Paula, it's good to have you back. We're here for you if you need us. Don't hesitate to ask for help if you need it.

Vickie, I'll post some photos as soon as I can. We're excited about moving. We may sell the condo. Don't know for sure yet.

The first of the furniture comes tomorrow. My kitchen is almost complete and is popping red everywhere.

Not much else going on. I'll be back later.

Hi All:

Sloan, congrats on the loss of weight. I hope to be joining you in that soon. I "profess" public health. Currently I am also the Director of an access program that brings in students who have not completed high school, but are capable of university work. In a year we get them ready to go to university. Most of the students have had very rough lives, so we do some great work and help people turn their lives around. I retire in one year and 6 days! DH and I'll move back to Texas and join cousin Sandra and Curtis.

Today is another day of food challenges. I have lunch with a program donor and then two receptions to attend. I'm feeling strong though, so let's hope for the best.

Rhonda

Good mornin' all

Rhonda-your job sounds very rewarding! Making a difference that will totally change a person's life is awesome. I love the bumper sticker that says: "Teaching. The profession that makes all other professions possible."

I'm going to play nurse today, so I'll BBL

Good morning Ladies:)

Did a little too much celebrating over this weekend and i only have two day left before my W-I. Going to be very careful,by eating nothing but Core foods today and tomorrow.

OnTarget-Had a wonderful time even if it was just the two of us. I had spare ribs and sweet potato salad. And for dessert WW ice cream cup with WW choc mint candy on top.The dessert & entree all points.

ThinGirl-Thanks for your birthday wishes,had a great weekend.


PAULA-I live in Mashpee for now 11 years. Moved here from NY when I retired.


Sloane-Looking forward to the clams all years as the place is closed in the winter.


VICKIE-Sending you some [[[[good vibes]]]] for the dentist visit ,I hate going to the dentist,some how I fear them more than I do the doctors.


Have to go,will post later


Hugs :) BB

Sloanie,:bravo: on your weight loss. :D

Paula, great to see you back! :hug:

Rhonda, two offices huh? You must be a busy woman!

Noussa, hope you can cool off a bit. I wish our weather would warm up, but I'd rather it not be as hot as your weather is.

BB, I love clams, and french fries and don't forget the tarter sauce. I haven't had anything like that in over 3 months.

Niki, just get back on track and you will be fine. Baby showers are a part of life and we will always have our times that we eat bad food, as long as we remember to get back to our good eating, we will be fine.

I had a couple of glasses of wine last night and sat out by the pool and relaxed. No exercise for me last night. Oh well.

Vickie, I hate the dentist, but I go for my checkups. Luckily everything has been fine with my teeth for awhile now.

Sandra, I would love new furniture, even if I can't move! You are lucky!

BB, did you ever get to Dick and Ellies flea market on Sundays? My dh and I (actually before we were married) used to set up and sell things there most Sunday's during the summer. His mom and dad were there as well. Nothing like that old Flea market, nothing like it around anymore.

Thanks all. The Dentist was ok. I got some stuff to rinse/brush with to ease the inflammation on my gums. I'll start it tomorrow and use it twice a day. I forget what it's called.

Tomorrow, I start the search for a new countertop for my kitchen. I'm pretty sure we are going with Corian. We can't afford to gut the kitchen so we are sprucing. New countertop, sink, faucet. Then I'm having someone come in to dye and seal the grout because it looks nasty to me. Then we'll paint and decorate. It's long overdue. I've been procrastinating. Kind of like with my exercise!

Hey chicks! Whoever created the blueberry muffin recipe is a genius. I made them today, and they are awesome!

Vickie-I'm glad the treatment for your gum issues is rinse and not surgery. That does not sound like fun to me! :no:

Tracie-a couple of glasses of wine by the pool sounds great. :beach: I know you must really enjoy that.

BB-drink, drink, drink that water. Maybe you'll be surprised at wi. :goodscale

Paula-I'm still prayin' :hug:

I visited three patients today then came home and cooked a big dinner. :chef: Meat loaf, potatoes, squash, green peas, fresh corn, and cornbread. Do you ever cook a big meal and then don't feel very hungry? I did eat a small amount of each thing, but while I was cooking, I thought I would have a plate full! I also got a big juicy watermelon today, but I'll pop if I eat another bite. As I said above, the blueberry muffins are awesome, and I did manage to stuff one in:lol:

Hope you all have a great evening. BBL if I have time.

Hi Everyone
BLESSEDWITHSARAH You and your family are in my thoughts and prayers.

