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We want to invite everyone to join us in our journey.
We share laughter and tears.
We share what works for us and what doesn't.
We recently started a Topic of the Day.

Monday........Motivation Monday
Tuesday.......Tuesday Tips
Wednesday.....Wednesday Weigh ins
Thursday......Thankful Thursday
Friday........Friday Facials, Fingernails and Fun
Saturday.......Sit-up Saturdays - any physical activity
Sunday.........Soup and Salad Sunday - recipes

These are not required topics ...just ideas to share. We have found them very helpful. We also share heartaches and fears...joys and celebrations.

WELCOME!

Welcome to our new thread.
I posted on the last thread so I am headed for bed.
Hope to find lots of new posts tomorrow.
Good night. Zzzzzzz

Hi ladies,

My four day weekend is shaping up to have crappy weather. Today its wet already. And its cool. We were supposed to spend the time fishing.

Instead, we took my Mazda Tribute to the dealership yesterday to have some work done and ended up trading it in on a new car. Its something we've been talking about but I loved it and wasn't interested in other cars. However, I found a black Mazda 3 that I love. Its smaller and will get a lot better gas mileage. I had a suspicion that the Tribute was headed for some transmission problems because I drive in such heavy traffic and it did have 70,000 miles on it. They gave us more than we owe plus we got it on the S-Plan because my stepson works for Ford. And 3.9% interest. Couldn't hardly pass that up.

We had a birthday party for the MIL last night. I was so pissed that it was too inconvenient for one of her three sons that he could only stay for the first 20 mins. Interfered with his partying plans with his girlfriend. His mother turned 84 and this was a first ever birthday party for her and he couldn't stay. I was so mad, I couldn't even look at him as he was leaving. He's one of those that everything has to be at his convenience and on his terms; he cannot meet anyone half way. And when he gets a girlfriend, its all about her and the rest of us don't exist. Until she dumps him and he needs someone to cry to.

We got her two red hats and a red feather boa and a purple one too. She was a scream prancing around. Her sister just moved into the retirement apartment facility where she lives and they have joined the Red Hat Society. They have a function next week and she's been fretting about a red hat. DH couldn't decide on one so he bought both. And I couldn't decide on a boa so I bought both! She was thrilled.

Food has been good up until yesterday. I will end up being over for the weekend by the time we have Easter dinner for my mom, his mom and one brother (not THAT brother). He invited a cousin and her husband too. I'm not sure if they are coming or not. But since its mostly his family, I need to go get him up and make him help clean house.

Lucky - Yes, I have three Winsor pilates DVD's that I do. I got up yesterday morning feeling very stiff and sore in my lower back. I did the DVD for the back and I was fine the rest of the day. I love them.

I've got to run. I may not be back to post until after all the family has gone on Sunday. My mom is coming around noon today so I need to get my rear in gear.

Have a great Saturday and weekend!

Hey ladies -

I too am living with my mother AND my grandmother - although I have lived on my own before, i ended up moving back when all my best friends went and got married and moved away (Iowa, Bangor Maine, and Georgia...) We fight all the time because she's one of those moms who acts more like the annoying younger sister...if you all know what I mean

2Cute, I'll keep in mind your comments about not comparative shopping...actually I plan on having a budget wedding, when I finally tie the knot. Owen is cheaper than me, and neither of us can fathom spending the average (what is it, $10,000..... 20,000?) on (as Chandler calls it in Friends) a "party."

Andria my prayers are with you, you know these times make us stronger. And look at it this way, at least it was found. Some women (like me) never go to the doctor when something goes wrong. I'm deathly afraid of the doctor.

Well, I must go do some errands...I just spent nearly 200 dollars two weeks ago to have the car garage fix my car since it was leaking coolant. I'll be damned if the coolant light came on yesterday, I put coolant in and sure enough it's all leaking out...like dripping. Damn. If they think I'm paying for them to do the same thing....

Well I guess I'm off.

Hi all, I've had a pretty good day. I love our Saturdays at work. It's just a skeleton shift, just DH & I one salesman and 2 part timers. We get there around 9:00 and about 11:00 we leave (DH&I) and go eat brunch and run any errands (today it was the office supply store) then on to the plant to take inventory of the parts in progress so Alvin can work on the schedule for next week. Then it's back to finish up work. Just the fact that not everyone is there, and no phone calls interupting, makes Saturdays one of my favorite days.

After work we stopped by Sam's and bought up more supplies, and came home and I took a nap. Just woke up, so I probally will not sleep tonight.

