Friday Chick Chat
 

Good morning, girls! Wakey wakey!! :s:

Okay, so I haven't gone to bed yet. :eek: My alarm clock didn't work this morning (or yesterday, for that matter), and I was late getting DD to summer school this morning. I mean yesterday morning. :D
I think I'll doss down on the chaise and set the alarm on the stove...
Hope you're all sleeping soundly. :yawn:

RNMom, I'll say good morning to you right now in case you're still up. ;)

CACKLE DOODLE DOOOOOOOO! TGIF all you hard workin Beachin Broads!
Caused a ruckus this morn... Went outside to pick up some poop (I got lazy last night and just let the girls out on the lawn).. so, I'm picking up the poop and my mind gets to wandering..(Hmm Maryanns drain is down gotta tell her...lalala, oh pretty bird..) and I pick up this blobbette of poop, (lala) WHAH?!!, EWWW whats WIGGLING IN MY HAND!!!! EW EW EW! I throw the paper towel with the poop in up in the air...it COMES DOWN ON MY HEAD.. ACCK , poop in my head! HOLY ALMIGHTY BOB ITs not POOP, Its a NEST OF SLUGS!!! I hate slugs...I AM SO SKEEVED! I run into the house for a box of SALT..RUN OUT doing what can only be described as an apoplectic war dance... pouring salt on these slugs... So my neighbor comes out of her house to check out the commotion in her matching robe and slippers as I am dancing around with a box of salt screaming EW EW, hitting my head to rid it of any rogue slug (EW) in my holey nightshirt with non matching plaid pants... Neighbor Jen was also skeeved..( Could be because of my nightwear....) She at first thought I was having some sort of seizure and then started to laugh --which brought out Carl and Lisa.. (she in her matching robe and gown)....Glad they have a sense of humor, we ended up having coffee on the patio ..at quarter after 5 ...
I'm better now.. took a shower, and threw out my ratty night wear..
mental note: must purchase matching nightgown robe and slippers..

:lol3: :rofl: Oh, lordy, Schatzi. :lol3: That is the BEST story. :rofl:

OMG! I love a big laugh first thing in the morning! Schatzi, you are too funny! You can come and pick up poop in my garden anytime. Tacky nightwear would fit in well in Delta. Nekkid works too.

Ellis, "doss"? Are you trying to turn the American chicks into Anglophiles? Kip and doss in the same week? Are you having minced and mashed for dinner? Figgy duff? Spotted Dick? Never mind! I hope you manage to get some sleep....

I got through yesterday's hot and hectic day just fine and hit the sheets by ten for a great sleep. It's heating up here already so I'm off to water at the Fairgrounds before the gates open at nine and then I will come home. (The treasurer seems to finally have her sh** together so I've not had to take over her job. Whew!) I work the lunch shift at the gate today and will work in a nap after that. I'm listening to my body in this heat. She and I are starting to build a really good relationship!

Keep calm, cool and collected on this TGIF. Iced :coffee: today for our :cofdate:

Hey ladies!

Ellis: hope you got enough sleep last night, girl!!

Schatzi: Too funny! I can only imagine the racket goin' on over there. Poor wittle babyslugs......SLUG KILLER!!!!! :lol: :lol:

I'm drinking coffee and water. No woods today... I have some reading and stuff to do. Yeah, I get to be in air conditioning!!!

Schatzi What a story. I laughed so hard as I imagined you in your yard. What a gross thing to happen.

Schatzi~~I love the way you tell a story!!!! :rofl: That was so funny :rofl: Thanks for the laugh!!

Ruth~~ Just when I get used to Ellis's "English", you come up with Spotted Dick :yikes: . I'm afraid to ask what that is. I'm sorry to read about Harry and the decisions that you are faced with.

