Wow you ladies sure have been busy, it is great to see everyone here I don't know if I can catch up with all of you. I am feeling much better and my weight stayed down even after I started eating normal again. I have been doing alot of yard work today, I am having a mothers day BBQ at my house, my mom, 3 brothers there wives and kids are coming tomorrow so I was washing the patio chair cushions and cleaning up. I hope everyone is doing great and having a great op week. I will try to check back in a bit.

Hi All:

I spent today at home in the morning, then went to the hospital to see my former MIL. I had my niece and her daughter with me. We also went shopping, and the car broke down again. That is the fourth time in two weeks. We have a PROBLEM! It just stops! No power steering, no power brakes and no GO. Thank goodness I have been in a parking lot each of the two times it happened to me. DH wasn't so lucky when it happened to him.

VICKIE :grouphug: I'm sure we understand totally the paralyzing nature of the fear about your husband. I would also be terrified. That fear, with the grief of having lost your best friend so recently, must have you in its grips. Please check in with us.

Frouf...you're such a stage mom! I'm actually envious. And, good for you for pushing back in line. How NON-Canadian of you!

Gina...I would have loved to have all those squealing girls for a while. I hope you enjoyed every minute of it, and really enjoyed it when they all went home!!

I didn't exercise today but my eating has been very good. An omelette for brunch and meat loaf and salad for dinner. A piece of fruit and lots of water. Good food day.

Rhonda

I hope all of you mothers have a great day tomorrow. I'll
see my surrogate son tomorrow, and his toddler and wife.

vickie, i am praying for you and jim. i am so sorry to hear that he's having trouble again. i hope it winds up being nothing but i can imagine how afraid you must be. as to op, just do what you can and feel like doing. like rhonda said, you've been through a lot the past few months. the main thing for you to do is take care of yourself and jim. :hug:

i have to tell ya'll curtis is helping me stay op. he's being so cute. he's using the journal to keep track of his veggies, water, oil, dairy, extra pts. i can see now that i have been very very lax. it's fun watching his "new recruit" enthusiasm.

today we had lunch at cracker barrel. this afternoon i made us a strawberry milkshake (4 pts). he's a happy camper so far.

got to go for now. let's all keep on keepin' on. i'll catch you later.

Good Morning ladies :)
Happy Mothers day to all the Mommies here !!!
I finally get it . I was treating core like a prison sentence ...afraid to eat anything off core and when I did I felt guilty and went over the edge ! I know understand that It is ok to have core menu and have a non core item for the day and use my 35 points as needed . I was trying not touse the 35 and not using my activity points . So I am starting to journal and keep track of points and I feel confident this will help me:)

Vickie I am sorry you have so much to deal with (((hugs)))
Nikki glad you atre feeling better :)
Tejas I loved it :) But passed out at 8 pm when they all left ! lol
Sandra that is great you have a new recruit ! Can I ask if it is DH or DS?either way great job getting healthy together !
Hi Tiki :) How you doing ?
Everyone enjoy thier day and take time for yourself :)

Just wanted to wish all the mothers a happy mother's day. :D

Have a good one.

-Tech

Happy Mothers Day to all the mommies!

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!!!!

gina, curtis is dh.

we're having a laidback day today. i'm baking a core lasagna. other than that not much going on. i'm hoping for a phone call from my ds down in tx.

Happy Mothers Day to everyone!!! (and those with 4 legged furbabies)
Vickie,,I knew something was up when you werent hanging around...take care..Im thinking of you and Jim..

Whew, so far I've avoided the pizza, birthday cake and other goodies. They were in front of me, and I chose the fruit salad! :cheer:

Just another few hours to be good!

Rhonda

Hello ladies. First of all let me say HAPPY MOTHERS DAY to all the mothers here! I just got back from giving my mother her gift. I got her a really nice pearl/gold necklace from The Bay. She loved it.
As for all the questions about my back it's doing a bit better. I have talked to my physio about the boot camp and he thinks by then it will be fine and that a lot of the stuff we are going to do in boot camp will also help to strengthin my lower back :)
Had a bit of a scare the other day (Friday). My mom couldn't see anything out of her left eye, it was just black. Took her to the eye dr and she had to go and see a specialist the next day. We thought she might have had a detached retna, turns out she had a blood vessel in her left eye pop and the reason she couldn't see anything was because her eye is filled with blood. Dr said it will take about a week and her vision will slowly come back as the blood drains from her eye. Talk about a scare though. Thank god she's going to be okay.
Hope everyone is doing good. Sound like you are all very busy people :)
Talk to you all soon.

Hi all...I've been here, but just busy in the garden and with church work.

Vickie, *hugs* to you and Jim. I really hope you guys get good news, and that his tongue is OK. Please keep us posted, and try to relax during this stressful time. I know how difficult that is.

I have half the garden planted, and the other half is ready to go. It's been a lot of work, but very satisfying. And, my mom gave me some lilies for Mother's Day, and I planted them in my flower bed in front of my house. I'm hoping they do well. I got cards, flowers, hugs, kisses and fat-free brownies from my girls. :D What sweet girls.

I'm looking forward to the Survivor finale tonight. It's really the only show I follow religiously. :lol:

Later,
Angela

congratulations, rhonda. curtis and i did well today, too. just a few minutes ago he realized he hadn't had any good oil today and was wondering if peanut butter would work. also, he needs another glass of water. needless to say, i need the same things. i'm calling it a day, though. i had popcorn. he's having an apple. he'll prob lose more than me this week. he deserves to anyway.

angela, sounds like you are getting a lot of activity points and are having fun.

tink, i'm glad your mom's going to be all right. what a scare that had to be.

patti, how was your day? thank you for worrying about me. i'm all right now. i just got up in a funk this am. i had a good friend die friday. he is the first of our close friends to pass away.

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