Hey everyone. 8 pages seemed like a lot, so I started a new thread. Hope no one minds...

Very exciting/sad news at my job. One of my co-workers' husbands forged federal documents saying that he was a diplomat so he could bypass security at airports. They went away to Dallas 2 weekends ago, and he dropped his fake documents in a store. The store called the federal government (i think in order to give them back), and that was when the government realized what was going on...

My friend called in sick on Friday, and the feds came to work looking for her. She was out sick again yesterday, and it made all news channels that he was arrested on a felony count, and is being extradited to Dallas. If he carried a weapon on a plane (which these papers allowed him to do) he will also be brought up on federal charges.

It is very sad. I have been in their home for dinner. They have driven me home from work a number of times. How very weird.

Anyway. With all of the excitement, I stayed up late watching the news, and was too tired to work out this morning. I am going to go to bed early to make sure I don't blow off tomorrow as well.

Well, I hope everyone has a good day.
Meg

Hello ladies,

Wow, Meigg what an interesting story about your co-worker's husband. Why would he be carrying a gun?

Coolmom you and I have a lot in common.. my hubby and I own a business too, a commercial greenhouse, I work there filling up the greenhouses and then selling everything from Feb. till the end of June, plus do the office work all year round. I am also Catholic and though I don't agree with everything I am and always will be a Catholic. Just feel better being a part of it.


Pam, I am glad you are finding something to believe in, and that your dh is going along with you.. IT's so nice to believe in something, it can really get you through many bad times.

Hello to everyone else, hope you are all having an op day..
oh and no we did not blow away with the winds,, but they are still blowing, they blew out a door at the greenhouse today. That is one of our major problems downthere.. wind...well with plastic walls,,

I am still going strong with my woe...and its getting easier.. I just don't want alot of the wrong things.. am eating more fruit, and veggies and I'm liking it,, cause I am feeling so good.... my body may be aching from the work I am doing, but my innards are doing great.. if you know what I mean.

Dahlia

Hi Ladies,
Meg..what a cute little pic you have there wow..what a silly thing for your co-workers hubby to do just to get through the airport quicker well..i assume thats why he did it.

I received 2 letters from Jacqui yesterday..that girl never sits still she is training to be an air stewardess now on top of modelling one of her friends is one and she went to Las Vegas for 45 pounds and New York for 5 days for 2 people was only 35 pounds
She sent me a couple of pics of Olivia and even sent me a key ring with one of her in it her letters made me laugh as i can tell she is going to spoil that little girl rotten she wrote
"Olivia is 11lbs now,clothes were lovely..gosh..she has loads of stuff, about 10 pairs of different shoes..boots..slippers and coats.She has a little furry one in cream, looks like a little eskimo in that..going to get her some more toys today she likes bright things with music so will get her some nice stuff from E.L.C. and Toys r Us and more clothes..got her some stuff yesterday from asda..can't wait till we go on holiday see what she makes of that.
She is smiling and giggling..its funny and she whacks her toys on her mat the midwife said she is advanced for her age" Sounds like a proud MOM to me Anyway, here she is @ 5 hours old.

Morning!

Dahlia, yea, inards! I hear you about Catholicism -- when you are named after St Theresa (no comments, here Cat!) you are almost afraid to change your religion, even if you want to!

Hey, what a cutie-patootie, Cathy!!! And, Jacqui is indeed a proud mom. Isn't it a strange (in a good sense) feeling to watch your kids take on another role as in Jacqui being a mom? You must be very proud of her as she is one busy lady. Here in the States if someone in your immediate family works for an airline, family members -- as in YOU! -- get a hefty discount. Well, that was the case anyway before the airline industry took a nose dive because of the economy. I bet it's hard not to make those reservations now that you have seen that little girl!

Heck, that little Olivia will be stacking wood like her Grandma in no time. Thanks for sharing her with her adopted cyber aunts here!

Meg, thanks for sending me the web site -- what a difference your weight loss has made already! Setting up your own site is great incentive to keep up the momentum of losing weight.

