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Monday........Motivation Monday
Tuesday.......Tuesday Tips
Wednesday.....Wednesday Weigh ins
Thursday......Thankful Thursday
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OK so my brain is mush and I can't even remember what anyone wrote on the last thread that I just finished reading! Sucks to get old! It took all I had in my brain to start a new thread!

Anyway, I went to Kohl's and got a new pair of reebox sneakers and got Andrew a sponge bob jacket. It was $45 on sale for $22.50! Can't beat that! I was going to give it to him for Christmas but figured since the winter is so SHORT here that he would get more use out of it now! Because you all know that he will most definately grow out of it by next winter! He is a little weed! In the 75th percentile for his height! 50th for weight. He has to get that from his dad's side of the family, his dad is only 5'6" but his grandad was just over 6'!! My dad is only 5'7" so its not from my family! My mother is a midget! I think she bearly breaks 5'!!

Thin...just cut out the pic from the letter in my card and post it on your victim board! LOL Ok I will see what I can do about pics this year!

Gosh I sure can babble huh? Oh and I barely put 25 miles on the car today! It will take me a week to get 100 miles on it!! So not use to that...in Philadelphia I could do that 100 in a day easy!

Gail how long to drive to VA beach? How far from NC are you. I don't think its all that far you know!!

Oh please forgive me for not doing individuals to the rest...my brain is mush!
I need to get some school work done too!

IBB...Michelle

I am in a race to beat Michelle to posting here. LOL
I started to begin the new thread and she beat me to it.
Now I am going to beat her in with the first post.

Thin... Michelle sent ME a picture last year.
I am sure you got it too. It was a nice letter written in Xmas Green. It began "Happy Holidays to you and your family". Then a nice update followed and it ended with a nice photo of Michelle and Andrew. You better look around more... I know it is there someplace in 3fc stuff.

well.. I better hurry if I am going to beat michelle in posting.

DARN !!! She beat me. But for a good reason. My daughter called before I could hit submit and then got delayed.
I got great news in exchange ... my daughter is going to get to come home this FRIDAY for Thanksgiving. She will be here an entire week !!!!
I will gladly forfeit my beating Michelle posting for that great news.

Thanks for the encouragement...GAIL, I got that recipe for the Praline pumpkin cake...at the meeting someone suggested that the servings are big enuf that a half might be satifsfying for 2 1/2 pts.

I'm sorry to have been so grumpy yesterday! I guess knowing that I have to get a crown was the last straw! I hate getting the impressions taken!

I'll have a group of 13 for Thanksgiving dinner. The joys of living in a new house! at least it is clean, maybe not totally un-packed, but have found enuf dishes for the dinner. My dear S I L ordered pies and turkey, so I will just fill in with WW dishes. What a deal!

I'm posting now in fear that another new thread will take off by tomorrow morning...

Michelle, I love Kohl's. I have one near me--about 10 miles I guess...but its on the way home from work and I stop there often. They have great sales all the time. I buy a lot of clothes for Amanda and Robyn. Wayne, who is not a shopper, likes to go into Kohl's! They have a great housewares department. I love the whole store. I looked on the map where Wake Forest is in NC and it looks to me like it might take 2-3 hours of driving to Va. Beach from where you're at. But...I don't know what the roads are like--are they interstate? Back country roads? A combination of both?

BRB

2cute, that's great about your daughter coming for a long visit. I'm looking forward to the Christmas cards this year!

Peeking in to get my fix while I have my popcorn.

Sandy...pass the popcorn bowl!

Hey lovely ladies

Its that best time of the month and I'm really trying to convince myself to work out anyway. I'm not going to class tonight because of it, so I told myself I have to work out twice instead (yea funny, I rather work out twice than sit for 3 hours in an uncomfy cold lecture hall, ironic?)

We are Whipping through these threads! Its great, maybe we're feeling a bit of the holiday cheer? :P

About pictures coming in the cards - I'm am horrible horribblee at developing photos (maybe a factor of insecurities?).. so maybe I could just post some digital photos instead in the thread? My father has a digital camera and thats muchhh easier to deal with, even if I don't always know when I'll get a hold of those either. Maybe I'll just try really hard to get some photos developed

Okay back to whining about my cramps and trying to convince myself to work out

cd, working out will help your cramps. Also...drink a lot of water too. About the pictures...I understand...I know what you mean. I hate to have my picture taken. But cd, can I say something? You're a gorgeous young woman! I looked at your posted pictures and of course I see your picture avatar and you are a cutie!

I'm laughing at you Gail, you don't know me well.....LOL...Seriously, no one comes between me and my popcorn....LOL

I allot for the 4 pts in my bag and I hate it when my kids decide they need to share my bag instead of popping their own.

