Weekly Core Chat Thread for November 5-11, 2006
 

This will be a week of great challenge for me!

I hope it's a busy chatty week. :D

I hope we all have wonderful losses! :carrot:

Good morning!

HI! Thought I'd post and throw in what I started my day with..

Coffee - 2 cups with fat free half/half 1 pt
Banana
*I attempted to make some cornmeal pancakes - found a recipe on line that called for buttermilk/sugar/salt/eggs and cornmeal. I substituted Splenda for the sugar (only 2 tsp) and the buttermilk - well I substituted skim milk for the buttermilk and it was pretty much a disaster.

I wasn't sure if the recipe was wrong, or if the milk for buttermilk substitution had anything to do with it but the cakes were runny and the milk and eggs kept separating from the cornmeal. I strained off a lot of the liquid, added more cornmeal - well - it was a mess. I ate a few bites and the dogs got the rest. LOL

Anyhow - not sure if I'll have something else since it wasn't much of a b-fast. how dissapointing.

:)

Tina

Good Morning Chicks! It's a gray and rainy day here but I don't mind. I'll be snuggled inside working on bills in my fuzzy red robe. It's going to be an all day job. I've nothing else planned except to read, watch TV, and cook dinner. Tonight is Jim's favorite Chicken Cacciatore. I'm adding black olives tonight at his request. It's truly a delightful meal. Sadly, I ran out of parsley and basil last night so he'll have to go to the store for me today. One of the errands that I ran yesterday was grocery shopping so that he wouldn't have to go out today. Oh well! At least he can go through the express aisle.

I'm so far behind. Jim and I had a fabulous, but hectic day on Friday. We had a great lunch (Core plus 3 WPA's) at a restaurant near the ballpark. You know which one since I would never go to the one on the north side of town! Then we went shopping because I had heard that our favorite shop near the ballpark was selling reduced 2005 World Series items. Well....long story short...we didn't want any of the marked down stuff! I ended up buying Jim 4 very nice/fancy sweater and sweatshirts which were new but still had the 2005 World Series White Sox patches/logos on them. He's very excited but is not getting them until Christmas. $200 out the door but they are very nice. I must tell you that Jim RARELY wears anything but White Sox logo shirts. So when you meet us someday that'll help you identify us!

We came home for an hour on Friday with just enough time to freshen up and get to the movie. I LOVED the movie but Jim did not. He enjoyed the experience with the kids but thought the movie had no plot and really just stole from the first movie. I didn't liked it more than the first Santa Clause but definitely like it better than the second. I own the first two on DVD and will be buying this one as well. The pizza place was nice and we did have fun. I ate a slice of pizza with my salad but felt I had enough points to cover it. Jim doesn't eat meat on his pizza when he thinks I might have a slice so at least the points weren't outrageous!

I had a nice day with my Sister on Saturday morning. We did a lot of walking through the home party show. Kathy, people were there from Arbonne but they weren't very good at their job since they didn't seem to want to answer questions or give samples. They just wanted to sell to people already familiar. Oh well! My Sister bought Home Interier Candles since she adores their gardenia and she bought some Tupperware. I bought $100 of Gold Canyon Candles and had a ball standing there and smelling everything! If you ever have a change to smell these candles you should. They almost all have 2 wicks to avoid tunnels and they are the only candles that smell good to the end. I sound like I should be a demonstrator, don't I? Anywhoo....then we went out to lunch and I had a wonderful Core meal plus 4 points. We lingered and chatted. Then we walked through Bath and Body Works and Hobby Lobby to try to find a memory box for Cameo. Then I drove her home to her daughters house, went grocery shopping and came home and cooked.

I don't know how you all do that constant running. I'm so pooped today! I need some down time.

I'm going to go catch up with all of you now! :D

Tina, I have a fabulous corncake recipe. I'll go look for it and see if it's on our board.

I've been eating these since the beginning of Core and the are truly great. I couldn't find them in our recipe box so I'll add it later. I originally got these from Toni Gifford but have modified the recipe a bit to suit my own tastes. They are wonderful with my chicken chili and leftover cold or hot the next day for lunch! My DH loves them too.

Sweet Corn Cakes

1 1/2 cups cornmeal
8 oz Plain FF yogurt
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 cup water
1 egg
1 cup frozen corn, thawed
1/2 cup Splenda sugar substitute

Mix yogurt, water and egg together in bowl; add in cornmeal, Splenda, and baking powder and stir together until batter is moist. The batter will look too thin but do NOT ajust. It will thicken as it sets.

