REal quick post before I head out to a conference. Red - congrats on the NSV. It is nice to look in the mirror and see positive changes.Hurray for you. Raven, I hope you feel better soon. I will be sending positive vet visit vibes your way. Don't forget to e me and let me know how things go.

I have a quick NSV to report. I had a late meeting last night, then met a friend for golf practise. Afterwards, it was late, I had been up since 3:30am, and I was hungry. I thought about driving through McDonalds on the way home, but didn't and made a quick (delicious) salad when I got home. Hurray.

Have a great day all.

Hi guys! I'm back and I am "BAD"! I truly need to be back here, that's for sure!
Chach, so glad you are back and done with all of the surgery stuff, seems like that issues has been kind of hanging over your head for awhile and it's good to have it behind you.
Glad you had a few NSVs, guys. I did a quickie read of most everyone's posts and sounds like you are all doing so well.
As for me, I'm really bad off. During this time away, I let a day go by without exercise (not what I had promised myself I would do at all) and pigged out. I don't want to get on the scale at all yet. Tomorrow is a WW meeting and I wonder if I should weigh in or use my lifetime benefits of not having to weigh in for a change? We'll see what my mood is.
Vacations are great, but I am glad I am done with this stuff for the summer and in 12 days my kids will go back to school. I can get very serious about my working out and eating, yet again, now that we are home.
I am kind of hanging my head in shame over the eating stuff..... lost control, lost contact with my important 3FC buddies, didn't juornal, didn't do a darn thing.
But, I am back and ready!
Linda

Well, Derry - welcome back, and here'st o a better week.

I have a short nSV to report. I was at a conference today for work. We had a buffet lunch. I did not have any of the cole slaw or potato salad - it just didn't look that good. I had a sandwich, some fresh veggies and dip, and a cup of soup. I grabbed a cookie out of habit. I ended up giving the cookie to my boss because I just didn't feel I needed it, and "dessert" was some more tomatoes and some fresh fruit. I was full, and did not feel deprived. After work, I went to the barn. With everything going on this week, I am really short on sleep. I am in no mood to cook tonight, so I allowed myself a frozen pizza to have for supper and lunch, but did not get any other junk food. Not to bad.

Have a good night all.

Hi everyone!
Jolly, thanks for the welcome back and congrats on your NSV! I am always proud of myself when I make GOOD choices, which I did not do on my trip.
But, here are some photos for you guys to see:
http://www.ofoto.com/BrowsePhotos.js...y=-4y4td8&Ux=1
There are some of ME there, I am on the left with my two kids and in the green jacket in a single photo, we were smiling after pigging out at this really great seafood place right on the water, whoops! I actually had lobster bisque and salad, at least I had lite dressing! Wonder how many points was in the bisque, is was SOOOO creamy and I could taste the sherry in it, quite the luxury for me!
You can see The Breakers which is one of the awesome Newport Mansions. I figure I earned an entire point by taking the tour around that huge place. I was wishing that I lived back in those days, but considering who I am vs. who the Vanderbuilts were (who built that place in 1885), I'd have probably have been the maid. Oh well. I was dreaming of long Victorian dresses and parties walking around that place, imagining I was like Cinderella pulling up in my coach to be greeted at the door by the charming bulter...... nice to have dreams, right? Of course, in those dreams I was 20 years younger and very THIN! Twenty years ago, I actually WAS thin!
Today, though, it's back to reality and I will go get weighed in at 9:30 am..... have to face the music. I dared to get on the scale this morning and think I might have gained about 1 pound, hard to say. I will try to journal and get right back into my usual workout, etc. Vacation is over!
Linda in rainy NH

Wow, Derry. YOur trip sounds wonderful. I know my company owns one of the Pabst mansions. Even though it was built in the early 1900's - I fantasize about Scarlet O'Hara type ball gowns and suitors whenever I am there. It is incredible.

I upgraded my weight program today. Small changes - I think the trainer wants me to get used to it before making any more changes. Hey, whatever works. He did add in some inner and outer thigh machines that should just kill. Yeah.

Oh well. Off to work. Golf practise again tonight - the outing is tomorrow. Yikes. Have a great day all.

Back after a very nasty bout of stomach yucks. Tuesday night/Wednesday morning was spent throwing up. I started feeling almost human again around 6 or so last night.

Oh and of course I am on my period, too.



I did make it to the vet appointment for Shadow... he took lots of x-rays of that fetlock, we'll see what happens next. I should hear from him in a couple days regarding the results.

Ian has a scheduled flight out on Wednesday the 25th in the afternoon. I'm excited for him, but geez I'm going to miss the little bugger. He'll be gone about a month - give or take a week or so. It's a long drive, and I hope they take their time, do silly fun stuff, and just get to know each other again.

Hi Ladies,

I'm back at work, on half days. Still very busy and not a lot of computer time, so I don't have time to individually post.

