Weekend Chat - Oct. 22 and 23
 

Good morning!

I am off to the vet with Lucy. She seems to have a bladder infection and actually peed her bed when she was at the kennel! :yikes: After that I intend to do some outdoor work before the rain comes back for the next three days! Oy!

I'll check back later.

Whatcha doin' today?

Mornin'!! Today I'm going to visit a friend who I haven't seen in ages. It'll be a nice drive out to the country on a rainy fall day.

Ruth, I hope poor Lucy is OK. My Lila had some sort of bladder infection last month and was peeing blood. A trip to the vet took care of everything and I'm sure the same will happen with your baby.

I've been good and OP the last few days. I'm trying to recover from my week of straying off the beach. I skipped dinner yesterday cause I wasn't feeling well at all. I had a massive sinus headache all day and felt like someone was pressing on my chest. It almost felt like asthma but I don't have asthma. I did eat some popcorn at around 4 pm and at 10 had a lc ww tortilla with a slice of 2% cheddar. No veggies but I ate @ 3 C worth at b'fast and lunch so I think I'll be OK. I'm gonna weigh in next Friday and see what's going on.

I think for b'fast I'll have the mock oatmeal with some blueberries and flaxseed! YUM!! What are you gals having today??

Morning ladies -- I made it here earlier today. :) Ruth, I do hope Lucy is OK -- I'm sure she will be.

Pearshape -- Sounds like you have a nice day planned.

We don't have too much planned for today -- we'll walk I'm sure and maybe watch a movie? I won't be able to go to the gym today (I don't think) because DH is working all day and night (he's a sports reporter and today is football and tonight is volleyball). So, nothing too exciting. I am going to make my healthy breakfast!

:) Lauren

Hi Chicks:)

Where's everyone???????????????Are they hibernating for the winter already?????

Nothing new here,at my neck of the woods. Can't go out to walk as it raining,and DH has the football on so there goes my video exercsing today. ughhhhhh!!Now I have to find another activity to do. :workout:

Ruth-Sorry:sorry: to hear about Lucy, hope the vet can clear:wizard: that infection real soon.They seem to catch everything at those kennels.

Pearshape-Gee!! Sinus headaches really :yes: hurt,I get them for time to time.I know you don't feeling eatting your lucky :lucky; you go some food down.Have a great time with your old friend this afternoon.

Lauren-Have a nice weekend even though is laid back.Heres:cheer: for the healthy breakfast.

Hugs :) BB

Sure is quiet in here! Maybe we are starting into Winter hibernation! It's certainly cold enough here - down to 29ºF last night. My wonderful neighbour, Liz, picked all the basil before it froze to death. :bravo:

Pearshape, I hope your crud disappears soon. It seems to be going the rounds. Are you sure you aren't allergic to fungi? :rofl:

Natalie, nice to see you joining in the daily chat. Your "inspiration" is absolutely adorable! I am not having much success in getting my kids to give me another grandbaby. :(

Beach Bum, I thought of you when a drove beside very stormy Lake Ontario on Wednesday. I can't imagien what your beach walks must be like in cold weather. Do you wear diving boots for stability?

The vet couldn't say for sure if Lucy had an infection. He needs a sample. I'm afraid that won't be possible unless she pees in the house! My Girls are ring trained and don't pee when they are on the lead - you get kicked out of the show ring for that.

I am walking over to the Fair Hall for a bit to check out a big Craft sale - not that I NEED anything but..... After that I will walk to the Church with tomorrow's bulletins - that way I don't need to be the first person there! Notice I said WALK? I now have a date for my arthroscopic surgery and figure the knee will do better if strengthened.

Sit down with a hot cup of something this afternoon if you are chilly. Be nice to yourself! Raspberry tea for me, please.