Let batter stand for 15-20 minutes. Quickly fold in corn. Heat pan over medium heat and lightly coat with cooking spray (I generally use canola oil to cook my cakes to get in my healthy oil for the day). Add batter to the pan in spoonfuls.

For best results, keep the cakes 2-3 inches in diameter.

Let first side cook until tops is dry around the edges; turn and cook other side.

Vickie -

That sounds wonderful!!

I'll have to try it later.. :)

Lunch:
Taco salad with FF sour cream/cheddar cheese, onion, tomatoes.. mmmm:)

snack - ff sf instant choc pudding, tblspn nuts, skim milk.. 1 pt

Dinner TBD

Tina

Boy, those corn cakes sound delicious.

What a busy time you're having Vickie..thanks for including us. I don't know about Arbonne and these candles you folks have been discussing. I'll look it up on Google.

We had fun last night...one of my friends made steak dinners for us, dressed up Western style and had a Western movie for us...good fun all around.

Today, we're just staying close to home, doing chores and not moving around too much until dance class tonight.

Have a great day everyone.

Rhonda

Phew! I was on the phone with the Niece for a long time. She calls when she needs a break from her kids!

Rhonda, your dinner and evening with your friends sounds like it was just delightful! I'm trying to appreciate my friends more while they are here now and healthy.

Oh Paula, what a horrible story about your work meeting. Shame on this guy. If I were you, I'd definitely meet with the boss. Since this guy is on your level, his opinion doesn't count. I hope you find that this guy is just jealous and that your boss does appreciate all that you do. No one wants to work in a situation like that! I sure hope Sarah is feeling better today after a couple of doses of antibiotic and cough medicine. Sounds like you have a great Doctor. I really appreciate it when they are careful with antibiotics. She really looked adorable in her costume. I know you didn't buy that anywhere. It's too cute. Did you make it?

Frouf, I'm so glad you're enjoying the Wicked CD but....don't search the internet for the story unless you definitely are not going to see the play. There are some surprises that are really so much more delightful and enjoyable if you don't know them before you see them. Does that make sense? My Niece knew them and I was so glad she didn't tell me before I went. Welcome back to the wagon! I will enjoy your company immensely. I really appreciated the incremental exercise advice. I've been dreading hopping back on the treadmill. I keep feeling like it will be too much too soon. My ankle is still getting better little by little. I don't think I'm ready for the pounding of the treadmill but maybe the bike soon.

Sandra, it is SO good to hear from you! I'm so glad that you are finding time to still come here to visit with us. I hope right now you are both splasing around in the water and having a fun time at the water aerobics. Congratulations of the beginning of a new season of archery. It's so cool to know a champion! When is your weigh in?

Ok....I'm starving and it's past time for lunch. I'm off to have a can of Lentil soup. Hey...I don't think I made a menu thread. I'll be back to check on you all later!

Hey Kathy....are you at work?

Angela, how's it going after Halloween and preschool?

Melissa, we miss you.

Patti, where are you? We haven't heard from you in forever!

Hi all, happy sunday. Sarah is doing much better - she has actually eaten breakfast and some lunch. Which I'm glad to see. It has been a battle to get her to take her medicine - she decided she hates bubble gum flavor so I've been mixing it with either fruit juice or grape juice. She is "star of the day" tomorrow for school - she is the lead helper and brings a show and tell. We've been using that as a threat to have her cooperate with the meds. Not sure what we'll do starting tomorrow. Oh well, we'll deal with it then. I think she is only on the antiboitic for a week (based on the amount in the bottles, of coures I never did ask.).

My work situation is a bit more confusing to explain - the one I had the meeting with is the head of our line of business, I'm a level below him. My boss is the head of finance for his line of business and another one - they are the same level. So, its weird since the CFO is who does my reviews ( I over see the plan assets) but the other guy is in charge of the products which is where my other project work falls. I made sure I stayed late friday and sent out meeting notes around 5:30 - petty I know, but I needed to show that I do work past 5:00 (although not usually! :) ) I spent about 4 hours this afternoon getting a jump on the project that was the basis of his acusations. Basically a very large project needs to be coordinated by me - when I was asked by the head of project mgmt when I could start it I said January. What I found out in that awful meeting is that the project has to be completed and live by July 31 next year - very difficult to get that done. So, by me not starting to January, I'm not committed. Although if someone had told me the July date, I of course would have said I'll start it right away.