I'm going to try these half days for today and Friday, hoping to get back to fully time next week. My mom is still here until the 31st, so I want to take advantage of that.

Feeling good, no pain pills taken for a few days now, so it's all healing up just nicely!!

Hope everyone is doing well.

Chach

Good evening everyone!
Well, I went to ww today and had my weigh in, gained .8 - not as bad as I thought it would be, but still a gain. I'll do better, for sure, next week!
It's really hard to get back to reality right away, Lancelot is having a horrid day at work (spoke to him midday) and I feel so badly that he puts up with this stuff for me and the kids. I am going out surfing the net as soon as I finish this update to help look for another job for him. There's got to be something!
Chach, you are really on a roll getting back to work so quickly. Do people at work know what you did, just curious? You never said what your mom said when she saw you, Chach, I'll bet she was amazed!
Raven, so sorry you are not well. Didn't you go through this last week or the week before? Or, was it someone else?
Well, it's off to look for jobs....
Linda

quick fly by as we are getting picked up at the airport in 9 hours and I haven't been to bed yet. Always behind no matter how hard I try! My apologies for not posting. Hope you all have a good weekend, I'll be back Tuesday. Thanks for your good wishes with the interview.

Good morning all. I just have time for a quick post. I have my golf outing with work today. Yikes! Waht was I thinking.

Chachee, hope things are going well with work and healing. Happy, good luck with the interview. Derry, good luck with husband's job hunt. Raven, hope you are feeling better.

Here's to a great weekend for all of us

Jolly, good luck with the golf outing - I take it that this is your first time golfing? Hope you get a foursome with people like yourself. Golfers are something else!

To the rest of you - have a great weekend, see you Tuesday.

Thanks Happy. NO, not my first time golfing. Just my first time in a long while. I am not very good. The folks I was with were a lot of fun though. Also poor golfers, so it was a blast. I may actually try again.

Have a great weekend.

Good luck, from me, on the gold thing too! I'm much more of a miniature golf person!
Just reporting in, I'm working hard right now to stay on program.
Have just joined a challenge to lose 10 pounds in a month on the ww general section of this web site. I wonder if I can truly do this?
But, for two days I have not gone over my points allowance for the day, no flex points used! I have drank water, worked out, journalled and done everything right for a change. We'll see if that nasty .8 that I put on this week comes off and then MORE, I hope!
I have "ordered" that my family will not go out to dinner this evening and that will help me as I just can't keep in control when I eat out, it seems. I don't mind cooking if I have a goal in mind!
Linda

In the beginning, God created the Heavens and the Earth And populated the Earth with broccoli and cauliflower and spinach, and green, yellow and red vegetables of all kinds so that man and woman would live long and healthy lives.



Then Satan created Ben & Jerry's and Krispy Kreme donuts. And Satan said, "You want chocolate with that?" And man said, "Yeah." And woman said, "and another one with Sprinkles." And they gained 10 pounds. And Satan smiled.



Then God created the healthful yogurt so that woman might keep the figure that man found so fair. Satan brought forth white flour from the wheat, and sugar from the cane and combined them. And woman went from size 6 to size 14. So God said, "Try my fresh green salad." And Satan countered with Thousand Island Dressing, buttery croutons, and garlic toast on the side. And man and woman unfastened their belts following the repast.



God then said, "I have sent you heart-healthy vegetables, and olive oil in which to cook them. And Satan brought forth deep fried fish and chicken-fried steak so big it needed its own platter. And man gained more weight and his cholesterol went through the roof. God created a light, fluffy white cake, named it "Angel Food Cake" and said, "It is good." Satan then created chocolate cake and named it "Devil's Food."



God then brought forth running shoes so that his children might lose those extra pounds. And Satan gave them cable TV with a remote control so man would not have to toil while changing the channels. And man and woman laughed and cried before the flickering blue tube, and gained more pounds. Then God brought forth the potato, naturally low in fat and brimming with nutrition. And Satan peeled off the healthful skin, sliced the starchy center into chips and deep-fried them. And man gained pounds. God gave them lean beef so that man might consume fewer calories and still satisfy his appetite. And Satan created McDonald's and its 99-cent double cheeseburger. Then said, "Want fries with that?" And man replied, "Yeah! And super-size them." And Satan said, "It is good." And man went into cardiac arrest.



God sighed and created quadruple bypass surgery. Then Satan created HMOs. It never ends.

Oh my gosh, Derry. I laughed so hard. Where did you come up with that? What a hoot! And probably more true than we care to admit. YOu made my morning.

Well, I am off to clean, the gym, lunch with mom, the barn, then who knows. I have to try and get a workout in tomorrow before we go to the Renaissance Faire. i just hope I see the good looking guys in kilts - not the misguided ones. Hey, for some of us, clothes just are our friends.

Have a great day all.