY GOOD, so I'll just go with tflow. I'm really worried about KENTUCKY next week....but we'll cross that bridge when we get to it.

THIN... Let us know what you think about your new book. It was on Discovery Health last night, but Imissed it. From what I hear, there is alot of TOFU...and BOB DON'T LIKE NO STINKING TOFU!!!!

LAURIE...Good luck this weekend with your eating. save up so you'll have some extra playing room on Tuesday and Thursday.! and do without everything else, but GIVE ME MY DRESSING!!! Tha's my downfall!!!
How are the MUNCHKINS at your house???

KRIS...Is DEREK still up playing with his game??? He's a lucky SOB, did you read about the incident in Conn about the robbery? Those poor people had been in line all that time only for a group of SOB'S to rob them of their money? TERRIBLE!!!
Is this one of those games that's REALLY for KYLE for Christmas, but DEREK deep down wants it for himself? My Brother used to do that for JEFFl What's the TEMP up there today? Right now, it's 54 degrees here, but no humididty which makes it colder.Can't wait for this coming week because it's
going to ge down in he upper 30's and 40's. Iove this kind of weather...hope it stays this way until March!

TALITHA.....OH....MY....GAWD!!! SELAH,JACOB and LUCAS have GROWN so much!!! I can't believe it! Do I remember that our family is coming over to your house for TURKEY DAY?....or, are y'all going over to our Mom's?

JACK....What's the plan for TURKEY DAY on your end. Everyone coming over there to eat? I miss having all the Family on holidays. We used to all crowd into my GM's house, but we had such a good time.
While Iwas gone, I got to see one of my Cousins that I haven't seen in over ten years. That was wonderful,
Did you make it to the GYM?

MONET....I'm so glad that you had a good day at school. Wish you could get
in there full time...As much as you enjoy it, surely there is something available close to home????
Are you making and of your pottery for Christmas gifts? Got any new pieces
to post?

Well, it's 6:30 a.m. the paper is here, I've got eggs on to boil for breatfast AND, I've still got a full cup of coffee....What more could a woman want????

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BOB

Good Morning everyone. I was the only one up in my house but I think I hear children moving aroung in the other room.

We have a fun day planned. We have friends coming over today to watch the Alabama/Auburn football game. I'm an Alabama fan but don't really have high hopes for them today. Oh well, such is life, I will root for them anyway. I'm going to put some wings on the grill and make what is called a "Big Ole Mess". This is wonderful (if you can handle spicy). Since I'm not officially starting the sugar busters until Monday, I thought, one more day wont hurt. This "mess" has Smoked Sausage, onions, jalapeno pepper, green peppers, tobasco sause, and sweet & sour sauce. Mix it all up put it in a foil bag and throw it on the grill. YUM!

Anyway just thought I'd stop by to say I hope ya'll have a great Saturday.

I forgot one main thing in the book. He really emphasizes waist size rather than weight. Ideal is 32.5 for women and 35 for men. I have not seen 32 in years!!! I did not see a lot of tofu in the recipe section, maybe a couple? I saw a veggie soup I want to try and a chicken and white bean dish. I saw some of the show Bob was talking about last night. He had a normal sized heart, aorta and liver then also an enlarged heart, plaque filled aorta and "fatty" liver from being overweight. It was pretty gross and quite a visual. Maybe just the kick in the a@@ I need! I am going to try to be sensible this week while the kids and I are out, but then I figure I have four good weeks till Christmas and I would love to be in the 2-teen somethings again!!

We're off the have emissions tests done for our car tags then we're going Christmas shopping! I'll let you know if we find any deals!!

well, we got some shopping done. It was fun. I saw 25-40% off pretty consistantly at most stores. I got my mom and dad done, and part of Craigs. Sean and Rachel both want big ticket items, so that's pretty much it for them. he wants a psp and she wants an ipod. There will be a couple of small things also, but not much! They also have two sets of grandparents to get from, so I'm sure there will be plenty!~

I hope to get some decorating done this week as well as letting the kids do some shopping for their friends. A couple of doctor appts on Monday and Tuesday. The local tree lighting on Friday night that Rachel will be dancing at. That's about it andI think that's enough!

[b]GOOD SUNDAY AFTERNOON EVERY BUDDY!!!


I thought I was going to have to hire a crane to get me up from the bed this morning. My lower back feels like someone gave me a hugh swat with a 2 x 4
several times in a row! Maybe I'll try one of those patches that the DOC gave me on Friday!


I still have LAUNDRY to do from the trip... and I guess I better get started on it...it's just a matter of DOING IT!!!


Leftovers will be the meal of the day. I fixed cornedbeef and cabbage last night so it will be even better today!

I guess GATOR has deserted us...too bad since she's the one who always tells NEW PEOPLE that She and I aren't really fighting, it's just friendly SEC battering between the two of us! Oh well...

What's everyone fixing for TURKEY DAY???? I'm doing turkey thighs instead of a whole turkey. We will have traditional Southern cornbread dressing to go along side and I've not decided on the veggies. The green beans aren't good this time of year so maybe asparagus for something green...after that, I'm still stumpted...I'll think of something. I would love to fix some scalloped oysters, but then there's all those crackers....whole wheat crackers wouldn't be good in this dish...I'll think of something though...

THIN...is there a lot of tofu in DR OZ's eating plan? Give us some examples of what there is to eat...will you? OH...and as for a 32 inch waist???? I don't think my waist was 32 inches when I was born.....!!!!

JUSTIN'SMOM.....YEA!!!!! ANOTHER SEC FAN!!!!! We get quite rowdy around here during football season...so be prepared!

My DOC upped my mg from 2 to 3 on my LUNESTA so I pray this does the trick! This not sleeping is killing me!

One more week until I go back to work....UGH!!!! I'm thinking about bidding on a job in BED CONTROL. I worked there for over ten years and I'm hoping my experience will be a plus. The only thing is they now work ten hour days which I'm totally not used to. BUT....we'll see....everyone keep your fingers crossed for me


Well, I'm off to get something done....even if it's wrong!




BOB

Bob- See my post at the top of this page... I am in charge of the turkey ane mashed potatoes at MIL on Thursday. Late in the day we will head down to Powder Springs, maybe 1 hr trip, to my sisters for leftovers. I am thinking of taking some fruit since my kids will be sick of all the eating and if there is any left, they can have it with breakfast the next morning.