Oh well - I just need to suck it up and get this thing done. I think I've got a good game plan on how to get this done. Its alot of system changes that I need to write up for the programming group and make sure the appropriate user groups sign off on what I'm coming up with. The one thing I do have over the bosses -- they both know that I'm the only one who can pull this off -- under regular timeframes and these riduculous ones.

Boy - I do envy Vickie and Sandra for being retired. I'm 40 now, my goal always was to retire at 55 - Sarah would be out of high school then. EEK - 15 more years of this.

Well, needless to say, my eating has been off. We did get chinese last night, it was yummy. I made a big pot of veggie soup today, had scrammbled eggs and kiwi for breakfast and I'll have something core for dinner. I have to stay in control!

Frouf, I'm gald your feeling better. Definatly call the restaurant. They should know about you getting sick.

Vickie, I actually found Sarah's costume at Marshalls for $12. I couldn't have bought the material to make a cosutume for that!

Have a good afternoon ladies!

Paula, you sound like you have it all together now but I'd still talk to the other boss. I guess the one that really matters is the one who is doing your appraisal. I'm really happy to hear that Sarah is doing better. Poor baby.

Back to my budget. It's quite dismal. I'll also be cooking in a bit.

I hope you're all having a great Sunday.

Hey, chickies. It's been one of those days. I did my regular shopping just now and Kate is on her way to town -- I'm taking her to Costco to buy her some stuff. Not sure what ... just one of those "let me take care of you because I'm the mom" things. Judd left today for Whiteman AFB and will be back on Thursday. I am ELATED because I can clean the house tonight and it will stay that way; also because I can sleep downstairs and have a good TV. I still haven't bought one to replace the crappy one in my upstairs sanctuary. Hmmm ... maybe I'll look at Costco!

And Shaun needs a cell phone. He can't get his own because of his credit, although he can pay for it. I'm tempted to send him mine and get us a new one. It is cheaper than anything he could get prepaid. You wouldn't think they'd need one, but there are only a few pay phones in the bachelors quarters, and so in order to use the phone he has to stand in line. They have to arrange this or that, and the schedule is tight. He has been borrowing one of his shipmate's phones but that can't last forever. He has gone to Gurnee Mills this afternoon to visit the Cingular store. We'll see what happens.

Other than that, just racing around this morning trying to get it all done so Judd could leave. The kitchen is a wreck because I just cleaned out the fridge and put dishes on the counter. I'll clean it up when we get back from Costco, and also need to sweep/mop. Other than that, I'm done for the day ... oh except for washing or changing the sheets on Judd's bed. If I have to sleep there for the next few days, I want nice clean sheets.

I also hope to see Sandra very soon. Sandra, yoohoo! Call me at work tomorrow if you want to and we'll figure out a time to get together. There's a Cracker Barrel near where I work (north Arlington near Six Flags) ... hint, hint!

Hi everyone. I'm resolving to do Core all the way starting tomorrow. I can do it...I did it before. It's just a matter of making it a habit again.

Vickie, I'm doing fine. I survived yet another week of preschool, and my turn isn't for another 4 weeks...woo hoo. :) I would quit, except that little dd loves it SO much, and it's so good for her to be around the other kids, esp since the older ones are in school now.

I have Thanksgiving at my house this year, so I need to start planning. Thankfully, my family is very casual about these things, and it will be mostly potluck, so my job won't be too hard. We could potentially have over 20 people here though. Whee!

Angela

Angela, it's good to see you. Maintenance is the pits, isn't it? :lol: It seems like the things that I could eat before (like potatoes and corn) are a sure trigger for a gain now. It's like I'm walking a tightrope! I'm sure you know the feeling. Losing is MUCH easier than maintaining it, as anyone who has lost a lot then gained it all back will attest to.

Kate got caught in traffic on the way to town and didn't make it in time. She said she would try to come back tomorrow night after work since Costco is open until 8:30. If she'll come straight here (takes her an hour to get here ... Rhonda and Sandra, she lives up near Denton and we're in Mansfield, so you can just imagine), we'll go to the store and then I'll take the girls to eat. I am throwing out all of my "home" salad things tonight and will solemnly vow NOT to buy more. I don't like salads made at home, no matter how much I try. There's no need to stock a drawer when it's just going to go bad. I'll keep the onions and radishes to eat with dressing, but the lettuce and tomatoes will have to be tossed. They are yuck.

