Ah, the Mama's and Papa's. It's been a long time since I've heard that song. I've been away almost as long as that song was on the radio years ago!!! NOT!!!!!

I"m here and I have a new computer to play around on. Windows is new to me since we've had Mac's in the past. There is a difference.......some good and some other things I miss. Still can't pull up all my old e-mails though. hum........

A lot has been going on with me and the family, but will not bore everyone with the nitty, gritty. That is the main reason I haven't been here. Doing lots of trips to Denver to hospitals and clinics...some productive and others seem like hugh wastes of time since things weren't done correctly.

Do miss seeing our beautiful mountains from all the fire smoke. We have 10 going in our state today.........but the biggie is mostly contained. Plus we are getting the smoke from the huge Arizona fire too. Makes for beautiful sunsets though. Please send some of your rain our way. We haven't had any moisture since May 23 and before that it was very scarce....with very low snowfall last winter. Most major cities in the state have mandatory water restrictions. I had to go to Glenwood Springs for a meeting and saw the destruction of the fire that was there. I cried when I saw what was the former georgous red mountain with green fir trees now an ugly burnt area. Accidentally stumbled across the trailer park that was destroyed....had no idea how close it was to town. This is the town that oldest dd goes to college...so it was heartbreaking. She is home for the summer and her dorm bldg was the evacuation center. When everyone gets tired of your rain, think of us and be thankful.

Yes, I have a dirty vehicle and should get some exercise washing it. Maybe I'll park it on the lawn and kill 2 birds with one stone. My exercising has been nonexistant and the eating lately has been really bad. My mind set is terrible and I need to pull out of this slump.

I tried on my clothes for IRD and it is not a pretty sight. They are tight....but there is nothing I can do now. The more I worry about it the more I eat. Gee, what do you think I can lose in one week??
That will be here before we know it. It will be a lot of work, but it will be nice seeing everyone united in one cause.

I have not had time to try to catch up on the threads. I know some are struggling just like I am......and to those that are having more success.....YAHOO!!!!!!!

OK, here are some of my old special {{{{{{{{{{{{{VIBES}}}}}}}}}}} to start everyones week off. Let's rev up those ol' bods and get healthy. One little thing today will move us closer to our goals.

Come on...........the pom-poms are out and a shakin'. Let's go ladies...it's a new month and day [July 1].....and a new 'us' will follow if we stay true to ourselves!!!! Have a SUPER DAY and it feels sooooooooo good to be back!!!!!!

TOPS {{{{{{{{{{{{{{{HUGS}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}
Summer

Hey Summer,

Welcome back girl. I really missed you. I can't call out long distance so I haven't been able to call you. I knew you were having computer problems so I didn't email you anymore. Eleni told us that. I am so glad you got a new computer. Hope all is well everyone in the family.

Were some of the tests to see why Heather was having the headaches? I hope they found out why for you. It must be terrrible to have so many of the migraines like she does.

I have been hearing about the fires. Haven't had much time to watch the news. I was wondering if you were safe though. I didn't know how close they were to you. Thought maybe you had to be evacuated.

How much to lose in a week? Well you have done 5 lbs before. Just drink a lot of green tea and stay away from the carbs for the week and that should do it.

I am back to counting points and eating normal again. I had a start over day with coco yesterday and I did great. I ended the day with 17 1/2 pts. I was happy with that. I was going to eat more to get to 20 but my stomach wasn't feeling good. Had cramps in it. So I didn't eat. But I had chineese the day before so I could afford to eat low points.LOL

Coco,

How did the church function go with you yesterday? Did you manage to skip the eating out part? I hear you there. It is very hard to stay in control when you are put in those places. I know I can't do it. I was just happy to make it through one day on plan. Now I will deal with today.
You get back to the walking and you will be fine. Glad to hear you finally had a good day all around. You deserved it. How is your husband doing?

Wendy,

I hear you about the curves. But ours is only closed for thursday. I will go the other days. I have been having a lot of problems with my hips again. When I was working out a lot they were great. Now that I backed off the exercise to once a day or 3 x a week they are acting up again. So I am going to try to keep doing it 1x a day again. I need to do that.
Feels good to be counting points again.

Don't worry about the mickey D's. One meal will not ruin what you did for the week. Let us know how weigh in goes.

Eleni,

Glad to see you are doing better also. Are you getting ready for your trip. I hope you have a great time. Keep up the great work.

Penny,

Sorry I missed your call yesterday. I was either at walmart or outside in the pool when you called. I wasn't in the house much. I have been looking for you online but you haven't been there. I haven't been here much myself.

I hope you are still doing great. You have weigh in tonight also. Good luck with that. Let us know how you are doing.

Christie,

ARE YOU BACK GIRL?????????????????????

Sherri

HIya SUmmer! Love those vibes!!

Had a crappy weekend regarding eating..Damned Cheedar cheese, Kahlua and homemade doughnuts!!!ARGHHH! Going to go walk twice today to try and redeem myself..LOL..thats what happens when we go to camp

But I did get into a pair of shorts one size smaller than I usually wear

Hope everyone is well

Sherri, Thanks for the welcome back...and words of encouragement!!! Glad you're doing your points again. No, not Heather, other dd and dh. Basically things are negative, but need to have check-ups every 6 mo.

C4C, here's some more {{{{{{{{{{vibes}}}}}}}} just for you. Forget about the tough weekend, but I do have to say YUM to the Kahlua!!! If I had some here, I'd toast you with a drink and say BAH to the calories. Felt good to buy shorts in a smaller size, eh?

Well good evening ladies. all is well here in Michigan. I lost a half of a pound tonight, which brought me to 40#. That just encourages me so much. I'm gonna do this.
summer-glad to hear from you again. I wish things could go better for you. Yo are in my thoughts and prayers.
coco- i hope the chuch function went well.
Christie- you back from vacation? and how was it.
not much going on here. getting pumped up to lose these pounds.
Sherri-hope you are still on track. How was curves tonight.
Eleni-glad you are focused again.