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Happy Monday everyone. I'm officially putting holiday eating behind me. No more excuses - I'm back to work and back on plan. I did OK over the past couple of weeks - I'm up but thats expected. The new at work program starts next Wed, so I've got over a week to get myself back on track. I"m actually thinking of looking into joining a gym. There is one local that is running a special of $99 for all of 2009. I would only be able to go on Tuesdays, Saturday and Sunday. So, I figure for $99 for the full year, that may be a good deal. I do walk, but I think if I could do a bike or take a class once or twice a week, it could only just help.

Vickie - how are you making out? I saw on the news that now that the ice is melted, you're facing floods. I hope you are OK

Rhonda - OUCH! Are you OK? Scary.

Sandra - Officially you don't need to be a senior to have senior moments. Or if I get them should I just call them brain farts??

Well, getting caught up at work. I'll be very busy all day, but the good thing is most people are out this week. One plus on taking last week off.

I am going to walk at lunch. The weather is about 40 or so and sunny. So, I'm taking advantage.

Have a good day.

Good Morning Ladies

Hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas & Hanukkah.We had a great time with the grandchildren,but unfortunately we all go sick the day after. I have a very bad cough.Don't feeling like eating or doing anything. TG Leo didn't get sick,it just was my DD her DH MIL and me. We all have bad coughs & colds.

W-I today as Monday is my new W-I day and I only gained 3-lbs.Last year I gained 6+.so I far ahead of last year. Hope it get down to my 10% this year.

Going to rest on the cough for a while.,will come back later.

Hi Everyone,

Rhonda - Hope your feeling better today and the soreness is gone.

Paula - I too am officially past the holiday eating. Nothing planned for New Years and all the company is gone. We really enjoyed having the kids here, but 8 days was too long for the little children and DH and me. I feel bad that DH and I felt that way. Guess we have gotten too use to not having them around all the time. We used to keep them all the time when we lived about 5 miles apart. Any way, we will miss them and then look forward to seeing them again... so goes the cycle. lol So I'm official OP again.

Marryann- I had a gain too, but thank goodness it was only .5 lb. I think that is because I was able to get back OP (pt wise) the next day. I ended up using all my WPA and some of my AP. I don't think I can use all those especially AP. I never use AP. I like to use those for any error in pts I may make. Another thing is I didn't get all my Simply Filling foods in. I really need my fruits and veggies. Sorry you are sick and grateful Leo didn't. DH and I have been fighting whatever the little DGD had. She complained about a sore throat and Tony has been fighting it and mine has been a little scratchy. Strange for me because I'm taking penicillin for whatever is going on with gum where the tooth was pulled. You would think with the antibiotic that I wouldn't be susceptible to anything.

Vickie - Hope you are doing ok weather wise. Are you safe from the flooding?

Well all out decorations are put away except for the ones we missed. Every year we get all the decorations put up and then find we missed something. Does anyone else do this? We used to miss one thing, but this year we missed 2. Had the Manora (sp) up for our DD DH since he is Jewish and he did all but the 8th day with it since he left that morning. So I think that
probably threw us off so we didn't see them.

Hope everyone has a great day.

Trish, our stocking hangers were on the living room window sill -- all year!!! I forgot to put those away and tucked them on the window sill and completely forgot about them! Don't feel bad about the kids -- I just have one DD, I can't imagine having more than that visit for that long when not used to kids. I'm tired and she's my daughter! Glad to be back at work today!

Maryann, glad to hear you had a nice holiday. Sorry you are sick, hope you are feeling better soon. I like your view on your gain -- BRAVO to you for getting on the scale and back to your meeting. That is a HUGE NSV!

Kids for the holidays! I was going to babysit my godson's three-year old on New Year's Eve but I've been replaced by the mother's relatives. Not that that upsets me

We took my godson and his wife to Outback last night, and did I ever misbehave with the Blooming Onion! Oh well, that's done!

I read today that to maintain a significant weight loss you need to walk about 25 miles a week. No wonder people gain weight back. I think it's time for me to get back to the treadmill since walking is dangerous here now. It took me three-four days to get back to normal after banging my head. A friend's neighbor slipped on the ice and broke her leg in three places. Good grief!

Maryann, hope you feel better soon.

Trish, antibiotics work only on bacteria...colds and 'flu and related problems are normally viruses and antibiotics don't do anything for them...they would prevent some ear and sinus problems, but not much else.

Vickie, are you flooded? Ontario has been hit hard by the same weather, but we didn't experience much other than high winds which do any damage to us.

I've bought the ham for New Year's dinner...and, of course, the black-eyed peas because if you don't eat those the world will end!

Have a great OP day everyone!

Rhonda

Good Morning Ladies

Feeling a lot better this morning even though I still have the cough.
Decided not to go to the doctors unless it gets worse.

TRISH-You did great only gaining.5.Wish that was my case.My DD had more veggies on the menu than she very did before,and I filled up on those rather than the bake ziti or other junk her In law wanted.

PAULA-I don't go to meetings anymore,quit them last Sept going to use this board as my meeting place.I think I have to fill up on veggies in the future in order to keep my weight from going up.Lets hope that next year we will all hit our goal weights.

RHONDA-Leo bought be a portable DVD player so now I can go down into the basement and work out on my treadmill while watching a movie.My bike it up in the computer room so I always on that.Both machines are manual so the power to operate it is me.

Hi All -

Just stopping in to say Hi. I need to get off to WW and then to the grocery store. I'll try to stop back and chat later.