Sheets are in the dryer and now I'm working on getting my clothes ready for work this week. When Judd is gone, it makes my schedule a little more tricky. I have to get the dogs up and potty them in the morning before leaving ... but since I'm only working 10 hour days this week, 7 til 5, I'm sure it'll be okay.

Now off to take a bath, make my lunch and put the sheets on the bed in a few minutes. I'll check back in later.

hi, girls. we finished our first tournament today. curtis and i shot our compounds sat but today ishot my longbow. this was my first time to shoot a whole round with it let alone shoot it in competition. i had a great time shooting it. i got to shoot with a woman from east of austin. she came in 2nd just a few points behind me. the best part of this, though, was our meeting. i am crazy about her. we'll get to compete together a few more times before we go to montana in dec.

kathy, i'll call you again soon. i'm wanting to meet but am hoping we can meet on the south side of ft worth. we are still running in circles. tonight we're wiped out. we're not used to being on the go so much.

paula, retirement is wonderful. i hope your job gets less stressful. life's too short to be unhappy. (seems like i've told melissa this before. i am big on lessening stress.)

howdy, rhonda! your western get together sounds like a hoedown. sounds like a lot of fun. we've been taking nightly walks around the ranch. it's gorgeous with lots of western landscaping.

vickie, i'm glad to be able to get online here, too. i miss being able to get online as much as i could when at home. at least i have this puter with me and can get online some.

tomorrow we're driving to kaufman to lookover this coming week's tournament venue and meet the shop owner. tomorrow afternoon we'll be going to w a. no more excuses! tomorrow evening we need to see our grands. did i tell you we saw them this afternoon after the tournament. curtis had rigged bows and arrows for each girl. they had a blast shooting. we may be watching them compete in the future. it made all of us soooo happy to be able to share archery together. my son took photos (he's a professional photographer) he e'd us some. i will e any of you photos if you'd like. just send me your email addy. i don't want to post photos of the girls on the board because it's a public board. i'm a little afraid to post them.

i have used most of my waps for thsi week so i need to slow down with the eating. i'll go to ww for wi thurs am. i am thinking i'll have a gain. that's one of the big reasons for getting back into w a.

got to go. i'll be back tomorrow.

Hey gals...did you think I'd disappeared? ;) Well I guess I have! I'm so busy and so stressed...not that the rest of you aren't.
Speaking on Sandra's "lessening stress" point, I'm thinking about quitting school for now. It's just a little much. Not that I can't handle it, I just don't know that I want to. Does that make sense? My opinions on life have evolved over the years, and I've decided that I want to enjoy it instead of rushing through it. If I continue with school at the rate I'm going it will take me 5 more years. You heard me, 5 years! I've already been going for almost 3 (and that's just grad school). So I'm thinking about pausing, putting some more effort into PC (which is going very, very well by the way--I'm exceeding the rest of my group's show averages including my director...she says I'm doing very well and she wants me to do a demo for the rest of the group so they can see what I'm doing!!) and supporting DH as he takes more classes. Both of us in school, me doing PC and him trying to pursue a music career...it's a little much. Plus I'm hoping to be pregnant soon :crossed: so I won't want to continue when that happens anyway.
Well sorry for crashing all that down on you all. I guess I needed to get it off of my mind.
Program wise I'm stinking. I'm still exercising but not seeing much result on the scale yet, probably because my eating is not catching up.
I've got to go to bed ladies. I love you all dearly and hope that you have a wonderful week!!
Kathy, don't work too hard this week. I have no idea how you do it all.
Vickie, it sounds like you've had a wonderful weekend. You're always such an encouragement and inspiration.
Angela, good luck with your resolve! You too are inspiring.
Paula, good luck with that work situation. I can relate...my boss and others are totally insane themselves.
Sandra, congratulations on the tournament. Your amazing! I'm so impressed that you are keeping on track while in TX. It can't be easy.

I'm off to bed girls. Love and well-wishes to you all!! :grouphug:

melissa, you are a very smart young woman. i am proud of you.

