to everyone. Off to do errands, then house cleaning is afternoon. Seattle guests return from their visit to family further south of Tampa. They arrive tomorrow and leave on Monday--gained 1.5 when they were here last week--hope the same doesn't happen--cause I have lost 1 lb since Tuesday

Have a good weekend all!

Wow losts of posts already. It's snowy/eecky here. (Pearsy - what do you meanit's 62 there?!!) I have ice and snow with more on the way (oh goody!) I go to work at 2, but df goes in a few mins, so I'm going to go out & clean off the car (he's so lucky to have me!)

Hello Ladies! I haven't felt like posting in a while.
I wanted to let ya'll know that I'm past the 20 lb. mark!!!! It feels great!
My brother's moving to Omaha from Denver so he'll be coming to my place tonight to store some of his stuff in my basement.
We've finally gotten a new manager but she'll be managing us all the way from Chicago. That's dumb. I found out at 4pm yesterday that she's our new manager & she'll be here in NE today and tomorrow. Some notice, huh?
I didn't get my house as clean as I wanted it to be for my brother coming. Oh-well.
DH hates his new job & so do I. He's been leaving home at 6:30 am and not being able to come home until about 8pm every night and to top that off they aren't paying him for all the hours he's on the road & spending time away from home. It does pay more, though. It's sad when both of us don't like our jobs and just stay there for the money. I DON"T WANT TO BE ONE OF THOSE PEOPLE! At least my weight loss is going well!

Laurie: Snow day! ALRIGHT!! We've had such a mild winter! Yesterday it was like 71 degrees here!
Freaky: Sorry 'bout court.
Mamahulk: Hang in there!
H-Ko: Good luck!
Kiko: Have a good day!
JanaM: Hi! You must be new, huh?
Cottage: I'm jealous!
Mamacita: Hi! I hope it works.
Ruth: Hey there woman!
MsCrockett: I'm sprinkling anti-germ dust ********
Pear: Enjoy the weather! You must have what we had!
Batmom: Congrats!!

Talk to ya'll later!

Hi Pinkeagle & Soon!!!!

that stinks Danielle,

dh used to work for Applebees and being in the restaurant biz you get sucky hours, there was a weeek where he saw our 5 yr old for a total of 5 hours...all week!! He finally ended up moving to Chili's and things have been great, better hours, even more $$ so hang in there but not so long that it just makes you both unhappy. Look around there might be something out there. Best wishes to you both

Still dashing madly off in all directions but just checked the weather!
We're safe up here but I hate to see that green glob south of us!
Aarrrgh!

Just checking back to see what's happening in here -
The girls were dropped off at 9, and now they're happily watching "Aladdin", and Jake just came home, too. I'm glad I got all my cleaning done before every came, although with the girls here all day, I'll need to run the vacuum again after they leave.

Pearsy ~ I'm so envious of your weather! Hopefully we'll be able to enjoy some warm days before too much longer.

Everyone, stay warm and dry today!

Sorry, Ruth, but maybe you'll just get all snow instead of this frassing ice storm!

Brian woke up this morning with a fever and he says his neck is sore when he swallows and he is really tired. The flu is going around and other stuff so he just left for an appointment at the doctor. I know he will be late since it took me so long to get DH up to take him. I'm the only one from my team working today so there was no way I could take him. I'm acting as team leader too. If it is the flu I want him to get on Tamiflu quickly and if it is strep, then it is also best to find it quickly. Two kids in his class have been out all week.

Good morning ladies. I have to brag about my mom for a second. I introduced her to the South Beach WOE three weeks ago and already she's lost 11 lbs. I am so proud of how well she is doing. My mom as always been thin and the word diet just isn't in her vocabulary. In the past few years, her metabolism has come to a screeching halt and she has been steadily gaining weight. She says that she's never felt so good.

I still haven't gotten the results from the vet yet as to whether Orion has a urinary tract infection. We have a really big cat carrier that he's been sleeping in overnight. This morning, I finally had the guts to put the two seat cushions back on the couch (after spraying them again). I let him out of the carrier and while I was in the shower, he pooped on the couch again. I need to rent a steam cleaner.

