Hey Chicks! I made my tamale pie and had a piece for a late lunch. I walked on the treadmill for 35 minutes and went a little over a mile and a quarter. I'm not back up to my top speed yet.

I just finished separating and vacuum sealing the packages of chicken thighs and.....I'm headed out to the pool. I have to vacuum and put chemicals in. Should have done it on Sunday but I was too busy and distracted. I'm hoping to get a little exercise in the pool. Kathy, Shaun must have brought a tiny bit of Texas with him. It's 86 out there now and was supposed to only be 82.

I'll be back. Must call GF from the pool.

17 days, frouf? the excitement is building. i'll be living through you again. i'm glad you got some help at work. sounds like all will work out. that makes me smile.

the doctor was pleased. i hopped on his scales and my weight was down .6 lb from what i weighed at ww last fri. i go back again next month. as to curtis--he's staying on his meds right now. we are both having labwork tomorrow. the doctor said curtis' cholesterol prob were hereditary. curtis asked for diet pills. doc said "i will prescribe you some if you are going to weight watchers." do i like this doctor or what? curtis is thinking of joiining. i'll let ya'll know what he decides to do.

gotta run for now. we bought some watermelon on the way home. it's calling me.

hi, vickie. i see we were posting at the same time. enjoy your tamale pie. i have a roast in the slow cooker. we'll have it tomorrow. i'm not sure about tonight yet.

curtis is downstairs eating ice cream trying to decide whether or not to join ww.

Hey everyone,
Froufy - I can just tell how much more relaxed you are. Help, no matter where it comes from is always welcome. Hopefully now you'll be able to relax on the cruise.

Vickie - I made tamale pie on Monday and I had it for lunch today. My friend at work tried it and now she wants the recipe.

I'm making extra lean burgers and oven fries for dinner with a salad. :burger:

see ya later,
Stacey

Good evening ladies, I can't believe how well my stuff is selling on Ebay, I still have days left and so far my total sells are $220.00 for stuff my kids outgrew.
I love it, I use to give things away, not anymore I would rather sell it.

Frouf it is good to hear you sounding a bit back to normal, glad the pressure factor has dropped a bit. 17 Days!!!!!!

Vickie so sorry to hear about gf, that is so sad for her I hope she gets better soon :hug:
I have to try that tamale pie, it sounds soo good.

Angela how are the girls feeling?

Sandra that is funny how Curtis is eating a bowl of icecream while thinking about joining WW, I guess men do that last meal binge before also.
You are just melting away, you will be at goal in no time!

Kathy did shaun call back? How was the yocheese.

Rose enjoy your mini vacation.

Patti I hope your stomach feels better.

Stacey sounds like you are doing really well with core, Like froufy said keep gum in your mouth at the party :D

Hi Melissa!

Hey Chicks! The pool temperature was 85 degrees and quite nice. I got a ton of exercise. I was in there for an hour and a half and I never stopped moving. I ran and jumped. I talked to my GF for 45 minutes and walked the whole time.

She feels better today. When she answered the phone I could tell by her voice. You know how you know by the sound of your best GF's voice how she's feeling. I didn't even say hello...I just said...OH your feeling better today. I think I'm going to cry. We cried together for a little while. That's what GF's are for. Jim has a follow up with his ENT for his tongue tomorrow but we are going to go see her on Friday. She can't have flowers. I'm trying to figure out what to bring her. She's still not eating. She's progressed to ice chips. She hasn't had any solid food since Thursday afternoon. The bad news is that she officially has Leukemia now. She started chemo today for a week. She has to stay in the hospital the whole time. Then she has another bone marrow test to see if it's in remission. If it is, we move on to the transplant; if not we have more chemo.

It's REALLY hard for me not to eat and just give up. I know it won't help her or me so I'm going to stay on program. It's hard though and I'm lashing out at those close to me. Both Niece and Jim have told me today that I'm very crabby. Sigh. They're right.

Sorry to be a downer. I'm making smothered barley chicken. I didn't start it until around 6:40. I forgot the darned barley has to cook for 45 minutes. I'm going to go shower off the pool while it cooks.

I probably won't be back until morning. I'll catch up with you all then. Have a great evening.

niki, you're making some big bucks on ebay. that's impressive. i don't know if he'll join ww or not. i'm really doubtful. guess we'll find out soon.

vickie, sometimes we just can't help being crabby. everyone knows that's not like you. you'll be your old self again soon. there's a lot of stress going on with your gf being so sick. just hang in there.

Hey, girlies. I just now got on here; I've been resting for a while.