I'm off to bed. Weigh in and meeting tomorrow. Also, I have to be at the Vet with Cassie at 7:30 tomorrow morning. She's fasting now and not a happy pup. We begin her testing again to find out if she has Cushings. She also needs follow up Lepto virus testing and thyroid. I have no idea if they can all be done tomorrow but she is definitely having a Cushings blood test with stimulation to test her sexual hormones. It'll be evaluated by the University of Tennesee which is supposed to be the Gold Standard. Nothing but the best for my baby! So I'm stressed and off to have a cup of Swiss Miss Diet hot chocolate made with skim. I've had ONE piece of Dove Dark Chocolate. I'm supremely proud no matter what the scale says tomorrow. I still feel bloated like TOM is looming but it's getting too late. Sigh.

Light and love to you all. I'll be back late tomorrow.

Good Morning All:

We had fun at last night's dance class. We showed off our "first dance" routine to the other students. We forgot a few steps here and there, but I think we'll make it through all right. With Sandra and Kathy there at the reception, we'll have a cheering squad, I'm sure.

Sandra, we're all so glad that your having fun down there in the Lone Star State, meeting new people, seeing the family, shooting up a storm.

Melissa, it's a tough slog to go to school, work, nurture a relationship and have a family. I'm willing to bet that whatever you choose, you will do well. You'll get your eating back on program. Whatever you do, put yourself FIRST! If you don't, you can't help anybody else. :cheer:

Vickie: poor little Cassie. We're all pulling for her and you.

So, I've got to get seriously started on today's work...students need a lot of attention and the other work with the union is stimulating, but fraught with tensions :yikes:

Have a good Core or Flore Day all!

Rhonda

Good morning!

Melissa, I think that's a good idea. Don't let yourself burn out. As for me, I can't just sit around and do nothing; always have to stay busy. That seems like the way you are too, so doing the things that make you happy is the key. It seems like PC is going to be an important thing in your lives, especially after the baby comes (jumping a little ahead of myself here, aren't I? :D ). Maybe you'll be able to do it full-time but set your own schedule. Heck, you might even be the director by then!

I had a crazy night with the dogs and thunder. Suffice it to say they didn't sleep well at all.

Sandra, anywhere it fine with me. I just know how you like Cracker Barrel, but there's also that one on 20 out by Benbrook. I'm flexible (well, sorta ... still have to work all day).

Catch up more later! Stay well, everyone...

Good Morning Chicks! We're home from taking/picking Cassie up from the Vet. It was too late for me to go for my weigh in but I'll go to the 10:00 meeting tomorrow. My scale looks up this week which makes no sense. That's ok though...it's a marathon not a sprint for us girls who have a lot to lose!

I'm going to maybe run a few errands later today. We'll see how it goes.

I was going to catch up but I have to go. Cassie has thrown up 4 times since coming home and eating. I think we fed her too soon.

Hello everyone. Just taking a quick break at work and I wanted to stop by and catch up. Vickie, sorry Cassie is sick. Did the vet say that could happen?

Rhonda, sounds like the dancing lessons are a ball. I wish DH would get into that -- I was lucky to have had the couple dances with him at our wedding. He is not a dancer! Oh well.....things could be worse.

Melissa, you sound so busy. With so much on your plate, no wonder something needs to be pushed aside. Especially if you are trying to get pregnant. Stress does not help with conception :) Try to find some time for your self. You don't want to get warn down and sick.

Things are quiet at work. The bosses are at an off site meeting. I'm dreading my weekly meeting on Wednesday with that awful one. I do have a meeting on Friday with my boss - the one who does my evaluations. I love working for him. I do plan on just asking him if he feels I'm not committed. I decided to not give him any heads up on the bad conversation so I can get his honest opinon. I did write up an email to send to the awful one -- I'm going to have dh read it tonight to get his opinion. I'm off tomorrow - and NO, I'm not taking anything home! That will give me some time to really decide if I want to send it or not.

I went and got my flu shot this morning - had to wait a 1/2 hour at a clinic. I didn't think that was too bad. DH is going to have to go Friday, and we are waiting on the pediatrician for Sarah. She is not high risk, so there are no guarantees she'll get one. At least if we both are covered, her risk will be down a bit I hope. I have to go for my first mamaogram tomorrow - woo hoo, thats something to look forward to!

Food wise, I'm doing better. The scale is up a bit but TOM is looming. So I think I'll be ok. I need to wi on Wednesday. I missed last week.

Got to run, I'll be back later.

Hi ladies...this is the first time I've had time to check in today and actually write something. I have recommitted, I will not falter, I will not quit this time...

I have decided that I really don't want to gain back all my weight. Already some of my clothes aren't fitting, and I need to nip this NOW. So this is what I've done.

