Good morning everyone, it is 4:30 am and I am wide awake! I worked Sat night so I slept all day Sunday and then ended up being called off last night for a low census so now I am awake. I am glad I was called off though since Craig was off last night too.
We had a terrible storm that woke me up yesterday afternnoon. A hugh tree fell across the driveway but the city was out here right away to clear the drive and the street. We get to deal with removing the rest of the debris from the front yard. We had another tree fall in front of the bedroom too. No real damage though thank goodness.
We haven't found a WW meeting yet that will work with our crazy schedule but I will keep looking.
I will weigh this morning and adjust my tracker accordingly. I think I am only a couple of pounds off (I hope anyway).
BTW, I also have a pink bra and it is my favorite!
I hope everyone had a good weekend, mine was ok at work. We did have a young woman (alcoholic) bleed out Sat night. We tried desperately to save her but she had been drinking heavily for so many years and her blood vessels were very weak so we couldn't save her. That was really hard but unfortunately it happens. If only young people could understand the harm they do to themselves sometimes. The good thing is that the ER doctor told me he almost sent her home because he couldn't really find anything wrong with her. She would have bled out at home in her bed that night so it was a good thing he followed his gut instinct and admitted her.
Anyway, on a lighter note, I hope you all have a good day. I think I will try to go back to sleep for a while and then get up, weigh and ajdust my tracker if needed.
Good Morning Chicks! I decided not to weigh in today. Yeah, yeah, I know I said **** or high scale but I changed my mind because of TOM. I had a GREAT week and I know it. So I'll change my tracker to show what I was the last time I was a WW. Next week, I'll have no excuses. I know you have no reason to believe me but I mean it.
I'm sort of blue this morning. I think I'll go on the treadmill since I'm not going to WW. That will make me feel good and committed. I'm having lunch with my Sister/BIL and we'll be hitting another Lane Bryant! There are two more gray ones listed on Ebay but I can't tell you how it irritates me when some of those folks gouge for shipping. I'm ok with them adding in packing supplies but come on. I just won a bid where they charged me $2.75 to ship. The two listed now by the same person is charging $5.00 to ship.
Frouf, obviously I understand exactly what you mean about the scale. It tells the truth but it isn't always our friend. I'm glad that you have a cruise to look forward to and to motivate you.
Kathy, what does your license plate stand for?
Paula, I'm thankful that the storm and the trees didn't hurt your house or you and Craig. Keep looking for that meeting. I know in my heart they make a difference. Too bad you don't have a Center near you. I could go 7 days a week, several times a day.
Good morning again. OK I did weigh and I have changed my tracker accordingly. I only had to add 3 pounds so it isn't so bad. It does make me more determined to get back to meetings though.
Vickie, there is a center fairly close to me but since we work night shift most of the times won't work. Once we finally get our schedules close to the same, which will be starting next weekend, we should be able to fit in a meeting that we can attend most weeks.
I am off to eat some breakfast and do my walk away the pounds video. Have a great day everyone.
Mine was 146.4 this morning, which is up a solid pound from this time last week but oh well. I'm changing it anyway.
Vickie, that would loosely be interpreted as "We Be #1 in Basketball" !! At least, that's MY take on it! It's the example for ordering personalized Mavs plates from the DOT.
Enjoy your lunch with your sister! As for the w/i, I understand what you mean about putting it off. I'm sure some of my problem is extra fluid because my foot has been swollen all weekend despite my (wildly unsuccessful) attempts to stay off of it. Maybe by next week things will be back to normal for you.
Well, ack. Computer is acting up so I suppose I should reboot. I did manage to get up and get myself to work by 7:00 this morning so that was at least a good start.
Paula, that's sad about the young lady ... and so true that kids today just see the fun side to partying and being crazy, and not the end result of excessiveness. We had a tree crash down in the front yard earlier this year and it was an ordeal getting it all cut up and hauled away. I'm glad you didn't have any damage.
