Top Post: Welcome to the First Day of the Weekend

Everyone get out there and get your errands done so you can relax.

I'm up I'm up! Well I didn't beat Zeph......Sad puppy!{something my dd says!}
Anyway....Hate to say this out loud but I lost a pound and a half, but my official weigh in is not till tomorrow so I'll wait to change my tracker!

Zeph: Don't forget to get all the stuff you need for soup!

Holy: Beautiful dresses! You are so pretty!!!!! You have some...........talent too!!!!! Wish I would of known you years ago! It would have saved me some really embarrasing pictures!

Goddess: DD is beautiful, I bet your excited! If she is close to four months they should be able to do a ultra sound now!!! I got to thinking I had a childhood friend who her parents didn't know she was pregnant till the day she delivered!!! She was 15-16?! Things will work out! Great pic, Keep sharing plz!!!!

Well I got things to get down, everyone have a wonderful weekend and I will check in later!!!!

Geez, you really can tell it's the weekend. Here it is, almost 8am and no one's posted the new thread. I was convinced that someone was going to beat me to it... And it's not because I was up late but rather that I was having trouble with my network connection around 6am. Oh well, at least it looks like it's stable now.

No idea what I'm going to do today. I do know that I have to get out of the house and do something because if I don't, I'm going to eat and eat and eat again and I'll post another gain. That's right. A gain. It's been looking kinda bad for the last couple days, so today I actually adjusted my tracker back up a pound. I'm not sure who to blame -- myself for not watching my calorie intake close enough or the weather for not being exercise-friendly. Ah well...blame won't help. Gotta stop talking about it every day and actually do something about it. Maybe today's the day, but I don't know. I'm still feeling a little blah today. Everything will turn around, I guess, eventually.

So it looks like we're finally going to get a break from the rain as they're calling for sun for most of this week. Unfortunately, it's ALSO calling for the temperature to drop like a rock. I'm really not sure which I prefer - warm and wet (it was 18C (65F) here yesterday - which is really warm for mid-November) OR cold and sunny. (Calling for lows of -5C (24F) later this week.) I shouldn't whine about it -- I have a nice warm & dry house to live in when it's icky out.


Darcy - I'm so with you on the quick/easy/healthy meal bit. It does take planning and work on the weekend and, unfortunately, it's not something that the DW and I ever seem to get around to. It's almost as if we need to schedule a fixed time to discuss things and make plans to get to the grocery store at the same time every week. Yep, I believe in - at least - weekly groceries (even though there's just the two of us) so that you keep the fresh produce in the house. If anyone out there is a pro at meal planning, share your secret!

Good luck with the little one. Hope he's feeling better soon.


Fit - I don't want to complain about work, but it always seems like "those with a door" are too busy to notice what the little people are really doing. Present "high octane" situation excluded, I've been volunteering for several of the "warm and fuzzy" committees - like the Occupational Health & Safety Committee and Environment Stewardship Team - but I feel that the effort put into those are not really acknowledged. Somehow, I find time to do this kind of stuff and STILL get my regular work done. And this isn't new - I've been doing it for years. I don't do it for the recognition, but it would be nice to have it mentioned on my annual review (which I don't seem to get anyway). Rant over - you just get on getting on.

As for the nuts (the food, not the people ), my problem is in stopping at 24. That's one of the reasons why I liked the shot glass idea. Another thing that the dietitian suggested was soy nuts. They're not really nuts, but roasted soy beans, so are much lower in all the fat content. Personally, I don't really like them so I'll be sticking to my real nuts.


Holy - I knew the dresses would be beautiful. You've got such wonderful talent. You should be very proud! BTW, what is "moonrock" anyway?

Sorry to hear about all your puppy complications. I'm sure that everything will be fine, just like the vet says, but it's always disconcerting when a loved one is sick like that. I don't care if they have 2 or 4 legs.


Lauren - An emotional day? Funny, I did to. At one point, I found myself sitting at my desk with tears rolling down my face because of a song which was playing on my iPod. Not really bad tears, just triggered a very strong emotional connection to a recent memory. (Music can really affect me if I'm in the right mood - obviously.) Good thing I don't get many impromptu visitors at work or people might think there was something really wrong.


Christi - Work week is over, so things are better. Hopefully the lower stress will keep me from eating. I'll start looking for pictures and stuff - online and in my Thomas books - to see if I can find something to get done sometime after Christmas. (Hopefully I don't forget! My mind is like a wet rag these days.)


Michelle - Glad to hear it. (That's what we're all here for, right? To give each other the we all need sometimes. ) You know, it's because of your post that I decided to not ignore my increases and reflect them in the tracker? Yes, it's harder to tolerate seeing it go in the wrong direction. But it's the truth. If what's staring you in the face isn't what's really you, then what's the point? (That being said, I'm not going to adjust for every little up and down....only when it feels like it's "real".) So, let's kick some butt together and find that wagon we seem to have lost.

Great news about your DD - glad to hear that things are going well and working out. And you know we're all here for you and need regular updates on this one.



Alright. I think that's everyone. :waves: to everyone who's lurking/reading and to our regulars who are missing/too busy to post. Stay strong, everyone, and stay on (or get back on ) program!

:Lawrence

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Ahah! See? Now you see why I post the quick little one to get the thread started because I know how long I take to write my posts that I don't want 2 threads started. Good thing I did it this morning.

Oh yeah.... Morning Jenny. Congrats on the (pending?) weight loss. Maybe by tomorrow it'll be down by another half pound!

And exactly what do you need for soup? There's my problem -- gotta decide what type of soup to make. I'm thinking about looking for recipes for potato and leek soup, but I'm thinking those are cream based and would kinda defeat the purpose...

Oh well....maybe I'll surf some recipe websites tonight.

Later gators!

:Lawrence

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muahhah

well I am up early today (well earlier than usual for someone who lives alone with the dog) on a saturday. i have a stamp club meeting this afternoon but this morning I'll be cutting fabric for the other projects. I will probably sew what I can tonight, and start cutting on another one tomorrow. The sooner it's done the better I will feel.

Moonrock is *almost* shimmer gray with black undertones or something crazy like that. it looks neato

Don't get too down on yourselves guys. Feeling guilty about it only brings in more urges to indulge yourself in food. It might make you feel better but it's only more to get rid of. As for lack of exercise, I have been falling under that as well, but I'm hoping to get back to it after thanksgiving if not sooner.