Tired this morning ... didn't sleep well because I kept having nightmares. Then woke up to find a cat sleeping on my chest with her butt in my nose . Stayed OP yesterday and did manage to get my 2-mile WATP in. Hope I can keep this routine up -- mighty tired today and going back to bed for 20 minutes is looking more and more attractive. If I get into that habit though, I'll never get my work out done in the mornings. I really want to lose this weight this time around ....

OK, time for more coffee -- that should rev my engine a bit.

Pam -- morning!

Catch you all on the rebound and have a great day ....

Good morning ladies,

Cool mom... I was named after the Virgin Mary herself.. so I sure know what you mean ...

Olivia is a doll.. so precious.. bet you can't wait to hold her yourself... being a granny is the best thing in life... next to being a mom of course. Is Jacqui your daughter? afraid I am a little behind here on that one...do I have this right, she just became a mom and now wants to be a stewardess? and she is a model?
all I can say is WOW!!!

Well, got to go to work.. have a great op day all.. will check in this evening.

Dahlia

Dahlia, your mom called in the "big guns" when you were born!

Good Morning Ladies

Cathy, Olivia is absolutely prescious. What a little doll. Thanks for posting the pic...she's gorgeous. I'd love to see her in her little Eskimo outfit

Thank you all for your support on my finding my faith. It is greatly appreciated and so nice to get perspective from others. Thank you again.

Well had a good day yesterday and was a good girl and did my homework. I spent an hour on one question but I finally figured it out and was feeling like a proud peacock after. I really thought I was going to have to breakdown and call my tutor last night. I guess I'm just stubborn...I want to figure it out myself.

I get to babysit Makenzie tonight after work for an hour or so, so I'm looking forward to that. She's a bit over a year now and walking and jabbering up a storm. She just makes my heart melt when I walk in and she gives me that big grin and walks over with her arms out to be lifted up. Her giggle is quite infectious and she will be welcome relief after a day at work.

I better go hit the shower now, speaking of work, and get a move on this a.m.

Hugs to all and have a great OP day.

Pam

Hi guys...

I went to bed really early last night. My arm started hurting again. I had a heating pad on it. I still hurt this morning so I didn't want to go to the gym.

My girlfriend showed up late to work today. She is wearing all black.

Anyway, I am exhausted. Not enough coffee. I am going for more. Just wanted to check in to say hi!

Meg

Morning Ladies..Terry..kept having nightmares i'm not surprised really with a cats smelly bum stuck up your nose was'nt anything to do with being 'stuck' in the middle of a dunkin donuts and pizza place was it ? speaking of donuts i went out with hubby yesterday (for a ride) he had to see that specialist about his leg so i 'amused' myself by going in safeway's and buying chips..donuts and hagen daz ice cream lollies i had 3 long john's last night and i've had 2 this morning i don't normally like donuts that much but these are so good..its not helping that hubby is'nt helping me eat them...that's the last time i buy these
Dahlia..yeh..you're right on all four counts Jacqui is my daughter, model, new mom and wannabe air stewardess...i was wondering last night if she could get cheap airfares to come and see me..they are going to Alicante in June and the Bahama's for christmas..and she said that once she starts this job she will never be home...i'll work on the relatives cheap airfares too
Pam..good job with the homework..you are stubborn (just like me) i would have done exactly the same thing
Meg..sounds like you done something serious to that arm maybe a trip to the doc is in order?

good morning -

well, i have more on the friend story...apparently she doesn't understand why the fbi came and ransacked her house. she is SOOOO blind. i guess he really has her fooled. she is upset because she is going to lose their new house, and they might deport him (which means she is going to divorce him). apparently it was $50,000 just to hire the attorney, and $250,000 cash/bond to get him out of jail. if it were me? i would have already served divorce papers. there is no way i would go into debt like that for him. let his family do it.

on a brighter note, i got up at 5:30 and made it to the gym. i feel great. i also talked to the people at starbucks and they have a drink that fits with atkins - sugar free syrup, espresso, and heavy cream. it is fab - i am drinking one now.

dan and i have been struggling becuase we owe over $2,000 in taxes. he worked 88 hours in overtime to pay the bill, and then his company said they wouldn't pay it. Thankfully, they changed their minds yesterday, and we are getting it. Perhaps a new outfit is in my future as well!