The weather is beautiful today. I think I'll walk to school to pick up Reilly. The education/developmental specialist is coming over at 1 to meet me and Keely. Today is my husband's 30th birthday, so I made a cake and decorated with balloons and streamers. We'll probably go out to dinner tonight. I used to be nervous about eating out, but I am so happy with the way I've been eating and the way that I feel that I'm confident that I'll make the right choices.

Have a great day everybody!

Hi everyone!

I just started day one of phase one today and thought I'd pop in here and say hi. Of course I probably picked a bad time to start. We're going out of town as soon as dh gets off of work (anytime now) and we won't be back until late Saturday night. We're going to a Third Day concert tonight and then going to spend a few days with family. Hopefully I can find some good phase one foods to eat wherever we end up. We're staying at my mother-in-law's and I hate cooking there. I'll do my best and start over Sunday if I have to.

All of you covered in snow... I'm sorry. We had an absolutely beautiful day yesterday. Today's cooler, but it's still in the upper 40s.

Toodles for now!
Christine

Stopping in to say hi. I wanted to write some specifics to people but daughter is calling me and it jsut isn't working for me right now.

To those that live in upstate NY I wanted to say my parents live In Rochester, NY.

Maybe I can get on here later!! HAve a Great Day everyone.

Had a good day eating wise yesterday, gopt my 64 ounces of water in, and did 60 minutes of yoga, 15 mins on the eliptical and took the dog to the park. DId not however get any of my domestic dailies done...I feel like I can never get my food, water, exercise and house under check all in the same day...there is always something that is sacrificed. I have to work a ton today both at home and taking photos. I am going out of town to see a few girlfriends on Fri night/Saturday. Friday night may be a challenge as I am staying in the city and I know more than one cocktail will be calling out to me throughout the night, must be strong...lost 3.5 lbs last month...cannot undo it for nonsense.

Well here is to staying OP.

beachgal - a trip to france sounds divine right now...I keep telling myself I am going to try to learn how to speak french and when I do I will reward myself with a trip...and then I wake up

freaky - checked out your march challenge post, way to go girl you are getting that exercise done! Keep it up and that goal is going to be passed mid month...I admire the work that you do. I try to stay on top of the news and it seems like every day there is some child abuse/killing case...like this couple that kept their adoptive kids in cages...in my opinion we don't have enough people like you , that not only care but are devoting their lives todoing something about it. *stepping off my soapbox now...*

mama- I think depriving yourself of sleep can stall your loss too...so can working too hard through a sickness...I know how can you be a mom these days and not do those things. Weight loss is tricky, do you FEEL like you are getting thinner? Maybe your body is just recomposing itself, I do that sometimes, gain muscle here, lose fat there...no scale movement but lots of measurement movement.

h-ko - still busy I see, congrats on your continued success...it is always nice to hear from you.

kiko - great job staying OP

mscrockett - stear clear of that illness lol, it seems like there is something going around everywhere.

bella - good luck with your weigh in hun

Countess - go to curves...you will feel a great sense of accomplishment after you are done.

pear - are you rubbing it in? J/k it was 70 here yesterday and now it is snowing...gotta love Colorado.

bat - congrats on the 126...yes 125 is better but 126 is quite an accomplishment.

soon - the new avatar is darling!

demeter - i was wondering where you had run off to...Congrats on the loss! I understand what you guys are going through, I used to think everyone hated their jobs and they were just a necessary evil...but then I found my niche...they say you are supposed to find something for your career you love so much you would do it for free and then find someone to pay you for it...THEY obviously did not have bills like mine!

tyra - Loose fitting jeans that were once tight are soooooooooo encouraging. I had a day like that this last week, it felt like my stomach was getting flatter...

IIIIIeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee! Sooooo Many Posts!!!! No time to respond to each!!!!

To all the newbie posters little chicks !!!!!

The Schatzinator is in between interviews right now... this afternoon I have 2 more...tomorrow chock full too...

Love to you all!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!