Gotta run, I have a hair appt this morning.
Ya'll have a wonderful day :beach:

Schatzi.....OMG I laughed so hard!!!!!!!!!! You kill me girly....There is a new service here in my area that comes out to your house & pics up your dog poop. (What a job)...I should call & see if the charge extra for extra large Great Dane size poop!!! Anyway, Went out for chinese last night (I know bad), but I did very well. Gonna try a new dish in the cookbook called healthy bird...we will see if that is any good.
Have a great day on the beach..I will check in again in a few!!

morning...Schatzi....too funny!!
Morning pear,2b, ellis & ruth.....I'm still asleep...going to get coffee....be back later

back to Califlower
 

Yes, it was fresh ( at least it was bought fresh..who knows how long the store holds that stuff), the milk was fresh, and I did not use cheese..was I supposed to? Maybe I should try again...anyone ever use frozen cauliflower?

Kyemom: The healthy bird recipe is really good. Not sure what to tell you about the cauliflower. Everytime I've made it it's been good. Instead of milk try a few tsp of the spray butter with salt, garlic powder, and pepper. I love it that way!

Oh... did it not have cheese in it? :?: I'm sure I used low-fat mozzerella in mine... no wonder I'm so fat. :lol3:

I used the ff half & half, salt, pepper, and garlic powder..I think maybe the califlower was bad...I will try again...

Schazti-how funny, what a way to wake up! At least you were wearing bottoms with your holey night shirt. The other night I was getting ready to go to bed when I realized that it sounded like water was running...hmm where was that coming from? Turns out that my DH had turned on the water outside to water the lawn, it's 10:30 at night, nobody should be out, we don't have any neighbors across the street, I thought I could sneak out in my long night shirt and just turn it off quickly and nobody would be the wiser...well just as I was about to bend down to turn off the water, my neighbor pulls up and starts to have a conversation. Now I have to figure out how to gracefully bend down without flashing my older male neighbor because he's a talker and it will be a long conversation. Fortunately it started to rain and he ran inside before he could get an eyefull.
Sarah

GRRRRrrrr...just lost a post, i hate when that happens!

ANYWAY,
Schatzi-----Thanks for the fantastic wake up!!! :yikes: I could picture myself screaming and running for salt!!!! SLUG-O-CIDE! :rofl:
BTW...where in NC are you moving? My Dear SIL & BIL move to NC last Sept.

Weigh In Day....da-da-da-DUMMMM....well, the 2 lbs that I had added had packed up and left and took a friend with them....woo hoo! I finally broke the 220 barrier..and I'm down to 219. Next Barrier---- ONEderland

I completed my training on IV's just in time for the hospital to shut down a couple of floors due to low census...so my hours are next to nothing over the next 2 weeks! I have 3 days over 2 weeks. At first I was angry, but then resolved...I have had a hard time staying OP and exercising regularly since I started this job...so now is the perfect time to get myself jumpstarted again!

It looks like it's gonna be cloudy out today, so I think I'm gonna run and get some much needed yard work done

OK, must pick myself up off the floor and go put on dry pants after that story Schatzi! Hysterical. I can see myself doing the exact same thing, but I doubt anyone in my neighborhood wears matching robe and slippers! ROTFLMAO!

Hi everyone else! I posted early yesterday so read everything and have forgotten it all. I'm not even 40 (28 days and counting) and I'm having senior moments (more like hours)....anyway...

Things are going well here. 4 solid days on program, starting day 5 of P1 today. SO far no pain. I've weighed myself every day but I won't change the ticker 'til I'm a week in. I know that scale can do a roller coater ride before it settles at the end of a week so while it does a good job of motivating me, I'm not going to let it rule my life!

Going out tonight with friends. No problem on the food front, but I'll miss the wine. I just keep telling myself, 10 more days and I can have wine again!

Re: the earlier post about using butter when you ran out of cooking spray. A little bit of butter isn't that bad, is it? I mean it's got the same fat content as olive oil, the only difference is one is saturated and one isn't. By my figuring, there's probably less saturated fat in the butter you used as there is in a slice of low fat cheese. So I don't think a little smidge from time to time would hurt. If I'm way off base, somebody let me know. I'm still trying to figure out the "fat" part of this diet. I get the good carbs bad carbs part, but how the fat part works is still messing me up.

:wave:Howdy and Mornin BEACHIN BABES!!!!

SCHATZI.....:fr:What an eye opener:sp: ,,U r a hoot and a hollar:rofl: !!! U shld b n movies :cool: /write books :write: !!!!

ELLIS....U poor dear :^: ,,how many cricks did u wake up w/this a.m. :tired: ?

RUTH/PEAR/ELANI/2BFIT/KYEMOM/SOON/SARAH....U girls have a BEACHIN TGIF:bubbles: !!!

PHINSUP....:cheer:U GO GIRL :bravo: ONEDERLAND is just around the corner 4u...:coach: go go go girl!!!

I finally get a day off:dance: and I AINT GONNA DO A DARN THING but rest,,I've been lurking w/not much time 2post:comp: !!! Hope uall hv BEACHIN TIMES ON UR BEACH TOWELS TODAY:beach::beach: !!!Chck bk in a few..................GOFISHIN:dancer:

Hiya ladies
 

Friday HOORAY

Just got back from my run, felt like a chain was around my ankles, ugh, where was the adrenaline??????????

Ellis, pour a cup o the stuff for me will ya? Are you turning into a night owl? :tired:

Shatzi, the slugfest sounded ewww, :fr: and trust me I know ewwww.

Ruth, lovey, I wanna give you a hug :grouphug: I hope someone tells you that you are wonderful. I couldn't get into your journal, but my heart is with you.

Mama, WHERE ARE U???

Where did Weezle ever go? She was certainly a character

Hey PHins, come work in the ER here! I'll give you IV experience. You'll be so good at IV's you'll be able to start and IV on a gnat's eyebrow! :lol:

Well, to the rest of you chicks to come, YOU ARE THE BEST AND YOU ROCK!

I gotta do the DD 14th Bday thing today. All she wants are friends, all I want are not friends.....

Hi Ladies
Schatzi You made me laugh out loud in my cube!
I never have Matching Jammies on Even when I own Matching jammies!
Get'n I'm 29 and am the Senior Moment Queen of the Universe

Last night we went down the shore to get a rowboat. And survived our first dinner out on Phase 1.
Shrimp Coctail for apps it was 9:30 by the time we ate and I hadn't eaten since 2 we ordered 10 shrimp thinking they'd be small They were HUGE!
the we had broiled scallops extra veggies and pushed the bread basket to the far end of the table (Waiter didn't understand no bread please meant NO BREAD!)
Is coctail sauce OK for phase 1 or any phase?
Also
Embarassing Question Time: when you all were on Ph 1 did you have a problem going to the bathroom?
Thanks!
Kierie

afternoon-

busy here telling an aquaintance that I don't need to be aquaintances any longer. It's an ex and she thinks we're friends, but we're really not. I see her at social gatherings at HB's work (where I used to work too -- she works there as well).

Gotta love drama!

hugs to you all. Still hovering between 192-193 which is better than doing so at 204 so I will just give in and say that my body needs to get used to being at this weight for one month. Also went to the doctor about my food yesterday.

You can read about that in my journal linked below.

HUGS

KO - I just took a look at the bottle of cocktail sauce in our fridge and the first ingredient is corn syrup. It also has molasses and tons of sodium. I would stay away from it in a restaurant. I'm pretty sure there is a recipe for it in the South Beach cookbook. As far as the embarrassing question, if you are talking about constipation then it is very common on South Beach, especially in phase 1. Make sure you are eating lots of legumes but even then you will probably want to use something. I needed SF Metamucil at every meal in phase 1. Even now I take it once a day. Some people need a stool softener or laxative in phase 1. Use them if you need them but try to increase your fiber so you won't need them on a regular basis.

RNMOM - I would have loved for you to do my blood draw today. She isn't the one that normally works in the lab (my veins roll anyway) and it took 3 veins to get too vials of blood for my physical next week. I feel like a pincushion.

Me - working from home today. My dermatologist was really interested in South Beach when we got to talking at my skin check yesterday. I did have to keep telling him that it does mean no Little Debbie's or Ho Ho's :lol:

Hey Ladies-

Really quick check-in today as I have a lot to do for my wedding this weekend. Was down 1.4 pounds this morning which was a bit discouraging because I've been so darn good! I wish it would come off in 10's! Oh well...I'll keep keepin' on!!!

