Happy Hump Day Ladies!!

Jane--I'm glad to hear that you had a wonderful time on your get away. Those pioneer dresses bring back memories when I made my dd one for pioneer day. She was in the second grade. You seem to be doing great on WW! I finally broke my yo-yo dieting and lost another 1.4 this past week. I'm determined to stay in the 130's now.

Marti--WTG with the exercise. I've finally got back on track with dieting but my asthma has been acting up so I'm using that as an exuse for not exercising much now :rolleyes:

PJ--I loved all your WDW pics!! I'm so sorry that your allergies are also acting up. Hope you are feeling better soon!

Cristina--How are your allergies??

Kathy --Congrats on your new grandbaby to be!!

Mindy--I had to laugh about your wine!! I think I could down a full bottle of Verde about right now! Someone at our WW class says that he mixes Crystal Light with vodka. :D I couldn't stop eating at 6:30...maybe 8:30.

Mindee--I also didn't know that Tommy's job was with a temp service. How is he doing now?

Sassy--Congrats on getting a new TV and home theater system. My dh bought a new HDTV last year and I wouldn't let him until we found a stand to put it on that matched the same oak cabinets that surrounded our big screen. The old TV fit perfectly inside the cabinets which are between two windows. The new TV would need to be sitting on a cabinet and it was hard finding a tv and a stand that first matched and then fit in the space. He has looking at black techno modern stands and I thought it would look like "little house on the prairie meets the jetsons" with the oak so we finally found a stand that we could stain to match. It looks beautiful. We also love to just sit and relax in the evenings and watch TV. You should have seen our new list of shows to TIVO last week. One would have thought that we did nothing but watch TV!!

Sue--I'm happy to hear that things are a little better with mom. Still thinking about you and wishing the best.

Big hugs to all that I missed :hug: I've been busy as usual. Spent the weekend fall decorating. I bought a few new prints from a local artist that I love and figured that I would mat and frame myself. Big mistake!!! I've done it before but this time I tried several times and my blade kept slipping and the mats turned out terrible. My dd said she thought I was going for the "rugged look". So I guess it's off to Michaels and pay them to mat the prints.

WW is going well. I would love to lose another 8 lbs. Still got too much back flab and double chin. My plan for hitting the big 50 in December, as most of your know, is to rid my face of the big ol' bags under my eyes. I never got my final pics done after getting my tummy tuck 2 years ago and know when I go back to see the PS, he will want to take some so....need to get the last of this weight off. I wonder how much it would cost to add lipo of my chin!! I need to start playing the lottery ;)

Gotta run the vacum and get ready to dance tonight! Oh, Oh, almost forgot that for those that watch Bro & Sis....a co-worker and I did some "spoilers" search and found out that Justin doesn't die...it is supposed to be the son of one of Nora's military moms...the one that she was text messaging at the bridal shop.

Hi Ladies, :wave:

Cristina - yay for the pound gone. Doesn't matter when it's from, at least it's gone now, right? And you're putting us all to shame with your exercise! Btw, if you answered me on how Josh is, I missed it. Do you know when he will be home?

PJ - hope your allergies are better now.

Tammy - Crystal Light and vodka, hahahahaha!!! What a fun concept! Bet that member has other tricks going on. Woohoo for the 1 4 loss! Thanks for the Bros and Sis spoiler. I didn't think it would be Justin, but Neal did. About the ps - after I lose I'd love to get the wattle taken off my chin/neck area because I know it'll be back with a sizeable loss. But that isn't any less attractive than all the weight I'm carrying. I'm wondering at what age we'll say, to **** with it all? I'll be on my death bed wondering if I have any points left, lol.

Hello to Mindee, Marti, Sue, Kathy, Mary Kate, Rennie, Trish and anyone else I may have forgotten to mention.

I'm ready for my afternoon snack - a few baked sweet potato fries from the oven and an orange. I did my walk this morning while it was still cool outside. I'm loving this fall weather.

TTFN,

Jane--I had to laugh at the wattle neck. I'm afraid that the ps will tell me that if I get it lipoed, I'll be left with too much skin hanging. Sucks getting old!! :tantrum:

Hi Ladies,

Thanks for the laughs. I hate the wattle neck I've developed lately. DD works in the office of an ENT and his brother who is a plastic surgeon shares the offices. I've thought of a face lift, but sounds "too painful" and I'm chicken. I wonder if I will change my mind if & when I ever get all this weight off.

PJ - Sorry to hear about your allergies and hope you get to feeling better.

I had a really fantastic day. I not only stayed OP and drank my water, but I also got out and helped my DH with some yard work for exercise which is a real accomplishment for me. I actually talked myself into it with "no I don't really want to or feel like it, but it is exercise so I am going to do it". I did a lot of huffing and puffing, but I did it. Yeah!!!!!!!!! :) :)

Trish

Hi Ladies
 

Just a quicky this morning.

Got a good walk in last night. Legs are feeling tight today! Eating is still pretty good but of course can STILL improve. I can always improve.

I still rate yesterday as good: :)

I'm in a poor mood this morning and wish I knew why. Lack of sleep maybe? Not enough exercise? Or perhaps I'm just not quite awake yet. Let hope a cup of coffee will help some..... poor co-workers!

Gotta go. I'll catch up sometime later.