Tech

Hello Ladies,

This is one of those days I don't want to post, but will. After doing so well last week, I went wild with eating junk yesterday. I could just myself for doing such a stupid thing. I have any idea why I did it other than I am feeling so darn tired. I know I didn't get enough sleep when the kids were here so maybe my resistance was down. But I'm back OP today with the hopes that whatever it was is over. Just have to work at staying within daily pts the rest of the week.

Rhonda - You're right about the antibiotics and viruses and colds. I think my throat was sore from drainage, because it is better today. So glad you are feeling better and so sorry your neighbor broke her leg.

I don't know what we will eat New Years day, but we always had to have blackeyed peas and DH says for his family it was cabbage. Those old ideas were put into us so strongly that we probably do think our world would end without them. Isn't it crazy how those things affect us? When my 2nd hubby's Mother died, I found blackeyed peas in old purses and billfolds. She always said, "They meant you would never be broke".

Vickie - Hope your weather is better. I'm not sure exactly where you live but seems to be more of that junk in that area. Will it make it to you?


Maryann- Glad you are feeling better. I to start eating more veggies again too. I remember one time my previous MIL I just mentioned suddenly had the most beautiful skin. I learned she was eating mostly fruits and veggies. You would think that at 65 that would be enough to get me to eat more of them. She didn't get sick and start having problems until she quit eating them because her sister thought it cost too much and they didn't need to buy them any more. Her health went down fast and we lost her. There's a lesson there for me.

I don't go to meetings either, but I am doing WW online right now. Using the trackers on there are good for me and encouraging.

Paula, Sandra and anyone I missed -

Hope everyone of us has a very good OP day.

Hi Everyone
Just popping in to say "HI" to everyone.
Not much happening here.
Went out to church today. And took down most of the decorations there. All that is left is the tree. But am leaving that for someone else to take down. They can put it away the way they want too.
Then came home. And been doing some laundry. And trying to pick some stuff up. Was going to work on taking my stuff down. But my Mom and Dad are coming on New Years Day. And Mom said she wanted to see our stuff. So guess I will have to work on that next week then.
Well at WW last night I got a nice surprise. I lost a pound. I was shocked. I figured I had a gain. Now to make it through New Years. I am not planning anything. But will have kraut and pork. And some black eye peas.
I hope everyone is doing ok.
I have to go and catch up with everyone.
Well got to go. Dryer just buzzed. Last of the laundry for today. Still got a couple more loads to do. So will do those tomorrow.
I am thinking of each of you.
coco

Coco - Congratulations on the 1 lb loss during the holidays. That is great.

Looks like I missed Monday. Another brain fart or senior moment I guess.

Today I spent the day with 3 gf's. We had a wonderful time--and I ate too much. It was a great day with lots of laughter.

Tomorrow is another day. 25 miles a week? Hmmmmmmm......

Have a good evening, everyone. I'm tired and am calling it a day. I'll be back tomorrow.

Good Morning Ladies


Nothing new going on here. Leo & I are not celebrating New Years.Haven't gone out in ages and the TV shows are for the young ones some we just watch an old movies and than go to bed before the the ball ever reaches the ground.

Now it going to snow with winds howling to 50 MPH,it go to be safe & sound in bed than going out in that mess.

WW set me a free registration card along with one for a friend and just pay the weekly meeting.I have until March 1st to make my mind up whether I should continue on my own or go start up with them again.

TRISH-I tried so hard not to eat the junky foods that was severed before & after dinner,but I still managed to gain,even when I stayed away from them. I guess I didn't have enough veggies. That wonderful about how your MIL skin was so clear.,she must have been good looking,eat veggie & fruit.


COCO-Due to me not feeling well my decorations are still up going to take them down this weekend. Big Congrats on you losing 1lb That's wonderful during a holiday weekend. I wonder how many can say that.??????


SANDRA-That's Ok I thought you were still away for the holiday.Glad you had a great time with your friends,Laughter is the best medicine,and will help to keep you healthy & happy.Twenty five miles of waking a week would be 3 miles per day that great.



Have a great New Year Eve

Happy New Years Eve everyone! Here I am at work, with about 1/4 of the staff. Its snowing and is going to get bad. DH is home with DD. I'm going to leave around noon or so after I send my staff home. We are due to get about 6-9 inches today. Maryann, are you getting snow or rain today?

I'm doing well back on plan. I need to make sure I journal everything on line. I was home yesterday and was able to get the house cleaned and a walk in while DD was at a friends house. My cleaning lady was supposed to come yesterday but she called and she was sick with a stomach bug. KEEP AWAY! So, she'll be by on Friday afternoon. Since the floor was picked up, I decided to vacuum anyway.

I did get some cooking done yesterday as well - made turkey chili for my lunches and we had core shephards pie for dinner. It was yummy! I also roasted some carrots (left over raindeer feed). They were very good roasted in the oven with a bit of olive oil spray and salt on top. I need to make some pudding or jello for night time snacking. Otherwise, I'm back in control.

DD and DH are running errands this morning - one is to get our dinner for tonight. We do lobster on New Years eve. Yesterday at my grocery store they were only $3.99 a pound. YUMMY.

Coco, congrats on the loss!

Rhonda, put the onion behind you - today is a new day. Those are sinful though

Well, got to get a few things done before I pack it in. OH, good news for our ww at work. We have more than enough people for 12 weeks and possibly for 17 weeks(need 17 for this deal). So, next wednesday we start again. I'm thrilled.

BBL

Hi all,
I am back on 3FC after trying to go it on my own again (dumb I know). Congratulations to all of you who have met your goals and to all of you still working toward them.
I look forward to spending a happy and healthy 2009 with all of you!