So its the arse crack of dawn well for Kirsty at least here in the land of the undead its 1 am and who's up writing a paper?
your good old pal Kier KO or whatever you like to call me
And I'm new and improved and alive with chemistry
aka i'm on week 2 of paxil which when it works IS FABU BTW AND made me turn down pumpkin pie!
anyway my lil muffins of love my 20 and 30 somethign denizens of WW delights who I hold so dear and would definitely go crackers (or is that Eat Crackers?) without
Have a good morning and I will try to post more later
Love
Kier

morning kier - are you sure you haven't already gone crackers!!
well done on turning down pumpkin pie! hope you finished that paper.
big hello to everyone else - how did you all do with your thanksgiving meals? i am still feeling full of cold but for some reason that doesn't affect my eating (in fact, it makes me want to comfort eat, esp with TOM around!). what is that saying, is it "feed a fever, starve a cold"? if so, i'm doing it all wrong!! however, i'm mad about making soups at the moment, esp those with zero or very few points. today i'm having parnsip, carrot and chestnut soup. yum. i like to make it quite thick so i'm almost eating it! and then i don't need any bread so even less points.
best get on with work - but before i go, CONGRATS on reaching goal lori! i read you wanted to lose another 11 pounds. be careful not to go too low - it is much harder to maintain!
jenl - hope your cold gets better too (and emma's!).
ali - how was boston?
kirsty
ps hello candi - welcome to the group!

Kirsty: Boston was good, didn't have time to look round though. I keep forgetting though that I don't live that far away from there it's about a 5 hour drive. My friend looked great for her wedding though. It's starve a fever, feed a cold I think... All I know is colds make me the queen of carbs.

Lori: Congrats!!! As for finding the weight you really want to be, just find something that isn't a struggle to maintain.

Kierie: Good luck on your paper!!

I am in the process of trying to lose a few pounds.. I hate gaining, but to be fair, I haven't been eating that well as of late and I am the type who'll always have to watch it. Actually the exercise hasn't been great as of late either. But yeah I am trying to be motivated for the month and to eat well on days I am not celebrating!!

Take care!

Ali

Hi Ali, Kirsty and everyone else.

I had a great few days off and am proud to say I didn't eat that much for Thanksgiving. Probably my high end of points, but a lot less food than I would have in years past.

If feels good to be back at work and into a schedule. I find my eating does better in a schedule too.

Even with most of us Americans gone the last few days, there are still a ton of posts to get through!!

I wanted to tell modkit that I loved your pics, you look terrific, way to get to goal! We are so proud of you!!

Hang in there Ali, it is tough for me too, and I know I will always have watch it, and that is life.

I did read some of the posts from last week, and I enjoyed Kirsty and Belle's conversation about sizes/and weight/body build. I find it facsinating too. I am 5' 7" tall, have CBH, but not too bad, and at 158 pounds I am a size 10/12. But at my goal weight, 138 I am a size 7. Everyone seems different. I carry most of my weight on my butt and upper thighs, but I have always had a flat tummy.

I am finishing up my web site today, so I will post some pics on our new house. We are planning on moving in just after x-mas. My DH is laying the hardwood floors this week. I am excited to move in, and equally excited to lock in our mortgage and stop having to buy things for the house that cost three times more than the builder says they do. Oh well, it is almost done.

Once the house is finished, I am going to hit my treadmill and The Firm tapes faithfully. I have a workout room in the basement equipped with a big TV and VCR, so there are no excuses!!

Well, I better get some work done. I need to start thinking about x-mas shopping too. Better check out Toys R Us online, I hope they have some free shipping!!

Talk to you gators later.....

Good morning girls! Lori, first off, congratulations on reaching goal! Yay! You must be so proud and we are proud of you too!! 5.4 in one week, holy cow!

Good morning Kier! What is paxil? I have never heard of this....good for you for turning down pumpkin pie!

Kirsty - how was your girlie night? Sorry to hear you are still sickly. I am happy to report that I am feeling much better, although I haven't been sleeping well (think its mostly stress related, as my mom's $ runs out on Dec 31). I don't know if its starve or feed a cold, but I am the same way - I call it "soul food". I like to eat hot soup, hot chocolate, peppermint mocha's from Starbucks...you get the picture.

Ali - glad to hear your trip was good! You didn't run into New Kids on the Block did you? kidding. I was a big fan as a kid and whenever I think of Boston , I think of New Kids. Iknow, I am lame. I think I am one of those people too that always has to watch. I am happy to hear of someone who made it to goal and stayed there that is in the same boat.

Tonya - that is weird - so at 7 lbs more than you, my boss was a 16 and you a 10. It is weird. Glad your house is done and you did good at thanksgiving. You seem a lot cheerier!

