New pages for us.

There are posts from Melissa, Sandra and Vickie from late last night and early this morning on last week's thread.

Rhonda

Well it's back to winter for us - snowy, slippery and cold today - quite a challenge getting to work - very slow going - but better safe (and slow) than sorry!

Vickie - sending extra special good vibes to you and Jim for tomorrow - hope all goes well. Glad to see you have your new computer back and you are now ready for action. I am definitely going to make those muffins as soon as my bananas ripen a bit - no walnuts for froufs (allergic to all nuts except pecans - go figure) - but might add some fresh blueberries!

Went to bed a bit too late so had to drag myself out of bed this morning. Packed up tons of food for work - god forbid I should go hungry - so I am set for the day. Not sure about supper tho - might have to finish the Kale soup - and I am craving greek salad and I think we might just have all the fixins at home!

Have decided I no longer wish to listen to ex-h messages on my phone - he loves 'venting' on the phone and leaving these long winded messages about all his problems and issues and plans - and as Rhett so aptly put it 'frankly I don't give a damn' - esp cuz he tells me how 'displeased' he is with me and ALWAYS calls when I am not in the office - like in the evenings so when I come in every morning that red light is a flashing and lo and behold there are at least 2 sometimes 3 messages from him - at least 2 mins long each - no thanks! Such a nasty way to start my morning don't you think?

Froufie

P.S. Changed my ticker today cuz I am down another lb! - but decided my 'official' weigh-in shall be thursday mornings (now if I can only stay off the scale until then!)

It's so nice to have new pages.

Rhonda, I am soooo red faced here. I am definitely suffering from "old timers'" now. I had completely forgotten about posting (and even making) those Fiber 1 muffins)

Frouf, you made a good decision to stop listening to those rants. I am proud of you.

Vickie, your muffins sound good, too. Have I made them before? You know I wouldn't know if I had.

Melissa, what about your job? Same? New?

Frouf, bless your heart. You should not have to listen to that, especially first thing in the morning. I'd just hit delete!! I hope that your day is going well despite the weather.

Sandra, unfortunately it is the same job. It is making going back even harder. That's actually what I'm doing today, applying for jobs. I'd appreciate any prayers for new employment!! I don't know how I'll go back to be honest.

The dog is whining--I better take him out before the baby wakes and wants to eat!!

Melissa, I'm on my knees.

Okay, drumroll please...the business we are starting is a frozen custard shop! Good thing it's not a cookie shop, eh?

I am excited - I really think frozen custard will take off here. It's wildly popular in other areas of the Midwest, but the only place here in town that has it is Culver's. For those of you who don't know what frozen custard is..it's basically a super premium ice cream with higher butterfat and eggs, and it's frozen in a special machine at a higher temperature so it's smoother, creamier and has fewer ice crystals. You can use it the same way you would ice cream, and we'll have cones, sundaes, pies, cakes, concretes, floats, etc. The name of the store is Maddie's Island, and it will have a definite tropical feel. We're going for the Virgin Islands feel instead of Gilligan's Island.

We're getting the whole family involved pretty much. Anyway, that's one of the reasons I've not been online as much as I'd like. We're crazy busy here, since we're opening March 1st, I think.

One of my contributions I'm most proud of (ha ha) is that we're offering a 1 oz. "baby" cone, both for children and for people looking to eat healthy. That way you can still have a taste, but don't have to get the larger size and either throw it away or finish it and regret it. I also insisted that we have a small 12 oz. size on all the shakes, malts and concretes we offer.

So do any of you have any ideas of what you like/don't like in an ice cream shop?

And sorry for talking so much about a forbidden substance.

Oh yeah, and my sister just bought a little female brindle boxer puppy today! She's taking name suggestions...any ideas?

Angela

Thast fantastic news Angela..and good for you to think of those that are eating healthier too...its a win win situation!

ummm Frouf I must have missed something along the line...I didnt know Dh is now an ex??

Hi All - Wow I completely missed all of last week! I went online to read some of the posts and there were too many to remember who's doing what so I am going to start this week like a newbie.

