SOUL PATROL!!!!! thank you so much. are you going to their show? i think they're coming to grand prairie.

good success to you, kathy. and have fun.

Well geez - how can a girl catch up when you're written like 4 pages in the last 24 hours?

Last night went to the concert (Randy Bachman and Burton Cummings) and it was amazing (okay I didn't the 2 'newbies' who performed before them, thank you very much!). They started with American woman - and I just loved "she's come undone" when Burton pulled out the flute - the crowd went crazy......such good classic rock. Now Randy is 'old" I must say - he can still play but his voice is shot!. Burton cummings on the other hand is pretty well preserved, lots of energy and still has a pretty good voice. It was wonderful to see all the 'old fogeys' up and dancing around.

Today was the hottest most humid day ever - with huge torrential rains on and off all afternoon. I had a deadline to meet today - we are applying for this tech award and all the paperwork had to be out of the office by 3 pm (to arrive there in the am). And the forms are the most 'unfriendliest' ever - I had all the 'info' but the way the ms word form was done you couldn't actually CUT AND PASTE from any other document - how stupid is that? So I literally had to retype the stuff I wanted to reuse.

Now for the other sections - they give you a word maximum - e.g. 200 word maximum. So you type in your 'response',...but again you can't use the word count function in their form - are they thinking people are going to sit their and count the words??? I ended up typing the response on a blank document - doing the word count - then retyping it - so are you getting the gist of my day?

Then I call our techie project officer cuz there is a question on 'technical architecture' - tell him it's urgent - says he'll get back to me by end of day - I DON'T THINK SO! So all day I'm chasing after him - he finally gets some assistant to email me something - with no explanation and it's GARBAGE!!! I am so furious with him (told him I'm not speaking to him ever again and if we win I shall poke in the eye with the award - a tall pointy glass thing!). I end up making something up and now we need to make 15 hard copies of the submission, burn 2 cd's and get the release form signed by the Director. package it all up and have it ready for the courier by 3 pm (did I mention I had to leave at 3:30 pm for dd's therapist appt?)

Ya - so I made it - and yes I had a piece of the lemon birthday cake we were having at work - really without thinking - I was so stressed.

Then a nasty visit w/dd's therapist - remember dd has decided she no longer needs to go? So we tried to reason with her - but at this point if she is not motivated no point really - I will talk to her about it tomorrow - Therapist did tell her how very LUCKY she was to have parents who were so devoted and supportive in helping her get thru things!

Now I felt very sad after this appt - and wanted to just go home and go to bed - but instead I became SUPER FROUF - went into the change cubicle at the gym - came out in my super frouf gym outfit and hit those machines for 30 mins. I did feel better when it was all over!

Home to frantic dh - screeching about me eating the salmon he had reheated - I had somethingn else instead :D.

Now trying to relax and wind down - I feel so emotionally drained and tired.

Vickie - sending big hugs and good vibes your way - hope Jim's surgery goes well and that you survive it too. Sounds like you are super prepared and will make a fabulous nurse!

Paula - so sorry to hear you were not well - but glad you are better. Congrats on the new house - how exciting!

Saundra - so where did you go for dinner?

Sandra - so I guess you are moving - assuming you find the right 'homestead'? I highly doubt you will be flower free in your new place - of course you will surround yourself with pinkness!

Angela - sounds like you are so determined - good for you. Glad the froufie roast recipe worked for you - it is actually from a very famous jewish cookbook called Second Helpings - put out by a jewish women's organization in Montreal (Saundra - do you have a copy?). It has some very interesting recipes and I just stumbled upon this one when making a roast beef - and the rest is history!

Melissa - good idea about a baby-making goal....and as for the challenge? Does this mean I will NOT be getting an american dollar spending money for my trip?? :D:D My dh would have come over to help Aaron - he is really good at that kind of stuff!

Wendy - sorry to hear you are so stressed out but it can't be easy with the new 'additions' to the family. Please make sure to take care of yourself....everything will get done in due time. Glad to hear the girls are settling in.

We did end up going to a chinese food place for lunch - I had mixed veggies and shrimp - came w/white rice of course.....then that @#$@#@$ cake. Tomorrow we have our divisional meeting (read wine and cheese party) and there will be more food - I am bringing a huge fruit platter and will try to focus on that.

I am 'stuck' on the scale right now - not doing enuf and still eating too much to get it moving! Need to focus on my cruise clothes - and how I will feel when the airplane tray hits my stomach when it comes down - NOT GOOD!

Hope everyone is having a nice and relaxing evening!

Frouf

Hey everyone,
Kathy, dont forget food has weight......if you eat two pounds of food you will weigh two pounds more...same thing as liquids but its temporary. Try not weighing yourself at night.I cant stay off the scales either but I never weigh after eating anything.Its too discouraging..Your such an inspiration to us here, reaching your goal. Congratulations.

Thanks, Patti. I don't know why I do that to myself. I guess some day I'll learn? (But probably not ...)

Frouf, another crazy day for you! Get some rest, girl!