I have been on my own today. DH is out doing his best to get his falconry bird for this
season. I have perusing the SBD sites that I belong to and working with my falcon while reading posts. Printed off some of the recipes so that I have them to plan my
meal plans, and starting my shopping list for next week. Gee, I hate grocery shopping!!! Maybe a bit of reading-nothing on TV except sports.
Colleen

Oh Ruth I don't walk along the beach in the winter. Yikes That would be :crazy: The winds would surely blow me away. I alternate the plan by walking along our main drag to and from the village,a 45 min. walk each way Hugs :) BB

Afternoon ladies!
I took a raincheck on hockey and fiddled with a new email program for a while just vegging!!! We have picked up and hooked up our new( to us) big assed tv. 34 in. LOL, enormous.
It is enjoyable.We could watch TV from across the road. LOL!
Feeling better about food, seem more in control. Spent lots of $$$$ tho, shudder.
This is my morning Journal/check in with self deal~
Short nights sleep. Had trouble disconnecting last night and then DD was up at 2 not feeling well. Probably hungry. Didn’t eat her supper,playing games. DH yelled. sigh. I got about 5 hours. I am doing the farmers market this morning. Going to get the TV and then DS has hockey. I think I may stay home.

Daily Journal
1.My renewal statement for the day.- I will honour my body
2. Weekly weight.- 230
3. Exercise-type, how long, what level. none
4. % fat, carbs, protein.
5. # meals and snacks.3 meals, 1 snack
6.# fruits, # of veg. -3 veg
7. How many glasses of water.- 10
8. Time of last food intake, time I went to bed. - low carb wrap and tzaziki at 8:30, 2 glasses of wine, bed at 12am
9. Why and when I ate due to stress or emotions.- I didn’t
10.General feelings about food, exercise, life.- I went shopping and spent $168 on Mediteranian/south beach food choices.There is quite a bit of prep involved. I want to make some things ahead for my breaky/lunches.Supper is usually a meat,potato, veg. I dont really like potato so I skip it.
11. Any really good events or feelings today.- it was a loooong trying day and I survived. I had a great visit with my good friend last night.
12. Overall, how did the day go.-It was chaotic and stressful. The kids were wild, angry, aggressive,loud. A l9t of redirection, couselling,discipline, tough love...it was hard. I am exhausted.
13. How can I improve for tomorrow.- Allow/find more time for me to be alone and recharge.Breathe. Food was really quite good. I am happy about that. HUGS to me this morning.

Today had much more peaceful, thankfully. I am really tired right now and will putter a bit and watch the Saturday night TLC shows!! wee hee.

Ruth~ how goes the gardening?
Beach Bum~ I always assume everyone from Cape Cod is clever and artisitc. It is such a beautiful, inspiring place to live.
Pear~ hope the drive a visit were lovely.
HI Natalie, Goddess, chicks!!

Hi again! Well, I didn't have the best day today, but we did get a nice, long walk in, and that I am grateful for. We are 100 miles away from the rest of our family -- and on days like today, when I have a wonderful new baby to share and all the love in my heart and no one nearby and my DH is working all day and all night I start to feel kinda lonely for home. And when that happens -- I eat! So, I have to learn how to NOT do that! Cereal for dinner? Argh! The worst part is that I made l.f. egg salad and have lettuce leaves to wrap it in and I just didn't want to. :( Oh well. I hope Natalie will sleep through the night tonight and I will get some more rest and tomorrow will be a new day!

Ruth -- Natalie is the first grandchild on BOTH sides! :)

Hollyhock -- I like your daily journal -- what a neat thing to do!

Hi beachbum, godess! :)

:) Lauren

Good Evening
 

Wow, it is quiet on the board. I'm sure no one in hibernating yet, it's probably such a gorgeous day everyone wants to get it "all" done before the snow flies. It was beautiful here today.

Had to go out of town today for a "family support meeting" for military families. Our 3rd son is being deployed to Iraq and the military wanted us there to give us the details as to when, where, :blah: :blah: :blah: :blah: :blah: :blah: :blah: One guy said a lot of nothing and said it 5 different ways............ahhhhh! I was ready to crawl out of my skin :drill: :drill: I wanted to say "say, shut up and sit down!" Anyway.............wow, I feel better now.

We drove home and I went for a run, much better now!

Natalie's mom, enjoy the quiet with your little one and take lots of pictures.

hollyhock, enjoy the new TV. Sounds like fun.

Ruth, hope the furdog is OK, UTI's are miserable for people, can't imagine a doggy being too happy about it.

goddess1, hope you find SB a great way to eat.

beachbum, you could exercise in front of the TV.....mimic the cheerleaders or something.

pearshape, a week away from the beach can make you feel pretty yucky can't it? Hopefully you will find your towel before too much harm occurs. I hate when I do that.