Froufy - When you stumble upon a message from the ex-h that is nasty remember that it reconfirms why you are where you are... deep breath in ... and count to 10 while you blow away all the crap (can we say that here?) he is trying to burden you with ... let him live his life ... and be thankful that you are where you are and that you only have 2 minutes of the rant to deal with ... he has to spend the whole day with himself and his anger and from the sounds of it ...he gets what he deserves.

Melissa - I'm the praying sort so I definitely will put your name and situation on the list!

Angela - I can hear your excitement! I must say I have never even heard of frozen custard. I'm not sure if we have anything like it in Toronto. It sounds delicious though. (It doesn't sound like it has a fat free version ) I think I'd try it anyway!

Well I missed my weigh-in today but I've been very focussed last week - I ran 4 days 5 km each time and although it makes me ravenous...I did very well sticking to core. I am going to go weigh-in in the morning so we'll see what happens.

Every time I weigh-in it's like waiting for the lottery results!
Hope everyone is staying core.

Hi Everyone
Just got on here for a few.
need to go and fix son somethnig to eat. He will be getting home here in a little bit. And will be hungry.
I went to WW tonight. I gained 1 1/2 lbs. So am bummed.
Will try not to let it bother me. Know that I can get it off. And try not to turn to food to comfort me. For the gain.
So not sure what happened. Showed my trak to my leader. She thinks I had too much salt. So will try and watch that this week.
Well gotta go.
Thinking of each of you.
Hope everyone has had a great day.
coco

Hi:

A quick note because I had a long day and am tired.

Frouf, if I wrote what I'm thinking someone would send the law after me! What a nasty thing for him to do. Good riddance!

Angela, I can't think of even one thing I don't like about an ice cream store. Oh yes, they need to be super clean and not smell. Sometimes they seem to get a sour smell about them, IMHO. That's a great idea to have small sizes.

I didn't get to the step class tonight because I had to work late. And, I didn't do anything to make up for that either!

Coco, don't worry, it's gonna come off!

Night all...

Frouf, I already responded to your post with my 2 cents about you're not listening to the rants. I completely glossed over the "ex" part. Now I am really livid that he's calling.

Angela, that is very very exciting news. I wish you the best of success with your new business. The only suggestion I have is that you should expand to the Ft. Worth, TX area--soon!

Coco, we go to WI in the AM. I may be with you with a gain. Don't sweat it. It'll come off.

Lytricia, I have missed you, girl. I'm glad you're back here with us.

Not much going on here tonight. We're just chillin' in front of the tv. I tutored my 9 yo grand earlier. She's doing well.

Good morning!

I've lost another pound. Hooray. They have never come off sooooo sloooowly. That'll teach me; I hope!

I've got another busy day, with some serious temptations presenting themselves at a late afternoon reception at work. I'll try to remember to drink a lot of water. That way I might not be tempted. Of course, I'll spend all of time in the loo

I'm taking a scrapbooking class tonight, and am looking forward to a little fun. Regrettably, it is at the same time as an exercise class. I WILL get out a DVD and exercise today.

We have winter back, with snow covering the ground and still falling. It's not frigid outside, thank goodness.

Have a great day, all.

Rhonda


Sandra: you're a grand grandma!

Hey All,
We had a lot of snow here in Massachusetts. It's very pretty outside, but I still do not like the Winter. I think when I retire I'll move to Florida. Did OK on my program, had an ice cream binge on Saturday, but did a power walk and swam in the pool on Sunday. I can always tell when I've eaten too much when my pants get too tight. I wanted to share a little insight I got from my page-a-day desk calendar.
Awareness and Eating
Eating (or not eating) is one of the ways that women who do too much abuse themselves. When we are young, our bodies can compensate for what we put in them. As we age, our mistakes in how and what we eat take their toll. This year, we will focus on the importance of how and what we eat.

Sounds easy enough. But I can take anything easy and complicate it!

Lisa E

Hey Chicks! Jim had his colonoscopy and is cleared for the next 10 years. We are going to nap now. We've been up since 5:00.

Have a great day.