Shaun didn't call back and I don't know if he'll be able to anytime soon. Since he has to call collect, he has to call at night instead of calling me at work. After I get an address, I'll find out if I can send a phone card. Also, I've read a lot and they say do NOT send boxes of goodies ... it gets them in trouble, with punishments ranging from laps to push-ups and everyone has to do them. I wouldn't want to be the reason his fellow whatever-you-call-thems get mad at him. I'll just send letters, and will try to send one every day. I don't even know about cards. And in each letter, I think I'll try to send an stamped envelope with a sheet of paper in it so he can write back. I hope that's okay. Guess I'll find out sooner or later.

I didn't check the yocheese. I actually just don't care right now (although I sure hope it's going okay). I'm not hungry tonight but I'm sure I will be tomorrow. I need to clean out the fridge.

Vickie, I'm glad your GF is doing better but sorry everything has progressed like it has. At least Shaun brought you enough heat so that you could get in the pool. :D

I'm going to check a few more things and go to bed.

Wow, look how far behind I am! Stupid work rules!
They are really cracking down, sent around memos today and stuff. It's so annoying. I figure I'll avoid all extraneous internet use for the next few days, and then once they get it out of their systems I can visit, at least long enough to read and catch up!!
Tonight's been busy. Had to work late and then went to my PC director's house to watch her do a show. Then out to eat with some friends. We just got home a few minutes ago. I'm SO tired. I've been feeling like I'm getting sick and not resting isn't helping. Oh well.

Vickie, :hug: I'm so sorry to hear about your friend. I know that this is emotionally and mentally draining on you as well. Please let us know how she is doing.

Kathy, a :hug: for you too. I hope Shaun is doing well. I'm sure he is!

Frouf, I hope that tomorrow is a better day for you!

Sandra, you're so sweet!!!

I've got to go to bed gals. I'm so sorry. I am so tired and not feeling all that great.
A big hello :wave: to Rose, Niki, Stacey, Angela, and Patti!!!

Melissa! Maybe ... :preg: ????

Good Morning Chicks! I slept well until 6:15 when a horrible thunder storm moved through here. It got as black as night and it's been raining ever since. Of course the dog and cat are all neurotic. I woke up with my ankle hurting. It didn't hurt after the treadmill so I can only blame all the extra exercise I did in the pool last night. I won't be exercising today. It's probably just as well since Jim has a doctor's appointment after lunch.

I think I'll catch up now!

Stacey, thanks for the support. It means a lot to me. It is SO hard to lose weight when life's emotional trials get in the way. That's when I've always eaten. I'm trying to break the cycle.

Rose, have a productive trip. I'm 50 and they still think of me as the kid/baby in the family. I like it most of the time! I have a friend who always says we should enjoy our life because it isn't a dress rehersal....everyday is opening night!

Kathy, how are you doing? Maybe you could slip a $20 in the envelope for Shaun and he could buy his own goodies. I wonder why they are so strict?

Sandra, that is SO sad about the land you were interested in. But maybe it helped you to make the right decisions for yourselves. I couldn't live somewhere without fire protection. I can't even imagine losing everything. Congratulations on your continued success on program. What clicked for you? What was the magic motivator. I'm curious because you have gotten back on the program and followed it SO faithfully this time. We need to bottle whatever it is! You made me laugh out loud at your description of Curtis. Jim would never join. He's too much of an introvert. He'd never talk and he doesn't want to know what he weighs. He's internally driven anyway. He was on the treadmill twice yesterday.

Niki, thanks for the support! That's great about your Ebay sales. One of these days I'm going to get brave and list something.

Patti, I hope you're feeling better today. I've been free of colds/flus for a while and I hope it stays that way.

Frouf, you do sound better! I'm glad that things are starting to improve. All Admin Officers must have that personality. Mine was a wicked young woman but good at her job. I hope you got some great sleep last night and plenty of it!

Melissa, I miss you on the board but it isn't worth getting fired over. I hope you feel better this morning. Do you think you have a cold? When is your first PC show?

Thank you ALL so much for your support while I try to stay on program during all this stress with my GF. I'm also really nervous about Jim's follow up today. I'm really praying the cancer is gone for good.

Good morning ladies, I hope you are all getting some well deserved rest. Not much going on today, just some laundry and since I am going to be in the basement I think I am going to go through alot of baby toys and clean house down there, I can't even begin to tell you how much stuff we have. Ds was the first granchild on my side and he was showered with alot of toys. My cousin has a 6 month little boy, I think I will pass along quite a few toys, the rest I will probably donate to a childrens home in the next town.

Vickie we are suppose to have rain today. Maybe you twisted your foot the wrong way in the pool, I hope it feels better soon. Glad gf sounded better on the phone.

Kathy how do you get those cute little pictures on your posts? I just see the basic ones.

I forgot to mention that my weight is down a bit this morning. I hope it stays off and goes lower for next Monday. I'm worried about not being able to exercise today.

Hi vickie I didn't know Jim had cancer , I must of came on board after. I hope it is all gone also. You are a strong women, seems like you have been through alot.