Well, I'm ready to go color my hair, where' schatzi when I need her???? :fr:

Hi Everyone :wave: I hope that the weekend is going great!

Ruth... I hope Lucy is better soon :grouphug:

Pearshape... I hope that you are feeling better today. It sounds like a bad run of being sick. Enjoy the visit with your friend and stay out of the rain :rain:

Natalie'smom and beachbum... have a great day :D


Goddess1.. I can't stand shopping either, but I do find that a menu and a list really help take most of the agony out of it for me :lol:

Hollyhock... I hope you get some more sleep. Not being able to stop thinking at night is a real killer - I have loads of insomnia :^: but it seems to get better when I do a massive amount of exercise and collapse into bed. So that is what I am working on.

RNMOM.. I hope your son stays safe. Also hope the hair dye turns out looking fabulous :)

We haven't been doing too much this weekend.. I finally really made an effort with fitday. I am exercising well and I look to be eating OK, but I think I need to focus more on my portions, plus with exams at uni, you tend to sit on your bum all day and any exercise you do just brings you back to where you should be - not really an added boost. I have also found that starting the day with reading a success story from the forum while having my morning breakfast - is sticking me in the right frame of mind for the day - having a laptop as well is very helpful.

Well I had better go and keep cleaning - anything not to study :s: :lol:

Oooh, Ruth, collecting pee samples from dogs is not fun! :p Hope Lucy feels much better!!!

Granny, thanks for the recipe work...I REALLY appreciate it! :D :thanks:

Good morning, Chicklets~~ :coffee:

Ruth, sorry Lucy's feeling yucky. Isn't there any way the vet can catheterize her to get a urine specimen? Our vet did that with our dog when he had a UTI. No sense in letting the poor thing suffer. I hope you got her on some antibiotics at least.

RNMOM, prayers for your son and his unit's safety, health and wellbeing while they're serving our country. Please tell him how much I appreciate his sacrifice.

Colleen, nice to meet you! :) You've got me very curious...WHERE exactly does one go to procure a falcon???

Had a great time yesterday despite a return of the IBS. :( I guess that food poisoning has left my innards in a delicate way. :rolleyes: For the next 6 months or so, I'm gonna have to treat my tummy very nicely and leave off the roughage and limit my dairy. Whaaahh....:cry: That seems to be the only way...

Anyway, I had a great day. Replaced the yarn winder the dog ate, bought some nifty knitting needles, got my alpaca fiber off to be made into roving ready to spin, and got some llama at a STEAL of a price! :D On the way home we stopped and bought some Arkansas Black apples (for apple cobbler) and we stopped at Harrah's Cherokee casino. Dh had $40 that was burning a hole in his pocket, so we went in and walked back out an hour later--- $171.00 richer! :D

Today is a Stay-At-Home-And-Be-A-Domestic-Goddess day. I'm making that apple cobbler, making something yummy for dinner and the rest of the time, I'm going to play with wool. I think I'll do some dyeing, as it's supposed to be a beautiful day. Oh, yeah, and there's always laundry...always laundry.~~sigh~~

Hope you're all having a great day on the Beach.

Ugh...so tired.... I've been getting about 4 hours of sleep per night lately, what with schoolwork and all. Was up until 5 Saturday am reading Chaucer and making Jewish pennicilin for a sick friend of DH's. Still haven't decided on a topic for my paper due Monday night.... At least my midterm project's done for my Environmental Science class, so I'm okay there for a few days.

<yaaawn> I'm off to bed; I can't focus on Chaucer anymore - can't focus on *anything* anymore!

Depending on which credits my school will transfer from the other cc I attended, I should only have 2 quarters (hopefully only 10 credits each instead of 15) left before I graduate with my transfer degree - then on to the university... and I think I'm busy /now/!

Happy Sunday Morning Ladies:)

Even thought is raining again,I'm going to go out with my friends for our ususal brunch.

Holly-I love :love:the Cape,and that why we moved here.It get very windy by the water,I did it once and was blewn toward the iron railings, that separate the beach:beach: from the sidewalk.Have an other alternative during the winter months.

RNMOM- Exercise in front of my DH,no:nono: way, he always laughs :lol: me,doing my routines.Sending prayer for you and your son. God Bless Him for serving in our Military.