I think some of you know about Flylady? Anyway, part of her program for organizing and decluttering your life is having a PODA...a Parade of Daily Activities. You spend some time before bed going over your calendar and write out a priority list of the next day's tasks. I got a small notebook today, and am modifying this principle.

I'm putting the date, my to-do list, my exercise for the day, and then my daily menu on it. On the bottom of the page, I list a daily goal. For example, my goal today is only eat from my menu, and avoid all sugar. (so I can detox from all that Halloween junk). I will cross things off as they get done, and when I'm hungry, I will look at my menu and know what I can have for a snack. Once I get my body used to eating on plan again, I'll probably put my waters/fruits & veggies on there too.

I'm a very list-motivated person, so this will work well for me, I know. It sounds silly, but I don't want to let you ladies down. :)

I hope everyone is having a great start to the week.

Angela

Hey Angela - what a plan! You sound so determined - let us know how you are doing and about all the checkmarks on your list! Good for you!

Melissa - it is better to do 2 couples of things well - then to spread yourself so thin you can't do anything well - sounds like you have the right idea - no need to burn out - you are at your prime - do what you really want to do!

Vickie - how is poor Cassie doing? I sure hope she is all better and not too traumatized by those tests!

Sandra - wow - you're pretty busy too! Glad you had fun w/the grands and they enjoy archery - how cool is that? Waiting to hear about your visit w/Kathy!

Paula - good idea to 'sleep' on the note - maybe not send it til after the meeting w/your 'real' boss? Speaking of which I guess I should be investigating flu clinics in our area? (we usually get an email at work but now that I think about it - no mention of it yet?)

Rhonda - very impressive on the dancing thing! Practice makes perfect and I"m sure no one will notice one or two missteps on your wedding day! Keep smiling!

Well I am sporting my new 'pedometer accessory' - of course they don't tell you the clock setting is based on a 24 hr clock - so sometime after noon the whole thing reset to zero! Luckily I had already taken a peak before then and racked up about 1000 steps - but there is NO WAY IN HE@@ I am walking the much publicized 10,000 steps per day - are these people like tapping their feet under their desks or something? And I swear I took the long way round a couple of times in the office just to add more steps! I will be surprised if I get to 4,000 today? Am I just a lazy froufie?

Also had my dr appt today to check on my high bp - well it's down a tiny bit - I am to continue and come back in 5 weeks (It does sometimes take up to 6 weeks to show a change - I went from 156/90 to 148/80).

So far eating is somewhat under control which is good - trying to avoid any binge eating - yesterday I let myself get too hungry - and it was not pretty! I inhaled everything and kept on eating all night - not good!

Doing anothe presentation tomorrow - (same one) but this is in-house to a group at HC - they are well aware of what we do - so just a refresher I guess?

Time to go to library and drive dd to dance classes!

Frouf

Hi All:

I'm just too pooped to pop as we used to say in the old country.

But, I thought I would tell you that the women in my Pilates class had a surprise party for me tonight. I was so touched....they gave me a sexy gown, a set of ankle/wrist weights, and wine and crackers...so I could be sexy, strong and have food and drink for bed....isn't that sweet!!

Now, about that chocolate cake one of them baked...one piece is about an hour of Pilates, I'm sure!! :faint:

Rhonda

sorry this is so short. curtis just went to bed. as we're in a 26' trailer, i need to close down for the day, too.

::cheer: :cheer: rhonda, kathy and i will be cheering you two for sure.

kathy, we may be heading to livingston for a couple of days this week to see curtis' son. i'll call you as soon as i can.

vickie, i hope cassie is all right. how did wi go?

paula, i'm sure my weight's up, too. bummer, isn't it?

frouf, i'm anxious to meet with kathy. i hope we can get together in the next few days.

woo woo, rhonda. sexy gown! how fun!!

Oh, how sweet of them!! I know you were really surprised!

I've had a sorta good evening. My Arbonne order came tonight, so I've had fun looking thru all the stuff and trying some out. Erin took her set, and I have Kate's set packed up to take to her tomorrow night.

Dinner was not much, but I did manage to pack up my lunch and snacks for tomorrow. I have a pita and hummus, little cup of tuna, SF jello, some cheese, and a salad. There'll be no going hungry tomorrow!

Dogs and I are about ready for bed, so I should go ahead. It will be morning much too soon.