Good morning ladies, I haven't posted in a while but I will try to keep up with the past posts. Just have been real busy, dd has a bad cold and refuses to take medicine to at least give her some relief She literally has a hysterical fit if I just mention it, I have tried slipping it in her juice, but the little bugger can taste it, she fights me so bad that I have to use tylenol suppositories when she has a fever, funny thing is she tells me I want medicine in my hynie(sp?) I am going to have to see if they have cold & cough medicine in suppositories. She is coughing alot which is making her vomit, she climbed in bed with us on Friday night and I woke up at 3 am to her vomiting all over my bed. My dh works alot of side work at nights and he also works on Saturdays so I am so far behind on my yard work it is getting out of control, I have weeds galore, my gutters need cleaning, I haven't even got my vegetable bed prepared to replant, my front driveway & walkways are covered with stuff that falls from the trees. I am feeling really overwhelmed, I know I probably have pms, I am due I think in about a week. On a lighter note I have been op,I am changing my weigh in day to Thursday morning, the ww center I go to does not have a day when you can bring your child with you, I brought my dd with me last Monday and I was getting some looks from people, she wasn't even bad. I found another center that has a morning session on Thursday that allows children. Sorry to be such a downer I will be back to read everyones post, I just want to get started on my housework before I get lazy
no problem, vickie. i just didn't want saundra to be blamed if the recipe turned out not so good. i don't blame you for staying home today from wi. if i had tom, i would, too. i bought some sas shoes on eban and was totally gouged by shipping. well, not every time but some. now i watch out for that better. i'm going to do more exercise biking today. now that i'm on mobic my feet don't hurt. i have a colonoscopy wed week. i can't take mobic for 5 days prior. i'm hoping i can at least take tylenol. (i backed out on this test last year so i'll have to go through with it this time.) oh, well, life goes on.
paula, i can't imagine dealing with the stresses you have at work. you are a courageous woman. i'm going to ww fri am. (i keep saying this so i won't back out.) i hope you and dh find a class soon that works for you.
kathy, we watched the last quarter. i enjoyed seeing the locker room and their snazzy chairs. hope they win it all. i like mark cuban.
good morning, melissa. hope you're having a magnificent monday.
nikki, congratulations on staying op. i hope you can find the perfect ww meeting for you. hang in there, girl.
i just made angela's rice pudding and will have it for bfast in a few minutes. it's a gorgeous day here. i'm anxious to go fling some arrows. i haven't shot any since friday. (but we shot from around 8 am to around 2:30 pm that do so i'm not behind.) have a great day, all.
Good morning everybody, hope you had a wonderfull (and restfull) weekend... I personally wished that sundays would have 48 hours instead of the usual 24!! Mondays are allways so busy for most people....
So I came back from (rainy) Acapulco, and had a blast with my family: dh jokes that we talk non stop for the whole week, specially with my sister (sher just bought this system where your phone is connected to the modem and you can make unlimited calls for $38.00, so that she can call me now everyday and keep in touch)
I was afraid of going in the scale, since I knew I had not stick a 100% to my diet, but it was ok: i still have to work on my control.... and sticking to my excersice routine (my knee is acting up, maybe because of the kickboxing...)
I'll spend all week working in the garden as I just received my 1600 (what was I thinking when I placed the order???) seedlings and they need to be trasplanted ASAP... and with all the rain we've had, there's a lot of weeding to keep up...
Do each of us have to post a menu every so often? Please advice...
Thanks for the reply Kathy and Ì'll try to post at least a menu a week from now on (who knows, maybe you'll like to try mexican style food....)
For today I had freshly made fruit cocktail and bran flakes with ff milk for breakfast
For lunch we'll have chicken fajitas (chicken breast strips with sautee onions, red, green and yellow pepper, and mushrooms), with pinto beans,brown rice, avocado slices and green tomatoe salsa
And I usually have some fresh fruit and yoghurt or a salad for dinner, although sometimes I use a couple of my allowed weekly points to make either a sandwich (leftover chicken or turkey breast from previous lunches, lettuce, sprouts, tomato, avocado, jalapeño pepper and mustard on toasted whole wheat bread) or a quesadilla
By the way, you asked me what kind of dogs do I have: I have 2 westies, 4 mini schnauzzer and a humongous english mastiff, who actually thinks is smaller and lighter than the rest of the gang and behaves accordingly!! and I dearly love them all!
Sorry, I think it was Vickie who asked me about my dogs, not Kate.
By the way, how do you make "air popped popcorn"? Should I use some PAM spray in the bottom to avoid burning the kernels? I do love popcorn and would be a great treat!!
I seem to be in better spirits, I cleaned my house had breakfast and made some muffins. I was able to force medicine into my dd, I let her play in the bath after so she would not vomit the medicine, baths always seem to make her happy, my kids love baths.
Sandra you have such concentration going on in that photo sure doesn't look like a Lucy moment( I also get those Lucy moments)
Kathy good luck to your brother & sil with the children, my friends father and two brothers work with foster care, her father was the one who assigned the children to homes, he told me some horror stories, I feel so sad when I hear how these kids are moved from one home to another, I look at my children and see how they love security, routine & love, it just breaks my heart to think about these children.
Melissa how exciting for you painting & decorating, i am glad you liked the end results!
Froufie you will be glad to know I own two pink bras so I am officially in the froufie club. ds wants to see the Cars movie, I may take him this weekend glad you enjoyed it. Is it still raining there?