Well ladies
I had to go to the Dr last Friday. My heel has really been bothering me. Has been for about 2 years now. Then started feeling some better. But in the last 6 months. Has really been hurting and some evenings. My foot has been swelling. Any way. Went to the Dr to see what she thought it might be. She said she things its something called. I cant spell it. But the first word is Planter. And the second word starts with a f. Anyway. Gave me some home exercises to do for it. And some celbrex to take.
But I got really upset. When I got on their scales on Friday. It said I weighed 13 pounds heavier than the WW scales that I weigh in on. I was really bummed. So now. Whose scales are right.
I did go to WW last night. On their scales I was up 2 1/2 lbs.
But I also have to go back in a few weeks. My blood pressure was up. So now the Dr is talking about putting me on some meds for that. So I guess I have gotten my motivtion to get some of this weight off now. Because I dont want to go on any meds for blood pressure.
Thank you for all the support you ladies gave me about the person who was calling WW the fat farm. The one reason I was so upset about it. Was because it was my Mom.
Hubby hasnt been feeling well. They are thinking he is having a reaction to some meds they put him on. So he is to stop that and see if he feels better.
Oh my. I am so sorry I wrote so much.
But I have missed you all so much.
I have alot more to say. But will save it for another time.
Thinking of each of you.
coco

Coco-If you search Plantar Fasciitis on the internet, you can find a taping technique that may help. It's not hard to do, and all you need is cloth tape. Also, I don't know if the doctor told you, but one of the best things you can do is stretch immediately upon getting out of bed. What I mean is: don't take even one step on your sore foot until you stretch it.
About your mom, I'm so sorry if I said anything inappropriate about her. I don't ever think it is right to talk to someone the way she talked to you, but I may not have been as aggressive with my words had I known it was your mom. I hope that one day you can let her know how her words have hurt you. It may not change anything, but you need to say it anyway.
About the doctor's scale, You need to focus only on the scale you have consistently weighed on, the ones at ww. At the home care agency I work for (I'm an RN), we tell our patients that they should weigh on the same scale each time to show any true loss or gain. I know you are frustrated about the BP and the weight, but you can do something about them. Another thing you can look at and compare to core is the DASH diet. It is on the internet and is a diet to help control high blood pressure. Maybe you could look at it and try to incorporate some of the guidelines with your core diet.
Hang in there! I know there is a lot of "craziness" going on, but if you stay focused you can do it! We can all encourage and help you! Keep posting.

Hi All:

Whew, at last: the last of the retirement parties with wine and good food was held today. Now, maybe I can get back to being a good girl :angel: I am way too externally controlled!

Coco, I'm sorry it was your mother who called WW a "fat farm." But, you know, no matter who it is who says that, they are WRONG! It just hurts more when it is from someone close.

I've had the same foot problem you talk about: plantar fasciitiis. I had it for six months. It will go away, so do what they tell you to do. It's miserable and hurts like the :devil:

I am worn out tonight from all the "networking" I've done today. We used to call it "gossiping." :rofl:

Rhonda

Coco, I've had that, too. Sometimes it feels like you're walking on broken glass. Just do what the doctor says.

Rhonda, 1 year and 6 days? Hmmmmmm? Guess we need to get your bow strung.

We took the grands to see "Kung Fu Panda" today. Cute flick. Papa stayed awake so that says a lot.

Got our new recliner sofa today. I feel spoiled.

Recliner sofa...aaah, that's nice. I'm headed out to work and I wish I could just go sit in a recliner sofa for the morning. Enjoy!

Good Morning Ladies:)

Last night thunderstorm pushed the humid weather out to sea,and this morning we're going to open the doors & windows to let the fresh and colling air in.

After my festivities of the weekend I followed the core plan to a tee, for three days now,and I hope I have something to show for it at Tomorrows W-I.

I feel so good eating the Core way,not feeling deprived at all,as long as I can partake of the flex foods now and than with my WPA's what more can I ask. I can have my fruit, cereals pasta, rice and all those grain. NOW my only wish is to be out of the 160's being stuck there for so long.


TRACY-We go twice a year to the Clam Shack on the harbor for my BD and my DH's BD. We used to have fried clams & fries on Long Island but never found them any were else,until we came to the Cape.


PAULA-No I haven't been there yet. I pass there a lot when we go on rt 28.Sorry, I'm not into the flea market thing,we had 2 major ones on Long Island NY and I never felt the need to visit them.



SLOANE-Thats what I'm doing and ughhh the bathroom scene at night is awful.Hope all my effects will pay off.


COCO-Is Planters Wart.the same as Planters Fasciitis. Yikes I used to have that on my heel and i had to have radiation treatment to get them off. other wise I lose my heel. But that was about 40 year ago, when I was in the twenty's.If that what you had now wonder the pain.The doctor told me that the wart grows other warts in a circle and that plant them and the new plant other etc etc etc.Hope you don't have that, get better soon.

Now the scales my DH always says WW is in for money not your weight,I had to fight them tooth & nail to defend them. that was after stalling for 11 weeks on the flex plan,but now that I 'm doing Core I'm losing. My scale is 2 lbs less than WW so when I go on my scale just before I W-I at WW I know what the results will be.

Have a great morning


Hugs :) BB

Good afternoon ladies, just checking in and taking a break from cleaning, with 2 young children I feel like that is all I do sometimes :D

coco, I also have had heel pain, using a arch support has helped me alot.

Paula hope you and your family are doing well.

Tracie thanks for the encouragement, I have been back op since monday and my scale is still down and I feel so much better. I would feel alot better if I was at a pool sipping wine :beach:

Rhonda I love the wording, next time my husband says stop gossiping :gossip:, I am going to say I am "networking" dear.


Sandra my son loved Kung Fu Panda.

Sloan I have tried muffins from the desert thread and they were great so I am going to have to try the blueberrie ones, thanks for the review.