Hope everyone has an OP day!
Meg

Morning Buddies,
Hey Meg thanks for the link i'll check out your page later where is your friends hubby from? i thought he was American...my husband asked if he was a terrorist..i said i don't think so i think he just wanted a quick way to get through airports but it makes you wonder now what a shame for your friend..she will be in debt forever i would get rid of him NOW like you said. I tried to find something about the story on the net but was'nt successful..i'm 'y if it was that easy for him to 'dupe' airport staff just how safe are we?

I've had a 'bad' week this week..in fact..i have'nt tried at all..just can't seem to get into a routine don't realy know what i'll do and i'm not really bothered at the moment i have so many other things on my mind i really want to get motivated as we've only got just over 2 months and then June will be upon us
I'll do some 'surfing' later on maybe i'll find some motivation from other people who have reached their goals..i just love looking at the before and after pics..got to go make brekky. BBL

WI this morning and it wasn't pretty -- up 2.5 lbs. Talk about spitting nickels.

It all started Wednesday when I was browsing thru a Victoria Secret catalogue that came in the mail and got so totally frustrated with their thin bods and all the nice clothes and my fat one. I am not sure what bothered me more -- their bodies or the clothes that I want to wear and can't. Been OP all week and managed to get in 5 WATPs -- blew it big time yesterday with food and no APs.

My mantra today, "I will not give in," "I will not give in" -- I wish I had done that yesterday!

Been working and crashing early all week -- everytime I think of coming to post, I am too pooped to pop. Takes me awhile to get acclimated to new routines, old lady that I am!

Meg, good for you for getting to the gym! Yep, your friend's hubby is in big trouble -- pretty extreme measures to go through just because he doesn't like to stand in line. Alterior motives there for sure. I do feel sorry for his wife as her world isn't pretty right now either.

Cathy, I hear ya, it's tough to get motivated and stay that way if your mind's not ready yet. Good luck browsing success stories -- they do work for me. Smart hubby -- I thought terrorist too.

Well, if I am to get to the hairdresser this afternoon, I had better shake a leg -- heck, if I am going to lose weight, I better shake more than just a leg!

Later gators!

Hey guys!

Well, my hubby brought up the old clothes from the basement. Only 2 pairs of jeans and one pair of pants with matching sweater fit. Today I am going to Marshall's at lunch to try on a few things. I am hoping to pick up two spring outfits. Believe it or not, Dan actually encouraged me. I guess we have a little extra $ this month. He is really proud of how I am sticking with it. Every day when I make a good choice, or get on the scale, etc., he says "Meg's doin' it!" It is really cute.

I am right between a 12 and 14 now. I was between a 16 and a 1x a year ago. But, as we all know, I haven't really been "doin' it" since recently.

I have been eating too much sugar this week, resting on my laurels. Bad. I need to make sure I cut all that out.

Today I am starting fresh, only 2 pounds up (easily lost I hope).

Hope everyone has an OP day!
Meg

YEA, MEG!!!
Nothing like new clothes -- in a smaller size -- to perk us up!!! Congratulations and happy shopping today!

Hi Lasses
Woke up with the intention of being 'good' today and while i made hubby's brekky the toast (with loads of butter melting on it ) looked so good that i decided to make some for myself..i had 2 pieces and it was so good that i had 2 more it was white bread too and i usually only have wholewheat so i was really 'bad' was'nt i? bad cat!! i've really got to get my act together here and GET WITH THE PROGRAM!!!
While i was out shopping yesterday i bought a gel seat cover for my bike because i'm definitely going to start using that..i washed it yesterday and its all sparkly and ready to hit the road and while i'm breaking it in again i'm hoping my bum won't be as numb this time
Terry..Spitting Nickels you crack me up! i can't believe that you've gained!! you are being so good! don't let it throw you just keep going and weigh in again in the morning..if your monster is anything like mine you will have lost that couple of pounds overnight (grrr)