Marti- I can relate to the bad mood. Hope you and I both improve as the day goes on.
Sassy- I say you are allowed to have the feelings that you do about the in-laws. They have asked a lot of your DH and I am sure you and he are both glad to do whatever you can for them. I, however, don't feel like it should be to the exclusion of your own lives. I think you are right to say you can help out and they can hire someone to take up the slack. DH should make it clear that you are both there in case of any MAJOR needs, and he will do what he can on week-ends, vacations ect. to help. There are even services that will drive seniors to medical appts. and such for a small fee. Just let them know that you are willing to help solve any difficulties, but that the job is too good for DH to pass up. *fingers crossed that he gets the job*

Well, ladies, I got my new bicycle and love it, even though the handlebars are really strange...wide set. I rode 2 miles in the morning yesterday and 2 in the evening. Not bad for having not ridden for 2 weeks.
Mom is back asleep after a bad morning, (as was yesterday's.) For some reason she does well later in the day. We called her cardiologist yesterday and I might have to call again today. They will get so tired of me...but I want her to be getting the best care. She, luckily, has an appointment with her family Dr. Wed. so I can ask some questions about her non-heart related illness.
That is my life in a nutshell........stress, and now at least I can relieve it somewhat with bike riding. :)
I was still 167 this week.....eating is up and down, all over the place.

Talk to you later and try for indies.

Sassy- Didn't mean to sound preachy.....just stating my view. I know I am one to talk as I dropped everything to care for Mom, but she lives here, so that is a little different.

Also...I colored my hair last night to cover the gray and it turned very red. Very red. I had always had red highlights in my mousy hair when I colored it, but tried to go one shade lighter and e-gads. Any advice?

Hi ladies,

Marti - maybe you had a bad dream that made you wake in a down mood. I've done that many times, and it's hard to shake.

Trish - yay for your accomplishments! :cp: I'm loving being back on WW, and don't know what took me so long to do it.

Tammy - yep, it sucks getting old, alright! I regret not losing and keeping it off back in the day when my skin had more elasticity. Hindsight's 20/20.

Sassy - I don't think you're being selfish at all! It only right that you live your own life, especially since you are willing to help. It's not like you'd be abandoning them, or anything like that. Please don't let them guilt you into staying if he gets the job, or moving in with them, either. I sincerely wish you do get your dream job of stay at home mom.

Sue - are you just trying to be a fiesty redhead, lol? If you want less red in a dye, maybe you should get the ones with "ash" in the name. That tones down the reds. Or did you pick an actual red color?

I've had a very fun day so far. Dixie and I had lunch and then shopped downtown for awhile. Then I got my hair colored, and it feels so much better. I had her leave the length, though. Then in a while Neal and I are meeting my sisters at the Eagles. I didn't get a darn thing done around the house, but oh well!

Food, exercise and water are all great. :carrot:

Tomorrow I'm not posting until the house is clean. This may take awhile. :o

Toodles, :hug:

Tough day. Not with the eating and drinking water, I am enjoying my WW Plan. DH and I had one of our unusual & rare bad days together. We are both on SS and together a lot. Just one of those days when nothing goes right. Everything worked out and we are fine. We have a lot going on right now. We just got back from a 2 week trip we took to see his son in IN. Wednesday, we leave to go to FL for his DD wedding and spend a week taking care of the children while she is on her honeymoon. We'll be gone another 2 weeks. We love going and look forward to it, but we have a lot to do to get ready to leave.

I guess a lot of it is my fault. I wanted to lose some weight before the wedding and I didn't do it. We meet her new to be in-laws next week and his mother dresses like she stepped out of a Vogue magazine. thin etc. Not me. So I guess I am depressed about it although it is aaaallllll my fault. Didn't want to exercise today, but I did finally do it. So I am pleased with myself for staying OP and not eating to appease my mood or quit. Guess I am finally learning something after all these years. So it started out bad, but did end up great as far as working the Plan.

Talk to y'all tomorrow.

Trish

Morning Ladies
 

TY Ladies. :hug:

I think your right. We can be there to help out -- when we can, but we can also help them find resources to help them out when we can't be around. Like the transportation that Sue mentioned. I have personally seen those everywhere! and they are completely handicap accessible too! (mil is disabled)

And IF DH gets the job and IF we move, then we can talk to their neighbors as well, they have lived in that same house for many, many years so the neighbors who have been there a while know them and love them.

The only thing is if they accept the help. But I think they are going to have too. Because as you all said, its our lives too and we are not them. If we do stay here, maybe if DH gets a decent job offer around here or something, or who knows if he gets a promotion at work, etc, then sure we'll find a nice house close to them and help out as much as we can.

But I think they have to realize they that have to give a bit too. My mother, who has lived a big majority of her life in the hometown where I was born/raised is willing to completely change her life. Up root herself out of her "comfort zone" and move up here with us. I realize it is only her and that is much easier than the in-laws, but I still think they have to realize that it can't be their way all the time, esp in their circumstance.In a magical non-reality world maybe, but not in the real world.

Anyway, Thanks for listening, I realize this has nothing to do with exercise or fitness, but it has been on my mind. So I do thank you all for being there.

:hug:

Morning Ladies..

Do great on the exercise. Walking everyday and adding some kind of workout from exercise TV some of the days.
Eating is good but can STILL improve. (always room for improvement)
So I'm going to have to rate yesterday as
Good: :)

I'm thrilled that it's Friday. Picking my girl up (no friends this weekend!) and we'll be doing some Halloween costume shopping. She's wanting to be, in HER words "A fairy thingy" Ok, so I don't necessarily know what the part "thingy" means, but I suppose I shall see! :lol:

I need to get moving. Time is ticking and I'm not fully dressed yet.

Catch up w/you all later!

Have a great Friday!

Marti
My daughter, age 17, is going to be a " band geek " oh my gosh have times changed lol.

Hello everyone
Going to be a good weekend. We are going to the camp grounds. While we are there going to a pow wow and then when we aren't busy going to walk around this wonderful little town that is close by. Going to be so much fun.

Thought I would show you all what my new bike looks like. Now is that an old lady bike or what? It is fun to ride, and safer for my old body I am sure. :)