Tomorrow we are to have an Egg Hunt in the park at our church. Grandson Nathan is supposed to be there, so we will enjoy it, Then after that lunch at my moms. DH asked what we were having, and I told him it was EASTER so that meant ham and cake with Jelly Beans on top!!!

Monday I am starting my new PLAN!!! I am having my evening meals prepared and delivered to the house. They are 400 calorie controlled and are following the ZONE diet plan. I'm going to dig out my ZONE book and read up on what else to eat. I could get all three meals and 2 snacks delivered too, but decided to try just the dinners first.

Talking about food, my supper just finished in the over, so have a Happy Easter1

Good evening ladies... only have a few minutes.
we were suppose to all meet at a park tomorrow but because it has been raining here for 2 days and still more tomorrow.. plus cold ... it has been moved to our house... so that means I have to get busy. I have been gone for two days running running running (errands that is.. lol) so my house is the pitts AGAIN. I just unload in the kitchen and collapse each evening... and now I have to get it all put away.

My food has been fair. No pigging out.. but no strick dieting either.
But I am glad to say... I have been maintaining not gaining.
But I do know that maintaining at this weight is not good.
I have not given up... I will get back on program.

Gotta go. Have a wonderful EASTER !!!

Happy Easter, Everyone!

No time to stop and chat. Just wanted to wish everyone a wonderful holiday!

Happy Easter!!

HAPPY EASTER

Luv all of you

Happy Easter

You all have a BLESSED DAY

Hi. I am lurking. I don't have anything to contribute. I'm a major downer. Wednesday, the kids and I spent HOURS making a welcome home banner for my DH. For those of you who don't know, he's been in Baghdad for the last year. Only had two more weeks to go. Thursday we get a call from command that they've been extended until August. So after we get all ready for him to come home, I have to turn around and tell my kids that daddy STILL isn't coming home. My fear is that in June when we are supposed to turn the government over to Iraq, that things will not go well and they will be extended again which we have been told is a distinct possiblility. This is so depressing. I think maybe when the kids get out of school for the summer, I'm going to go back home for a while. I can't stand sitting here all summer.
As for my food and my weight, haven't really paid attention the last week. Maybe I'll care later this week.
Anyhoo, I'm still alive and lurking. Hopefully I'll be a little more positive next time I come here.
Hope everyone else here is doing OK.
Talk at ya later,
Jen

Wow, it's definitely a holiday..what would the holidays be without the family fighting? Ok, every morning before work my mom comes to my doorway and asks me to aprove of her outfits. Now, today I figured it wouldn't be any differet..now I'm no fashion plate but when my mom came down the stairs wearing khakis, a lacy lacy ribbony dress shirt with an empire waist AND SNEAKERS..I had to say something. She got huffy and said i was dressed terribly (which may have been true but at least i matched...)..thus the chaos began early this morning.

I think the food will be a little lenient today, since my mouth is already watering thinking of the crackers and cheese down there.

Good luck to you all today!

Oh, Jen, I feel so sad for you and your family. It has to be exhausting to be told one thing, get your hopes up and then have everything jerked out from under you.

I haven't been in your situation so I don't have any words to comfort you. Just know you and yours are in my thoughts daily. I will hope and pray you are all home together safe and sound soon.

Jen - Oh honey, I am so sorry that DH will not be home as planned. My heart goes out to you all! Maybe a trip back home will help a little! I wish there was something wonderful and inspiring I could say. I am thinking about you!
Hugs!


2cute - You poor thing, I just get tired thinking about all the running around you are doing. Please find some time to take care of yourself!

Melissa - Sorry to hear about the holiday family fights. Unfortunately we are too far away from our families so holidays are pretty quiet around our house.

As for me, I am on day 3 of stimulation drugs for our IVF cycle. Let me tell you, these are the biggest pain in the butt injections to mix. (Ingrid - tell me if you had this to deal with) Every night I am taking 3 amps of one med and 1 vial of another. They are all in powder form. 3 of them are in these lovely glass amps that I have to break apart. Then I have to draw a liquid solution in the syringe, inject it into one amp of powder, draw that up, inject into the next, draw that up and so on and so on. The first night we screwed it all up and had to start over (~$80 mistake) because the syringe was leaking. The injection itself is no biggie, it's the prep work. On Tues. morning I go in for monitoring to see how my body is reacting to the meds then I go again on Thurs, Fri, Sat, Sun, Mon....until they decide it's time to do egg retrieval. It's all so exciting and nerve racking at the same time!!! I am just trying to stay positive and think of the end result and how worth it everything will have been!

I hope everyone is having a wonderful Day! I'll talk to you later!
Love Ya!
Barb