LOL! Sandra, did you know I grew up in Livingston? My dad was the city manager, and we lived there for many many years, until after I was out of high school. Later on, we opened a tire store on Hwy. 59 called Livingston Tire and Supply. My dad co-owned it with Ben Royden Ogletree. My sister and I worked there during high school. I wonder if he knows some of the people I know? My parents' good friends (that they are still in close contact with) are Jack and Rossie Moseley (Jack passed away earlier this year), and E.F. and Bonnie Lewis. E.F. was the high school principal forever, and Bonnie was a teacher. Ask if he knows them. Oh and my dad was the music minister at Central Baptist Church.

Small world, huh?

Quiet day on the ol' board, huh?

I'm frantically trying to get some of this work out of the way. Kate's coming over tonight and we're going to the Mongolian grill (if I can talk her into it ... she wasn't too enthused when I asked if she'd like to go there).

Other than that, just another day in paradise.

Wow, quiet day. I've been good - eating on plan and meeting my goals.

How's everyone else?

Angela

angela, you're a wise wise woman. i am so proud of you for getting a grip on your weight before you regain too much. you're going to get those extra lbs off. look how many folks you have here pulling for you.

kathy, i tried to call you earlier. i'll call again later this evening. if you can, i'd like for us to meet this sunday. i'll talk to you more about livingston later.

Hi:

I'm one tired Chickie and tired of being tired!!

It should get easier in a day or two. Right now I'm fighting the cookies!!

Rhonda

rhonda, those demons are pitifully powerful, aren't they? i made some killer brownies today and had 2 tonight. i may pay for that tomorrow. if we leave for livingston thursday, i won't be able to go to ww for wi this week. i know i should push to go to ww, but i'm not going to do so. i'm thinking i need a reprieve from the governor this week.

w a should start helping again soon. i'm glad i'm back in it.

kathy and i are going to meet this sunday. guess where? cracker barrel, of course. we're planning to meet at the rockers.

my hair is starting to get a little shaggy. curtis doesn't want me to get it cut down here. he's not protecting my hair; he's trying to trick me into letting it get longer. i haven't decided yet what i'm going to do.

rhonda, i'm ready for you to get here. we'll be good for each other fighting those demons. well, except i'm having a big piece of your wedding cake.

kathy, i'll look for your dad's tire store when we get down there. it's a small world, isn't it? curtis doesn't know anyone down there. just his first wife and his son. we may spend the night there at a motel. we're not taking the trailer.

we're coming home via elkhart, tx where we'll be visiting with friends. sat am we're competing at kaufman. sat evening some friends are having a party for us. talk about busy but having fun!!

We will definitely meet at the rockers! And the CB on 20 near Benbrook is fine with me! Just anytime, too. We'll figure it out.

Erin and I met Kate at Costco and we bought her some stuff, then she left to go to a friend's house so Erin and I went to the Mongolian Grill. It was good but I feel full, and I hate that feeling.

Sandra, you are so totally busy! Isn't it a good feeling?? I'm not sure what's in the tire store location right now ... it was south on 59 near the edge of town. There used to be a Chevrolet dealership right next to it but I'm not sure if it's still there. Actually, to use "town" terms, when you're going south on 59, it's right before the curve where you would turn left to go up to Cemetary Hill. :lol: I've been gone for nearly 30 years so I'm sure it's changed a lot, but my ex-BIL and nephews still live in the area and I have lots of high school friends there too. Those years are some of my best (and worst -- remember, it was high school!).

I'm going to rest for a little while. I hope everybody is having a good evening.

Wow Sandra - sounds like such a fun holiday - visiting friends and just doing what you please - I hope you are both really enjoying yourselves!

Angela - hang in there - Sandra's right - we are all rooting for you!

Vickie - forgot to mention nosy froufies do lots of research - and I did find the Wicked plot on the internet - and read it - but it still sounds might confusing to me - but I sooo looove the music - in fact I can't get it out of my head and it's driving me crazy. I am now hunting the internet for tickets for the Toronto show - my gf going on the 25th - all sold out - but I am looking on ebay and stubhub and might get lucky?

Otherwise I am SUPREMELY EXCITED FOR ELTON JOHN CONCERT THIS FRIDAY NIGHT - can you stand it? I am so worried I won't make it or something - like the car will get a flat on the way to the concert! (ok dh's muffler does have a hole in it - must remind him to get it replaced by friday night!). I am on pins and needs waiting to go - must locate tickets - and yes I will be wearing my Elton John sweatshirt on friday night! (at least maybe it will get that Wicked soundtrack out of my head!).