Have to get ready for Church will post later. Hugs :) BB

Natalie's Mom~ I have journalled every day for almost 2 years but it was random blathering. This model helps me sort my tought a day. I am LOVIN it. I comfort eat too. Sorry for your lonliness.HUGS! Your DD is an angel.
H-ko~ Chaucer, yikes. That is some heavy interpretive reading before bed. Hope you got a good nights sleep.
RNMOM~ I admire your dedication to going for a run!!

We had our first full day of using the fire place! I love having a fire going. We heat all winter with it.
I have heard 4 times so far today from DH, “you are in my space, please get out of my space.” LOL! I really needed to be alone last night, which I had to reinforce a few times with him. I suppose this is his passive agressive way of telling me he is miffed or maybe he just loves me and is reminding me he respected my wishes....at least he did it. Yippee.

Daily Journal
1.My renewal statement for the day. I will rest when needed.
2. Weekly weight.~230
3. Exercise-type, how long, what level.
4. % fat, carbs, protein.
5. # meals and snacks.~3 meal, 3 snacks
6.# fruits, # of veg.~3 veg
7. How many glasses of water.~10
8. Time of last food intake, time I went to bed.10 pm, low carb wrap and tzatziki, asleep at 11:30
9. Why and when I ate due to stress or emotions.~Ia tre last night to relax and have a little party with myself
10.General feelings about food, exercise, life.~ I have been reading and rereading the SB book. At times I feel sad and depressed about it. there are things that I have eaten for years in an attempt to lose weight that are very high glycemic. They are things I cant stop eating and binge on so it all makes perfect sense. I have done better with food choices all day long. I need to focus better on the evenings. My choices then are better too but not necesary.
~I want to walk 20 min a day, probably at night. Our road is unsafe(trucks) so I will have to drive to another town. ~life is good.
11. Any really good events or feelings today.~ yes! - had a good breaky. Ds came to the farmers market with me( against my true desire) and when he got silly I drove him home. We both handled it well . I still had 2 hours there without kids. Nice.- we drove to the lake to get the TV. DH wasn’t a knob about any of it. He can get rammy about logistics,moving etc. He was great. Had a quick, nice visit with my folks. Very pleasant.DD and I stayed home from hockey. She was monumentally sulky but then I noticed she was warm. She has a low fever so is fighting something. Instead of doing dishes we cuddled til the boys came home. We enjoyed the new HUGE TV. I tidied the livingroom and rearranged a bit of furniture. Kids went to bed well. I watched all my TLC shows til 11. I LOVE the Saturday night line up. DH wanted to watch hockey. * must buy the 2nd receiver for the “old” TV for upstairs. It will cost less than $100 for a major conflict resolver. What a blessing. I slept for 8.5 uninterupted hours!!!!!
12. Overall, how did the day go.~ It was all nice!!!
13. How can I improve for tomorrow.~ no bedtime snack.

Today we have church. I need to deliver 3 Avon orders. Much tidying to do around the house. I am looking forward to it. I dug up some periwinkle from my folks I need to plant. If the housework is done early enough I will work at cleanig up the gardens for winter!!!
Feeling refreshed!!!

Good morning! Hope everyone is doing well today. It looks like a nice, sunny Sunday here so I am going to go get ready to venture out. :) More later!

:) lauren

Back from Church in the pouring rain. :( I was going to take Hershey but she looked so comfy curled up beside the woodstove that I just left her! Lucy is still not her "normal" self but we'll see what tomorrow brings. :shrug: I really don't think she has a UTI because she is not asking to go out or having accidents.

I just baked two pies - peach and blueberry with crumble tops, if you MUST know! :lol: I think I am invited up to Liz's house for lunch but it was rather tentative and I've not heard from her. Oh well, it's always great to have two pies in the freezer. Actually three because I have an apple one too. We're big on pie in the country. Luckily I can ignore pie!

If I don't go to Liz's for lunch, I will drive to Perth to see Harry. He really doesn't seem to care if I visit or not so it's sort of discouraging but I'll take Hershey and the staff and residents will enjoy her. It sort of makes the 50 minute drive worth while.

Need to clean up my kitchen and maybe take a swipe at the paw prints - again!

Ugh! Finally Here!
 