Tomorrow is WI and I get to see how much damage a week of no excercise, drinking unreal amounts of OJ and being sickly has done. I am a bit worried, but I have to admit, I do notice my clothes fit quite nicely so I don't think there was any long term damage. I did count points and eat quite well, so it could be worse. Plus, I did clean the house yesterday and I earned 6 activity points?! Who knew?? But I also ate 6 points over my max, as I had a drink at the play we went to (A Christmas Carol) and I had a second peice of salmon - b/f cooked! Yee haw.

I got to b-sit my nieces on Saturday. B/f came along and he was very sweet - he really WANTED to - and he didn't leave until he had to go do his project (due today). He even changed poopy diapers. Carmen had 3 really big ones, we are talking all the way up her back - we had to change her clothing. He had never seen a new born naked and Carmen is really hairy, so he got a kick out of it. He was really sweet with her. And he played with my 4 year old neice as well - she was a princess in distress and he was her "real knight". I was playing wiht her and a stuffed knight but that wasn't good enough. It was very sweet.

Anyway, that was my exciting (or not so exciting) weekend. Tonight is my last bellydancing class (I still have to register for next semester) and I am meeting my friend (who I am disgusted with and don't really care to continue this friendship) afterwards. If she is still acting the same way I'll just stop responding to her. She is totally negative and whines all the time, feels sorry for herself (one of those peopel who's mommy and daddy pay for everything, but she can't find a job so she is all bitter and jealous that I have one, you know the type? - I can't talk about my job or anything related to it b/c she thinks I am rubbing it in her face). I haven't heard one positive thing come out of her mouth in about 18 months..its very depressing!! but I also find her to be not a very reciprocal friend. IE when Carmen was in ICU she didn't phone or e-mail once and told me it wasn't a big deal b/c she was only a baby and not even my baby. I thought that was inhuman. So, as you can see I don't really care if she isn't my friend anymore - she only drags me down and to be frank, the only time she contacts me is when she wants something from me - ie: for her wedding or to help her find a job. SO.....we'll see what she wants tonight!

Well, thanks for letting me rant. Sometimes I don't realize how much something effects me until I tell someone!

I should get to work, BBL

Hey all... still sick.... All weekend and I feel miserable. I just can't seem to kick this bug and the worst part is I can't take anything for it. Man it sucks!!!! I just hope little Emma doesn't get this sick, she has a cough (I don't tho).

Other than that, I had a pretty ho-hum long weekend. Did a teeny bit of shopping, I don't like the over-aggressive crowds. Did a teeny bit of cleaning. Oh, hung up the outdoor lights and decorations. And did some napping. Wish I wasn't here today tho!!!!

Belle, newborn poos are the worst. They are like atomic bombs. Tho they don't smell as bad as when they are on solid foods!!!

Kirsty... MMMMM, Soup! It does a body good!!

Ok, I suppose I should do something. We have some majorly crabby people here today. There is one (told you all about her)... outside of the office she tries to be soooo nice to me... this morning she was already snippy. I HATE THAT!!!! People wonder why I just stay away!

Tootles!

Morning all! I am tired today for no real reason. I guess it's just a monday feeling. I bought 2 yoga DVDs yesterday. they each have 2 20 minute workouts on them. I have a hard time doing aerobices in my living room but I think Yoga is better done on my own in my own space so hopefully that can get me motivated. My applications for nursing school go in by February 28th so my mom told me to get my butt in to a hospital and start volunteering - I guess I'd better. I'd love to do something with children in the hospital (as a volunteer) but it's always the old people they need help with I guess we'll see what happens.
Belle - I spent time with my nieces last night too! It sounds like you had a good time. Good that the BF was comfortable too. Your friend sounds annoying, it's good that you can recognize her behavior. I wonder what would happen if you confronted her about it?
Jen - STOP BEING SICK! Wouldn't it be nice to be able to cure ourselves through sheer willpower?
Tonya - Be sure to let us know about the pictures of the new house - what a great way to start the new year.
Ali - I always think anywhere in the States is far away but actually, I'm almost right at the border. When I go, I like to buy all the cool fat free products that we don't have in Canada yet.
Kirsty - yes, feed a fever starve a cold but food is soo nice when a person is sick. Where do you get your soup recipies?
Hi kier - you sound like you're having too much fun. I hope you got some sleep.

OK - the boss is not in today so I'm going to take this opportunity to contact some hospitals about volunteering. I'll be back.

KT

KT good for you for going for your nursing degree! Such a high demand here in Alberta for nurses!