I'sn't that the funniest thing?

But, you know what? I would pop you your own bag, just won't share mine

I totally understand, Sandy! When I count food out in points I feel I'm entitled to it--it's MINE! Of course, you know, now I want some popcorn!

Can y'all tell the afternoon at the office has turned out to be slow?

By the way, I've got just about all 64 oz. of water drank.

Whao Sandy!! I'm the same way...I don't like to share my popcorn! I always pop John and Andrew a bowl to share and keep mine to myself! Sometimes I let Andrew share mine because thats like feeding a mouse..sometimes...there are times when I don't want popcorn and pop him some and he eats the whole darn bag!! I did just buy him some of those little individual bags!

Gail the roads from VA to NC are beautiful, smooth, clean highways all the way!! Route 95 to Route 85 to Route 1! I love the roads down here!

Oh well 2Cute...I guess I would rather hear that kind of news too!!

CD I hate my pictures taken too...and I found about 4 rolls of film that need to be developed...but its really fun when you get the cards with pics and stuff in them. See what you can do!! Maybe take the pic with the digital camera and get some glossy paper to print them on for us!

Joyce sounds like you have quite an easy Thanksgiving dinner...and who will know the foods you make are low cal?? Only YOU!! Thats the funny thing about dieting...people think diet food tastes terrible! Hummmph! We'll show them huh? I think I am going to make the phyllo dough pumpkin pie Terri posted for us..and take it to my sister's for Thanksgiving. If they don't like it then I'll take it home...my boy will help me eat it. He's use to eating ff pudding and yogurt and fruit and that kind of stuff.

I only came in to read but had to respond, there were so many of you babbling back and forth stealing popcorn and such! I'm cooking sweet potatoes in the oven and I'm going to make BBQ boneless, skinless chicken breasts in the oven...

IBB again! Michelle

On my way out the door to take DS to basketball practice. I'm going to visit my very best friend while he is practicing.

We had an early supper, so as not to have to stop and eat OUT!!! I made a nice pork roast in the oven with pot, carrots, and turnip. Hope I didn't say that already today? I'd go back and find out, but that would mean closing this window and well you know...that would be so much of a bother

Be back later taters.

Well, today is another day. We had a Boooo-rrrring meeting today at work that was called a "lunch and learn" at another facility. I ate my raisin bran before work and then when I got here, there was a big breakfast for everyone's November birthday of breakfast tacos... my favorite... which I avoided!! I'm proud of myself on that one.

Then at that meeting that lasted FOUR hours, there was tons of fruit. I usually don't have a morning snack, but it was fruit. So I had some grapes, and melon and strawberries and a half of a mini muffin. Not bad. Then they served baked chicken, salad and new potatoes and I left the gorgeous cream pies ALL ALONE. The only willpower I lost was a couple of dark chocolate miniatures and I only did that because I was falling asleep. But still doing good calorie-wise today. Still under 1,000, so I should be fine if I just hit up a lean ham sandwich for dinner.

My friends and I eat out everyday for lunch. It's a getaway thing for us. Can't stand to bring the lunch and be stuck in the building. It's a nice break from reality for an hour. But I found a link to fast foods and their fat and calories. GOOD GOD. I must've been in denial for so long!! Taco Bell my favorite place is virtually worse than McDonald's supersized. At least I can get a healthy salad at McD's... a freakin TACO has 17g of fat! I told my girlfriends never again at that place unless I haven't eaten in 3 days.

2cute & Gail--you're probably right about the scale thing. I know how much I need to lose, but it doesn't really matter the # when it comes down to it. I want to be thinner and healthier and just FEEL GOOD. After 2 weeks of diet and exercise and 3 weeks without soda, I feel incredible. Not that I'm going to stop with that LOL.

evilyn-- I like that concept on sleep a lot!! I'm the world's worst about going to bed at night. I hate to see my evening with my family end just to get up and go to work in the morning. Not that I can't sleep!! I'm dead tired by nine, but I don't do anything about it!

peekaboo--I'm with you on those carbs!! I HAVE to have my potatoes or rice or pasta. Just learning to eat less of it. I grew up on meat and potatoes and when I finally lose all that weight, I will still eat that stuff, so that's why I'm doing it now. If I don't, I'll deprive myself and I just want to learn to eat the right amount to keep my calories in check, not live without. That way when the pounds are gone, I won't have to worry bout them coming back if I teach myself moderation.


Cd-- you've got a very healthy outlook on all of this! We sound very much alike in these areas of finally just doing it all and getting it done and being happy healthy and hotties! LOL