Gosh, where has the weekend gone? We, all of a sudden yesterday decided to pack a lunch, take off and see what fall color we could see. It was lovely, and I took some nice pictures. We ate our lunch alongside a waterway, and watched a heron and some gulls. I was OP up until and through lunch, then........I'm admitting........I strayed. :o I had an apple, AND a cider donut. I'm back on today, but will stay on Phase one for at least another week. I probably undid all the good I've done in the past 2 weeks, now to start over.

After our ride, we stopped in at church where they were having an auction, the proceeds will go to mission work. Pastor this morning announced that we made $94,200.00 at the auction. You would laugh, he HATES :barf: pea soup. The bucket was passed, if there was $500.00 in the bucket, he'd eat a bowl of pea soup. Well, he choked it down, and what a good sport he is for doing that. :bravo:

Went home, showered and fell into bed. I was so tired, just didn't feel like even being on the computer. Sunday's are always a busy time here, we get up at 7 a.m. and are on our way to church and Sunday School by 8:30 a.m. Then it's home and fix dinner, so now I'm just on the computer for today. Now.......it's time for a nap!!! :lol: LOL

RNMom...I have a g/daughter who just graduated from basic training and I'm so fearful that she will be called to go to Iraq. Prayers for your son, :angel: and thank him!

I don't know the rest of you by name very well yet, so will not try to "talk" to each of you. I'll get with it after a bit. That name just stuck in my head. I'm headed for my nap now...GrannySmith :wave:

Hello Everyone,
I found this part of the site just a short time ago and was very happy to see all the posts...I joined this forum awhile back; did the SB diet and found I lost only about 5 lbs in 6 wks...is that normal????
I also have a dr. app't this weds to see my dr. about hypothyroid condition; so hoping that will help as well...
Just wanted to say hello and that I truly enjoy reading the posts; especially about the daily things you all do...I too have a little Schnauzer, Miss Molly Bea, born on New Yr's day, 2005, weighs all of 8 lbs and is my baby...also, live near the beach that I love to visit and walk....and interested in Spirit things like paranormal happenings and such...

Good morning, chicks!! I had a nice visit w/ my friend yesterday. Talked to my Mom on the phone for about an hour this morning getting C'mas plans all finalized. We're going to do a Hawaiian c'mas eve w/ huli uli chicken, macaroni salad, lomi lomi salmon, pineapple upside down cake, and lots of other yummies! I plan to make it as OP as possible but it is the holiday's.

Today is rainy but yesterday turned out to be beautiful. I've been cleaning for the last few hours and am getting ready to go to campus to set up the labs for this coming week. Fun Fun. Tonight I'm making italian veggie stew w/ chicken and a little bit of turkey sausage. Should be nice on a cold day like this.

natalie'smom: Your baby is adorable. Hope the next few days are more OP than the last few. I know how it feels to stray off the beach. Keep it up, you can do it.

ruth: Actually, yes :D , I am allergic to fungus! Mold! It's been wet and rainy here with a cold front that moved in. Everytime that happens I feel like crap. Probably let loose tons of spores that haven't been able to go anywhere due the dry weather lately.

goddess: Wow! A falcon. I think birds of prey are so beautiful....and powerful! Where do you find the prey? Is it wild or baited? Just curious. I saw a show on falconry a while ago. I'm not a huge fan of hunting in general but this seems like an interesting sport. Do the birds require lots of maintainance?

beach bum: I've always wanted to go up to cape cod. Must be so beautiful. I love stormy coasts. The power of nature is truely awesome.

H-ko: Hey stranger!! We've missed you. I'm sure college is keeping you busy.

Granny: There's no way one wrong snack can undo 2 weeks of good. Just keep it to one and get back OP which I'm sure you will!

nancy: you'll love this site! 5 lbs in 6 weeks can be normal. Everyone varies. If you lose 5 lbs every six weeks at a steady rate, that's good. You'll be lookin' fine in no time!!

To anyone I missed: :wave: !! Have a great rest of the day on the beach!!

so far so good today. I am completely phase 1 on track and doing it easily!!!!!!
I just gave my son salmon cream cheese on crackers and didn't scarf down 4 while he was waiting!!! This is a HUGE victory. Maybe I can really do this!!!!!!!

Sounds great Hollyhock :D I am sure you can do it too!

I did it!I did it!I did it!I did it!I did it!I did it!I did it!I did it!I did it!I did it!I did it!I did it!

Good night ladies!!!