Whats the matter froufie you don't like karoaoke, you don't want to hear the people that audition for American Idol sing (LoL)
Vickie sounds like you were a busy bee with all your preperations, good for you for staying op. I must say, I made the muffins this morning, I did not have lemon pudding but I did have butterscotch, so I used that with fresh blueberries and followed your ingredients all cornmeal. THEY WERE DELICIOUS!! I can not believe how moist they came out, I already had two (DOH), thats alright almost tom and If I am going to eat something it might as well be core. Please share, what is a froufie roast, it does sound delicious.
Patti glad to hear the trees didn't cause alot damage.
Maggie Alcapuco sounds like alot of fun. Please do share your menus I love mexican food.
Sorry Paula, I skipped you by mistake. I am sorry to hear about the young girl, it is sad to see how alot of young people abuse their bodies they never think things will happen to them. good luck in finding a ww location and a 3lb gain is not bad, it could be gone in a couple of days
A special welcome to all the new members of the pink bra club! Niki - my dd was just like that - hated to take ANY MEDICINE (I had a bathroom shelf full of all the rejected types/flavors!) and I did end up using suppositories when necessary to bring down fever (and she didn't seem to mind it either!). You and your ds will love the Cars movie I"m sure - very cute!
Paula - sounds like you are still doing great - good luck in finding a meeting that is suitable - and I was really freaked out about that young girl dying - how sad that must be! I can't even being to imagine trees falling all over the place - I would be so afraid one would fall on my house or car or something!
Melissa- hope your day is going well and you are daydreaming about all the decorating possibilities!
Angela - so how did the 'show' go? Are you a famous star now and are the agents from Hollywood banging at the door? Hope the hair and dress were fabulous!
Sandra - well the rain has finally stopped (sure now that the weekend is over) and sun is trying to peek out altho it's not that warm out - have fun enjoying the sunshine and arrow shooting!
Vickie - the hunt continues - let us know how you make out and have fun at lunch. Talk about shipping costs - try living in Canada. I just 'won' a french terry two piece (royal blue!) set by Quacker Factory - I paid about $21US for the set which is a very good price - but then the cheapest shipping was a bout $10 us - which is like 50% of the entire cost of the outfit - NOT GOOD!
Maggie - welcome back - sounds like you had a really good time! We usually have a daily menu thread going - feel free to post if you like (and we always like new recipes!). Speaking of which I need to get some blueberries so I can make those muffins everyone is talking about! So I assume you have like a huge back yard for 1600 seedlings?. And air popped popcorn is generally made in a microwave oven using a special vented bowl - you don't need to add any fat!
I have decided to try very very hard to watch my mouth (not what I say but what I eat! ha ha ha Actually should probably also watch what I say?)....and packed up lunch and snacks! Problem is I have some leftover organic nacho chips and some red licorice sticks in my desk so I really need to make those disappear!
My other MAJOR COMMITMENT is signing up at a fitness place - Yes I actually made a phone call (they even remembered me from 2 years ago!) - it is a curves copy (setyourpace.ca) and I love the friendly fun atmosphere - only a 5 min drive from my house. Not sure if I will join by the month or maybe 3 month membership? but I have no more excuses, esp since dd is not dancing anymore and art class is over on wed I should have some time to myself (instead of chauffeuring everyone around!). My best bet is to go on my way home from work (around 5-5:30 pm) get my 30 mins done and head home. Past experience shows that if I go home I tend to not want to go out again! Wish me luck!
And my 2 HR nightmares may have even rectified themselves - at least one did for sure which was pretty amazing and working on the other one right now! Having major headaches with my new database tho - which is STILL not up and running as we sat in tech's office testing it out and finding bug after bug after bug - lots more work to be done and very frustrating and depressing! OH well!
Okay had lunch but I am now hungry again - I shall have a banana now! (and more water!).
I hope that you all have wonderful days.
She literally has a hysterical fit if I just mention it, I have tried slipping it in her juice, but the little bugger can taste it, she fights me so bad that I have to use tylenol suppositories when she has a fever, funny thing is she tells me I want medicine in my hynie(sp?) I am going to have to see if they have cold & cough medicine in suppositories. She is coughing alot which is making her vomit, she climbed in bed with us on Friday night and I woke up at 3 am to her vomiting all over my bed. My dh works alot of side work at nights and he also works on Saturdays so I am so far behind on my yard work it is getting out of control, I have weeds galore, my gutters need cleaning, I haven't even got my vegetable bed prepared to replant, my front driveway & walkways are covered with stuff that falls from the trees. I am feeling really overwhelmed, I know I probably have pms, I am due I think in about a week. On a lighter note I have been op,I am changing my weigh in day to Thursday morning, the ww center I go to does not have a day when you can bring your child with you, I brought my dd with me last Monday and I was getting some looks from people, she wasn't even bad. I found another center that has a morning session on Thursday that allows children. Sorry to be such a downer 
have a great day, all.