Did my in-house presentation at work today - got in this morning and had to re-photocopy everything - mgr's assistant who I asked to do it - did like a backwards weird photocopying job - and I had to chuck everything and start over (40 copies of 15 slides). Of course I did not say anything to her - but then she goes and find all the 'new' copies on the photocopy machine and asks if they are mine? Oopsy! As I"m trying to get ready for the presentation (and have to walk to another bldg) of course my manager calls me in to tell me of an urgent email she needs me to draft re $$$ asap - ya drop everything and do that - before heading off - a bit frazzled - and no breakfast!

Eating is better - not entirely good - but again less binge eating. Took little ds to east side mario's for dinner while dd was dancing. I wanted the spaghetti w/meat sauce or the 3 cheese cappelliti - however I did order the whole wheat pasta w/red wine tomato sauce topped w/grilled shrimp - not too bad - but I did have caesar salad and some bread too - good news is I doggy bagged about half of the pasta for home!

Must try to get to bed early tonight (dh out playing a gig at this russian jazz bar downtown)...did not sleep well at all last night - up every couple of hours!

Nitey nite!

Frouf

hey there, froufie girl. you're going to have a great time at the concert. didn't you say you have awesome seats? i'm happy for you.

we're having the time of our lives. curtis has told me several times the past few days that this trip is for me. i think he's having a good time, too. i haven't heard him laugh this much in a long long time. lots of new and old friends. the best kind of medicine.

now one of the things curtis is incorporating into our training is "smile." he says that if someone is talking negatively about you, to you, or just around you--smile. that will lift your spirits and put you into a more positive frame of mind.

kathy, did you get my pm? i wasn't talking about the benbrook cracker barrel. it's pretty far from both of us. man! i wish there was a straight road from mansfield to where we're staying. we're just a few miles from you.

Sandra, isn't that the truth? You could probably shoot an arrow and hit my house! Those crazy, curvy Alvarado/Lillian backroads add miles and miles! I think that's a good one. When I think of south FW, I immediately think of that CB because it's near the inlaws and that's the one we go to (except for the ones in Arlington, that is). Now I have to clue Judd in when he gets home Thursday.

Hi Everyone -

I still feel like I am trying to get to know you all - it feels like you are a bit of a family in here, and I am squeezing my way into the fold :D :hug:

I posted this on my other thread - but thought it might be better to put it here - so I apologize in advance for the double post...

Last night was weigh in - and I was down 4 pounds! NOT too terribly impressive considering I was up 1.8 last week from the candy/fast food binge over the weekend. This only puts me at 2.2 down over a 2 wk period, but it was still kind of nice to see the 4 pound drop. I am sticking with Core for another week (going to do it one week at a time for now - we'll see how it goes) :) Here are my weigh in stats since starting back to WW (for the 4th or 5th time. LOL )

11/07/06 - 4.0 lbs Core
10/30/06 + 1.8 lbs Flex
10/24/06 -0.8 lbs Flex
10/17/06 -2.0 lbs Flex
10/10/06 -4.2 lbs Flex
10/03/06 -3.2 lbs Flex
09/26/06 -- Starting date


Food plan for today:

B-fast
3 Scrambled eggs with ham and FF Cheese
(I only ate half of this and stored the rest in the fridge for tomorrow)
Coffee with 2 tblspns fat free half and half - points used - 0

Lunch
Chicken salad with diced celery, chopped onion, egg and FF mayo - may have a slice or 2 of light whole wheat bread to make it a sandwich, or a couple slices of wasa crisp bread - either of those would add 1 pt

Snacks:
S/F FF butterscotch pudding
Apple
Banana (maybe 2)

Dinner
Chicken breaded with cornmeal and cooked in olive oil. Some baked/seasoned potato wedges tossed in olive oil and seasoning.


This is tentative - I might vary it somewhere along the line.

If I follow the above - I will have used maybe 2 pts today. The other night, I had a light hamburger bun (1 pt) - with a cheeseburger (ff cheese) ff mayo, lettuce tomoato ketchup - and those roasted seasoned potatoes (DH LOVED them ) and I only counted 1 pt for the bun.

I keep thinking this is too good to be true - kind of like a marriage of WW/Atkins and so much better than Somersizing :D I could kick myself for not trying this sooner.

Tina