Good Morning!

I was so hoping Alex would sleep in this morning (he didn't go to sleep until after 10), but no, he was up by 7:30. It's snowing here this morning and when I opened the blinds to show him he got so excited and started saying "Christmas! Christmas!". I don't know where he got the idea that snow means Christmas. It was cute tho.

Today is DH's last drill! I'm so glad this is over. Hopefully we won't have to worry about him being deployed anymore! Now that I'm pregnant I was really hoping he wouldn't be deployed. I so don't want to do this by myself! Yesterday they had a Christmas party at the base for the families so we went. Alex had fun. They had a moon bounce so he would have been happy with that alone! I'm thinking about getting him one for his birhday.

I haven't lost any more weight, but I'm happy with maintaining right now. If I can just not gain any (or much) with this baby, I will be happy.

Stacey:

Congratulation to you and ur DH on your pregnancy! ! I wish I could have one more..... but three is enuff for me! Ur second?

My goal for this Decemeber month is to lose 10 lbs!!! So far I have lost one pound!! I keep my plans and know it's christmas.. but keep my plans!

Hope everyone is doing well..

hi ladies i am new here. Thought I would join this chat forum. I need some major support/ I have to lose at least 40 pds. I am not doing so well but I am not giving up. I started seriously just before the holiday. I just do not want to gain anymore weight. I have a wedding in feb. I would like to loose20pds. I hope I can do that. I am doing ww on my own. I have been a member forverer on and of. I know it has to be me for it to work. I have a thyroid issue, so I know the weight will not just fall off. I have to work really hard. I just want to be healthy for the kids. Just wanted to say hi. I will be stopping in to chat.

Hello...Well no loss but no gain..Oh well...better next week!!! Would love to drop 20 lbs in the next 2 months and be at goal...I want to be thin by the time we take family pic at Easter..THat is my goal!!!

Hello to the Newbies!!!SCG--we are almost neighbors!!!

Well off to bathe..We attempted Christmas pics and K screamed like a hen!! I guess to Albuteral and the 101 fever didnt make for great picture time...Oh welll...maybe another time????
Have a great evening!!!
RR

Hi All,

I have been MIA because our computer at home is busted...got a pretty bad virus, not sure how. Anyway, now we need to get a new hard drive. We have two, but DH said he's got to designate the new one as a back up or something like that. I hope we don't lose everything. There are a lot of pics on there that cannot be replaced. I tried to get on mom's PC, but hers kept having to close IE. I hope she doesn't have something too. I'll try to come back and respond later.

Hello Chickadees,

I made Gumbo for dinner last night and I did a wonderful job! It was so yummy. I made brown rice to go with it instead of white rice and even that didn't hurt it. (I really hate whole grains. I love white bread and white rice!) I'm trying very hard to be good. I wish I liked the whole grain stuff as much as the bad for you stuff. I had leftovers for lunch and my tummy is happy now.

RR: I'm sure you will be able to get to goal. Sorry the little one isn't feeling well. Hope she is better soon.

Lauren: Ewwwee. Bummer on the 'puter. I got a Trojan a couple months ago (and you know me, I'm paranoid about this stuff! I've no idea how I got it.) and it took Andy TWO DAYS to get rid of it. Even with all of the virus protection we have, it wasn't being picked up. He had to run special virus stuff to find it. It was called Vundo and it's a monster. It did all kinds of stuff to me.

Molly: A maintain is much better than a gain! That's how I'm looking at it right now.

Hope everyone is having a great day!

Hello all,

I just wanted to jump on and say hello, I am in between classes and a meeting right now. I am not doing good, and havent update my tickers any. This is the last week before exams and I am really stressed out and the parties and everything aren't helping.

It also doesn't help that I am not on a regular schedule, it doesn't look like next semester will be regular either. It is only 166 days till graduation. (yea!)

Lisa

Lisa hang in there you will do fine. Thanks Molly and RR for the welcome, I hope I do as well as some of you. The gumbo sounds awesome. I made a chicken dish today in the crock and the kids had seconds. I made it with all low cal no fat things so I am sure I stayed in my limits too.I have yet to record. Today got away from me. I will do it after the kids are in bed. Good luck ladies

Hi All,

DJ - Sorry I didn't get to you sooner! Good for you making somethign LF that the kids like too! We have a recipe thread stickied, if you'd like to share the recipe!

Lisa - Hang in there girly, you're sounding a little discouraged some days.

Karen - Good for you eating your whole grains! Gumbo has seafood in it, right? Not sure the name of the virus we've got. DH still has to order the hard drive. Think I'm just going to tell him to suck it up and call Norton.

Lauren, thanks! I guess I am discouraged, stressed and generally wanting to move on with my life. It doesn't help that I have been going to school straight through since Jan. 04 and I will not be done til May 06. That doesn't sound like a long time, except I have taken full time hours all the way through, and this semester and next semester I am taking 15 hours. That is stressful. Sorry if I am venting alot.

Anyways back to work.

Lisa, don't apologize! Silly girl!

Hi ladies I hope all is good. I am going out to dinner tonight with some friends I am so afraid that I will blow it. I do not even want to have a cocktail, which is hard to believe with me. I love to have my wine, but I am afraid I will let my graurd down and have more wine or eat more soooooo just water. I did not work out today.I am so bummed. I can not go tomorrow either. I hope I can get something in. It is hard for me to motivate myself to do it at home. I hope you have a Good day ladies

DJ, just eat half and bring the other half home. I know it is hard when you go out with your friends, I end up talking and not noticing how much I've eaten. Just try and be concious. Have one drink and then switch to water, or be the designated driver. Good luck. Do you have stairs in your house? Maybe, purposely carry stuff up one at a time. I do that, especially since I cant get to the gym this semester.

Well I went and am very proud of myself. Yes I brought half back.I had steam rice with beef and brocc, and I drank about 10 glasses of water. This never would have happened a few weeks ago.sso changes are for sure occuring. YEAH. I need to go count my pts it may be a low pt day tomorrow. Oh well I am still happy even if it is babysteps. Thanks Lisa for your advice. Hang in there with school.