Schatzi-Holy Crap Girl!!!!! You had me rolling on the ground!!!!! :lol: :lol:


Talk to ya'll later!

Hi Chicks:)

Schatzi-Your the star :flow1: of the day.and Oh that was:rofl: funny :rofl: on my end of the :comp: Computer.

Kissjoy- :angel: Have a wonderful time at your wedding:angel: along with a wonderful :hat: happy life in the future.


Have a wonderful weekend everyone and I'll see you on Monday.Hugs :) BB

RNMOM....I'm not starting IV's....I'm adding the drugs to them...I work in the pharmacy!
I've been in the ER...don't wanna work there!!! whew...it's crazy down there. I'll leave that to the trained professionals!

:wave:ROCKSTAR AND JENNE

:faint: Due to bordem:dz: in bio:mag: ,I hv edited:comp::write: !!! :cheers: ..........GOFISHIN:dancer:

It scares me that I'm actually able to comprehend your posts, GoFishin.

Guess what I did today? I picked a pak'a pretty purple peppers! How many pretty purple peppers did pear pick :rofl: ??? hehe!! Seriously though, at the grocery today I saw purple bell peppers...purple....!! I just had to try them so I bought one. I'm gonna put it in a salad tonight and I'll let you all know how they are. Anyone else ever seen purple peppers before????

Beach Bum-I guess it does look like I'm talking about my own wedding.....but I'm not! :lol: I'm a wedding planner and I'm talking about a wedding I have this weekend at the Bacara in Santa Barbara! Sorry about the confusion but thank you for the nice thoughts! My 3 year anniversary is coming up on August 3rd though! :)

Hey Kissyjoy I just had my 3 year anniversary in May. Congrats.

Pear - you silly goose. Haven't seen purple peppers before.

Shatzi - EEEWWW is all I have to say

Hi to eveyone else hope you have had a great beachin day.

:wave:HEY BEACHIN BABES!!WHATS HAPPENING!!!!!PRACTICING MAKING MY POST MORE COLORFUL.....GOFISHIN:dancer:

I read the 'slug poo' story this morning and about sprayed my coffee all over the screen! Oh geez...I got the willies just thinking about slugs in my hair. I'm originally from Washington State - home of MONSTER slugs...I can't tell you how many times I've gone barefoot only to have slug remains in between my toes after I stepped on the disgusting things. I haven't seen a slug in over 8 years since i've been in Nebraska...one thing I don't miss from home.

I didn't get enough veggies today...sigh. No transportation and not a vegetable in the house...not even canned. As soon as DBF got home from work we went grocery shopping...just got home, sheesh. I did buy some 'emergency' canned veggies cuz it's so hard to keep fresh in the house for more than a few days at a time.

I gotta say that when I first started this I remember posting how much I HATE exercise. Well, I've worked out 9 days in a row now and can honestly tell you that the hate is no longer there! It's amazing...I actually look forward to getting up and going for it. Who woulda thought?

evenin chickies!

That was a gross story about the slugs but funny as well! lol I would come unglued!!!!!!!

Sil...I actually know what spotted dick is...it is a pudding type dish/dessert. I learned that from Kept on VH-1. Where mick Jaggers ex is lookin for a man to "Keep"! They had to cook dinner (the men) and that was on the menu! And DH doesn't think I learn anything watchin tv! lol

I'm at my Mom's. I'm waitin on my niece to get here who was on her way 2 hours ago but seems to have gotten sidetracked!

It was a busy day at work. This new contract we just started is a whole lot of work tryin to get all the electrical booklets together and stuff. I just really hate that I have to miss all the fun on Monday! lol I will be here til monday cause I have to go give my deposition for the accident I had 2 years ago. Now that they finally did the knee surgery I am hopin we can finally settle this thing. It seems i just have to learn to live with it. Ugh!

Well ladies y'all are probably raisin the roof on the hen house about now! lol Just keep it down in the a.m. causin I'll be havin my nap time! lol