FYI I did confront her - I wrote her an e-mail asking her what her problem was and why she only contacted me when she needed something. She wrote back a snotty e-mail about how I talk about work and rub her face in it. So I wrote an e-mail and told her exactly what I told you guys - she was negative, whiney, didn't appreciate anything anyone did, etc and that she was taking and not giving. I basically told her shape up or ship out b/c I don't have time for friends like that. She wrote back and said she needed the kick in the arse and that she wanted to get together. Since then, it hasn't really changed but she is the one asking to see eachother. I think she got scared b/c she only has 2 friends in the world, me being one of them, and thought she might lose me - but probably was more worried b/c she has no contacts in our industry besides me. And I have always helped her to get jobs. Unfortunately she was fired. So I won't recommend her anymore. Her work ethic bites too - she doesn't think she needs to work more than her 8 hours to the second/day and won't take a job if she has to get to the office before 8:30am and even taht is a stretch.

YIKES!!

Jen - still sick, eh? What is UP with that??

Belle - she sounds thoroughly nasty with a terminal case of me-itis. If she doesn't want work bad enough to start before 8:30., I wouldn't be recommending her either.
KT

Hey, where is everyone today???

KT, nurses are in high demand everywhere. I think you will have no problem getting a job in that field!! Aren't you an EMT or something like that too??

Belle, my former best friend was similar. She once told me she was jealous that I had everything (yah right) and she had nothing. She hasn't spoken to me since finding out I was PG with Emma. How sad. I am still long distance friends with her sister. We write every once in awhile. So it really doesn't hurt to let things go... sometimes it is for the better. If it brings you down, then it's not worth it.

Hi everyone! Back after Thanksgiving and I'm catching up on posts. Thanksgiving was not great, but a lot better than it could have been, I guess. Lots of long walks. Now it's back to the grind. Two more weeks and I'm done for the semester, which means all the papers and finals are looming. ACK! Anyway, I am (hopefully), back on track after the Thanksgiving slipups. Today has been lots of fruit, veggies, protein, whole grains, all the good stuff. And I'm going to the gym tonight (yay treadmill!).

Jen- You're really getting kicked with that bug. Hope you feel better soon.

Belle- My mom has a friend JUST LIKE THAT. Whenever she's having a problem she calls up my mom to weep. But if my mom wants to talk about what a rough time she's having with something, forget it. Overall she's just really irritating (and she's not even MY friend!). This year her kids went to college and they both got into MIT, so now she is all full of MIT and how WONDERFUL it is and they are and blah blah blah. And then she pairs that with snotty little remarks about my going to a state university. I think we all have to go have dinner with her and the wonders over Christmas (the girls are really nice, it's just their mom). Agh. Ok, I'll stop *****ing now.

Kirsty- Mmm, soup. It's cold here, so I may have to make some.

KT- Good luck with nursing school. You'll rock it!

Lori- Congrats on making goal! That's fantastic!

Tonya- Good job on staying in points over t-giving!

Ali- I think we all have to always watch it. I stopped watching it and 20 pounds later, looks what happened. And it is so hard to get off!

Kier- do you ever get a break from the papers? I did not turn down the pumpkin pie (sigh)

Cat

Jen - I am a first aid attendant so I deal with emergencies. I haven't had to though, I work concerts and hockey games at Vancouver's smallest venue and then for 2 weeks in the summer I work the Pacific National Exhibition which is usually band aids and bee stings. This year we had a number of seizures but nothing too serious. The problem with nursing in BC is that there are not enough spaces in the nursing programs to fill the spaces from the nurses that retire each year. There is a 2 year wait to get into most programs! And they used to do 2 year diploma programs and are now only doing 4 year degree programs. Luckily, they have one program that will give me credit for my other degree that could see me with the nursing degree in 2 years. It seems so far away. It'll happen in no time.
Cat - it's the finals and exams that make me second guess myself - good luck with your studying!
KT

WOW KT, they are building a new 2 year nursing school here because of the demand. I keep telling hubby that if our company closes I want to go into nursing. Yes it is demanding, but I really want to do that. After having Emma, I really would like to be an OB/Delivery nurse. I had a rotten one during delivery and don't think people need to go through that. All my other nurses were fabulous. Oh and my neighbor had the rotten one too and she thought the same thing of her.

Soon I get to go home. I just can't believe how long I have been sick. First one thing then the other. I just hope it goes away soon, but with the super cold weather here and lots of sicky people walking around, I am bound to get whatever they have.

Jen - that's funny, I want to do L&D too with the eventual goal of becoming a midwife. I've heard from so many people who have had bad experiences with their nurses. Of course I may end up in Emergency just for the fun of it. I just really like drama.
KT