Frouf, I don't know, see if you can convince everyone else! ;) Maybe we should think of a non-monetary challenge...hmmmm...:chin: Maybe whoever wins gets to go on your cruise?? ;) :bravo: on going to the gym when all you wanted to do was go to bed...that is a major victory!

Kathy, a pooch?! You are hilarious. It was nice to hear you call yourself thin though!

Sandra, I'm so impressed by your excitement to exercise. You are going to be a skinny-minny before you know it. I would love to swim, but I am unwilling to go into public in a swimsuit! :eek: Our church has a nice gym but there isn't a pool.

Murph and I went for a shorter walk tonight while DH was at a meeting at church. I won't go into the whole story but he is very stressed out about his job right now, today has been rough for him. But we'll get through it. It's just not good when we're both having job anxiety! ;)

Poor guy! I hope things get worked out for him. I'm glad you got to go for a walk though. That'll help with the stress.

Now I'm starting to wish I hadn't promised to go to the gym tomorrow. My foot hurts and I know it's going to be a rough day at work because I just got a brand lesson to work on, which doesn't mean much to you -- believe me when I say it's a huge effort and will need to be ready for testing within the next few months. I'll be working on it night and day for a little while. The good news about that is that maybe I can get some OT. Anyway, about the gym. We'll see what happens tomorrow.

Well as good for you as it would be to go to the gym, you also don't need to hurt your foot! So be careful and take it easy. Plenty of time for the gym.

Good night all!

Good Morning Chicks! I'm sitting here choking down some breakfast because once we leave there will be NO food options besides junk at the surgical center. I have a bottle of water to take with me and a granola bar. Actually, my stomach is sick with nerves. I can be hypoglycemic so I didn't want them having to worry about me when I just want to be strong for Jim.

Thanks for all the prayers. I'll try to post and let you all know how it went later.

Vickie:hug:

I'm on my way out again, this working for a living is a pain.;) Actually, that will be it for a while.

Kathy, morning and night weights are never the same, so you have to pick a time and stick to it. Like Patti said, things change. I've even noticed that if you don't eat, the scale still fluctuates. I've become a creature of habit, and first thing every morning, it's off with the nightgown, and on the scale. This way I know what's happening. I still don't freak the small fluctuations.

Okay, later dudes.....

Vickie, you'll be fine. Don't fret so much! :hug: for Jim (and you too).

Yeah, yeah, yeah ... :lol: I know I was weighing my day's worth of food; still it freaked me out to see the number. I guess I was weighing because that little pooch discovery had me upset. It was back to 144.0 this morning, which is a little high, but still on track. I should know better!

Everybody have a great day and I'll see you in a bit.

Kathy, you weren't obsessing were you? :lol: 144 is so awesome...you are doing great! I don't know if I'll ever see you there, but hopefully I can get a little closer. ;)

Vickie, we're all here supporting you! :grouphug:

Saundra, you working woman. Have a good day!

I'm trying not to dread today too much....it is my long day at work and there are some kids coming tonight that we have to provide childcare for...they are terrible. Really. Of course what can you say? Their mom and grandmother are schizophrenic and there mom is a drug addict. I guess you can't blame the little rats. :)

Have a good day everyone!

Good morning Chickies, what a day yesterday. I was watching my neighbors son who is my ds' age, so I took them in the back yard to play in the sprinklers and little pool. Before I go out in the yard with the kids I always check to make sure my door is unlocked because I have the central air on so I close the door. Well, when I needed to get back inside my door was locked, my ds decided to turn the knob for no apparent reason. I call dh and he is over an hour away, he is working at the end of Long Island. He finally comes home almost 2 hrs after I call him and I felt bad becuase he had to go back to work because 2 guys called in sick. My dd the whole time wanted to go back in the house, I tried to explain to her we have to wait for daddy. Needless to say I will take keys with me for now on.

Vickie Big hugs to you & Jim :hug: :hug:

Kathy on Monday I went to a nite time weigh in, I usually go first thing in the am but since school is out I need to go at nite, I was op the whole week and my weight was up 2lbs. I knew that was going to happen because I always weigh more at nite.

Froufy good for you getting to the gym after all that stress at work, Way to go !

Sandra you are the exercise queen, throw some motivation my way :D

Saundra have a good day at work.

Melissa sorry to hear you are both stressed at work.

Good morning ladies! Vickie, I'm thinking happy, relaxing thoughts for you and Jim. I'm sure everything will turn out fine.

I'm still OP, and sticking to my menu. TOM is looming, so my weight isn't moving much, but I know it will.

Angela

Good Mornging Everyone!

I made it on plan yesterday. I wanted to have a candybar but I did not.
I came home and had some WW Cereal and Milk. Killed 2 birds with one stone...Sweettooth and Milk requirement.

Saundra, I dont use a hand mixer just a small whisk or fork, it does not take long to beat the eggs, You dont need to make them white, just a little of bubbles on top of the surface and so that when you run a fork through them they completely run through the prongs. Not together anymore like they are when the come out of the shell. It is very good though!

Vickie...I hope everything goes well.

Well I am going to go...I am hungry. Have to go fix lunch. Talk to you all later!