Wowee, Meowee finally started that review of the various GI/GL plans she's been talking about for a couple of weeks now. :lol:

Here's a link to the first installment . . . http://www.3fatchicks.com/forum/show...82#post2248882

HOLY CRAP!! I have been so busy and have missed you guys! I've been poking around the General Chatter area for a while because I really have not been on any healthy eating plan in months. I'm hoping to start a healthy summer starting tomorrow.

Well, in a nutshell, the shop has TAKEN OFF!! I kept wearing the same pants every day thinking they were my lucky pants as every day I wore them I was bringing in big bucks, but then realized its JUNE and the lovely snowbirds have come back needing haircuts!! Unfortunately, so has my allergy/sensitivity to ammonia and chemicals and my hands are a bleeding wreck. I haven't had this problem in over 15 years and I'm not all together sure what to do because I hate living with open sores on my hands.

Derek has been working hard at his new job at Rite Aid....unfortunately, mostly out of town. Such as Michigan, Maine, Cleveland and points in between. But the overtime is getting backed up bills paid off, which is nice.

Shelley is having a rough spring, suffering from anxiety attacks and migraines. She's having a CT scan on her head (how many times do moms of teenagers tell their kids they need their heads examined?) and is seeing a therapist. She hates school and wants to move away to a bigger, more populated school. She feels she doesn't fit in. I'm hoping the therapist can get to the bottom of it.

Kyle is going to the County Fair in the County spelling bee! He won his classroom spelling bee, then the district-wide spelling bee and now he's off the the county fair! One of the judges told me that he's the first 1st grader she's seen from our district to go the fair! We're very proud.

To keep the kids busy, they've started a lemonade/baked goods stand. Shelley does all the baking herself (she's making chocolate chip cookies as we speak!) and Kyle, well, we're lucky if we can get him to sit in his seat for more than five minutes. But they've made $39 in two days!! Shelley sells out of her goods. Friday she had molasses cookies and brownies made from scratch. She's a VERY good baker.

On the diet side of things, I've been totally horrible, getting what I can when I can. But tomorrow, Shelley and I are trying again to get down to business. We both are going to try to loose 10 pounds. We got the WiiFit and love it, but it works best if you use it. Tomorrow, we're also going to start with a walk/run/jog after work. I hope it sticks and we can get back into a healthy lifestyle.

Okay...just wanted to check in. Lots of new faces here! Nice to see the board moving!!

I hope to come by more often and post my menu for the day...starting tomorrow.

TTFN!!

Good morning ladies:D

OK, I don't know what the heck I just did, but I wanted to write more than that!!
Things are going fairly well here. I may have finally landed myself a job:cheer: I go back Wednesday morning fora second interview. So I'll keep you posted.
Tech-I'm so happy to hear that business is booming!! I'd come in for a color and cut if I lived closer to you:D I hope Shelly gets through this tough time that comes with adolescence. Gable suffers from depression that began around 12 yrs old. She doesn't like change and we had a move, new school,got her period, and had her heart broken around 14 yrs old. She's much better today, but still refuses to talk with a therapist. She is very headstrong and doesn't feel comfortable talking with "strangers." We did put her on anti-depressants, and it changed her life. She feels so much better now and they have no effect on her energy level or overall state of mind, other than she copes better with things now. To be honest though, I'm a little scared when she goes to college in August. Even though she already has friends on her soccer team there, I still think I'm going to have a lot of crying phone calls. She's also unhappy that she can't play her first season at college, so that gets her down a lot. Shelly will pull through. It is not easy being a teenager today. I always tell Gable, "this too shall pass," and it does her a world of good. The best thing for Shelly, IMHO to do, is to listen to her and be her support system. Anxiety is closly related to depression, so it's great that she sees a therapist. All will work itself out, I promise.:hug:
Well, I have to finish cleaning up my house now. I did half of it yesterday and I'm determined to get the other half done today, and give my 2 dirty doggies a bath!!
Oh, I also lost 1 pound.:carrot:
Have a great day everyone.

Hi there TECH . . . glad to see you . . . boy you have all been having a busy time. :yes: I've got WiiFit as well and have to agree it works a lot better when you use it -- for some reason I've been spending most of my time with my Gazelle lately. I tend to go in spurts.

Hi Chris . . . congratulations on that pound.

Okay . . . big :grouphug: for everybody and here's a link to the new JULY chat thread . . . http://www.3fatchicks.com/forum/show...71#post2249771 . . . see you over there soon. :wave: