Weighty Issues #58: Get a Jump on January
 

:welcome2: to the :crazy: January Weighty Issues Thread. We got through the Holiday madness didn't we? So maybe we put on a few pounds or lost focus on our weight loss journey over the past few months. Let's help each other through these first days and weeks of the NEW YEAR to get back on track and get healthy again. Let's help each other out and get back to "sexy" :belly:.


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Happy New Year ladies! How's your 2008 so far? I came back from Las Vegas on New Year's day, then went to my 1st weigh in the next day--I came back 2 lbs heavier. But it could've been so much worse! I remember gaining 5 lbs on previous trips, and not even bothering to try and lose them. But this time, I am back to my counting points and journaling all those bites, licks and tastes.... I so want to lose this weight this year. I'm tired of carrying it around and feeling miserable. How about you?

How did you all fare? Are you all on board with me? I hope so. I look forward to making this an AWESOME 2008. :goodvibes:

Hi Noelle. I am going to go grocery shopping this weekend and then I plan to start my whole family back on track Monday. We dont have anything in our house that is healthy at the moment since getting back from vacation.

I didnt tell you but while traveling through SC we saw 4 poor dogs running along the interstate, One was a SKINNY little beagle and I wanted to cry for the next 3 hours just thinking about him. I didnt know what to do since we were towing a 38 foot fifth wheel and had no way to stop quick and we had Rebel with us. I didnt know where the shelters were or even how to go about helping them. I still could cry thinking about it. We dont see that sort of thing up here very often. I have never seen a dog abandoned on the interstate here. It is so sad.

Did you get my pics? I loved the sunsets there. Your trip to Vegas sounded so fun.

Well, I should go do something. Hi everyone else.

Hello everybody!! And Happy New Year to all! I plan to get on the those dreaded scales tomorrow and know that I will be moving my ticker upwards!! But that is OK -- things have been really hectic for the last few months and now I'm ready to get serious again and lose these extra pounds this year! And I really don't want to find them ever again!

Noelle, sounds like you had a great time in Vegas! And only up 2 pounds--- you can't beat that! And I know those will come off and then some in no time at all.

Angie--- you sound like me--- I hate it when I see dogs running like that. Gosh, I have been know to even stop and pick up terapins that are trying to cross the highway!! We had a terapin years ago that we stopped in Kansas and picked up. Brought it home and put it in the backyard and gosh it lived about 9 years out there. It would bury itself in the Winter and then be there again in Spring. Was pretty interesting.

Well, guess I'd better get moving around here. Been kind of a lazy day and I have to much to do to be lazy!!

Have a good day!!

Hi everyone & Happy New Year.
I know it's been a very long time since I've been on. I started working in the mornings, and not spending so much time on my computer. I know, excuses, excuses. As for my weight, in November, I was at an all time high. I can't stand the way I feel, I can't move, and I've even been having back probelsms. I'm down about 8 pounds since then, however, it was time before my trip to the coast.

I don't know if I told you, but I have a new grandbaby. He's so cute. I'm not being partial, he really is a pretty baby. His name is Aiden, which is the #1 name for 2007. Needless to say, he won't be the only Aiden in his class.

Noelle, I love your picture. You look great, and I'm so happy for you that you're consistent in counting those points. I' haven't been to WW since I started working. I need to get back. I'm with you, I'm tired of carrying it around. My biggest problem is exercise. I just need to get off my lazy butt and get with it.

Angie, I went grocery shopping today. You can tell everyone must be on a diet, because all the romain lettuce was sold out. I had to settle for spinich. I just need to get more of the junk from the holidays out of the house. I'm glad you had a great vacation. There's a lot of people that throw away their animals around here. Just last week, there was a dog that showed up at my parents' house. My dad was starting to like him, but he smelled really bad. They went to remove his starp around his neck (that actually looked like the strap ripped) and it was so tight, that it was imbedded in his neck, and that's where the smell came from. He had to call the pound. It know it really bothered him. On a happier note, my husband runs the animal shelter in the city he works for, and the girl he works with works so hard at finding animals a home. They haven't had to send any of the animals to the pound since my hubby's worked there the last year and a half.

Karen, are you still trying to sell your house. How's that going. The market is finally starting to pick up a little, but the prices have dropped. I hope everything goes well for you.

Well, I pray that 2008 is are year to be the biggest losers and get healthy and fit.

cw

Well, this is going to have to be a quick fly by this morning. But I did get on those dreaded scales this morning and I ended up gaining back 9 pounds since the last time I charted any weight loss! DARN IT! But that's OK this is a new year and I plan to work hard and get those 9 off and 31 more!! The holidays are over!! I changed my ticker but I really didn't want to!

I'll be back later this afternoon to post more. I'm getting ready to go to town for groceries this morning.

Have a good day everyone!

Hello ladies :wave: I took the kids (Michael and his cousin) to the zoo today, it's their last free weekday before they have to go back to school on Monday. The weather was great, nice and cool and a bit overcast so we didn't get sunburnt at all. Then they were begging me (ok, not that hard) to take them to a place called Teddy's Bigger Burger which has delicious burgers and fries.... so I had one too. So that's my transgression for the day. I counted up my burger and fries as 17 points? So I have 4 points for dinner. Thank God for 0 pt. Progresso soup! :lol: I did get a walk in this morning plus the walking around the zoo so this day is not a total bust.

Karen, bravo for you for stepping on the scales again. You will get those 9 off plus the 31 this year :cheer2: I keep forgetting to ask you, how do you get the weather ticker on your signature line? That is neat. I know I read about it somewhere on another thread, but it escapes me now. As I'm looking at your siggie now, it says CO is 33 degrees.... BRRRRR!!!!! That's cold for me!

cw, welcome back!! :hug: It's so nice to see you around. Congratulations on your new grandbaby too. He must be a sweetheart. I love the name Aiden. That's OK if it is one of the most popular names--at least your son/daughter had the sense to spell it correctly. One of my biggest peeves is when parents take a perfectly normal name and twist it's spelling all around to get fancy. You know what I mean? Hey, don't feel down about your weight gain, the important thing is you are down those 8 lbs and we will cheer you own the rest of the way. You always have kind words for us, let us do the same for you.

Angie, yes I did get the pics on my work email. You took some fabulous shots and my goodness, your kids are so big now! I know they are teenagers for gosh sakes, but I remember when they were still... well, kids :lol: I hope you and Jay can get out there again for a relaxing vacation alone. I love taking Michael along on our vacations, but sometimes Rick and I just need to sneak away by ourselves. :devil:

I know I've already told some of you but we are planning on traveling to New Orleans for Mardi Gras. We will be going to the Garden District for more family friendly viewing of the festivities, so I hope I don't have to worry about us exposing Michael to some X-rated sites :eek:. We are meeting Rick's cousin and her husband and daughter. I am looking forward to this trip, it's been 9 years since I last visited New Orleans. I'm hoping Kempy comes around to give me some tips on what sites to see. Kempy? :listen:

Cal, if you're around, I hope you enjoyed your New Year's Eve birthday. Is school starting up again on Monday for you?

I've got to get a move on if I'm going to get dinner started. Have a great evening everyone.

Good Morning! My goodness it is windy here today!! It's not to cold though or it wouldn't be if it wasn't for the wind blowing!

CW- Yes we are still trying to sell the house. We listed it with Keller Williams the last of November. There is a couple that is very interested in it but they have to sell their house first. I know they were supposed to be having some kind of meeting this past week about something (the other people and their realtor) so hopefully something good will come of it. I've started packing up stuff that we don't really need right now. I figure whatever I can get packed now is less that I have to keep clean and less to pack when we get a contract!
Noelle, sounds like you are already for Mardi Gras! I think that would be a lot of fun to go to. But like I said before there are still a lot of places right here in Colorado that we've never been too!! We really need to just go for drives on the weekends and just LOOK!!
Well, guess I'd better get busy. I just had a phone call and some people are coming to look at the 5th wheel this afternoon. They are coming from about 3 hours away so maybe that is a good sign!
Take care and I'll chat later.

Hi guys. I got food poisoning again!!! YUCK! :barf:

Happy New Year everyone!!! Finally, all the vacations are over, the holidays are over.. and I am back. The girls went to Texas for a week and came home on Saturday... so for that week, I was barely at home!

Today... I am starting back on South Beach. I've got to do something. I did order my wedding dress today... I was going to order it in a size 10, but decided to play it safe and order in a 12. If I do such a fantastic job of losing, I can always have it taken in.

Yesterday I ordered the material for my daughter's dresses... I will be able to start on those in a few weeks.. and my Matron of Honor's dress was ordered last Thursday... so, it's been a great week for dresses!

Angie.. I hope you start feeling better! Food Poisioning sucks!!! (((HUGS)))

Noelle.. LOVE the picture! Enjoy NOLA.. that is one of my favorite places ever. I haven't been back since the hurricane... but it holds a very special place in my heart.

Karen.. good luck with selling the house... hopefully your buyers can get their place sold soon! Did you get hit with the snowstorm that most of Colorado got hit with on Sunday? (or was it Saturday?)

Hi CW!!! I am an old poster myself... and have just come back into the fold recently!

Well.. I need to get busy here with work.. we had some more HR personnel changes that are in the works that I was told about this morning, so I have lots to get taken care of!

I'll be back later!!! Let you know how my first day of SB is going!

Happy Monday ladies. I'm back at work and hating it already :lol: I am writing a letter to Michael's school to excuse him for a week next month for our trip. I hate to be taking him out while school is in session but this is kind of a special trip as we'll be meeting Rick's cousin and all... anyway, that and I'm planning a sort of last minute 9 year b-day party for Michael at a bowling alley. He'll be 9 in 10 days!!!! OMG!!!

Hey, I am trying to start fresh again this Monday, this weekend was pretty hard and I ate a lot of cookies that were around from Christmas. They are all gone now (thanks to me :ink: ) and went grocery shopping this morning so I am all stocked up with good healthy things for me to eat instead of big ole fat cookies. I need to give myself a big kick in the pants--and remember that I am still weighing in on Wednesday. Oh boy, that should be interesting.
Angie, get better soon. At least you'll lose some weight fast right? Just kidding, you know I love ya :hug:

Cherie, how exciting about the dresses. Are your girls back in school yet? Have a good day at work.

Karen, thanks for the link for the weather ticker, I really like it--and it's really neat to see what the temps are where other posters are. How's your day going today?

I have to get going if I'm ever going to get into the groove of work today. Hello to all and hope you all have a great day.

I would like the link to the weather ticker too!!! LOL I think that is neat too.

I am feeling better today but still quite nauseous (sp). Yesterday was **** though.

Angie, I sent you an email with the weather ticker info.

Glad you're feeling better. Here's some virtual Pepto Bismol :)

Hello Ladies,

Just a quick note to say that I am back to school today. It rained all day, but I really enjoyed it. It's nice to be back, but I've realized that there is a lot to do this quarter and next. I think it will go by fairly quickly. 8th grade is a busy time for students and teachers.
I'll try to post more a little later. Right now I have to finish some lesson plans for tomorrow.

Cal

Good Morning everyone! Day 2 of SBD. So far... doing OK. I tried to make eggplant last night... interesting vegetable.... it didn't turn out bad.. but it didn't turn out good either... so I will look for a different recipe next time.

I was late to work today because I tried to cut up a salad for lunch today... guess I will have to start doing that at night.

Angie... hope you are feeling better today!

Hi Cal!!! My girls went back to school yesterday too.. and they are already busy with homework and such again.

Noelle... I took the girls out of school last year for a week in March... and their school didn't have anything to say about it. Hannah caught up on her homework, and everything was fine... I am sure Michael's school will be OK with it too!

I'll check in later... I hope everyone has a great Tuesday!

Hello ladies. I think I've got my head screwed on straight now since going grocery shopping for good things to eat. I actually hit my points allowance dead on yesterday, and earned a few activity points which I didn't use. Today is going good so far although I had a late breakfast which means I'll have a late lunch... I went to Starbucks this morning (thanks for the gift card Angie!) and grabbed an Americano (0 pts!) but before walking in, I went into Borders where they had a lot of CD's on sale for $9.99 and DVD's for $13.99? or 14.99? Anyway, I picked up 4 different CD's--and I didn't even intend to walk into Border's in the first place, but it's connected to Starbucks and I just walked right through.... so anyway, I've got Ky-Mani Marley (Radio); Mariah Carey (#1's); Pearl Jam (rearview mirror, greatest hits 1991-2003) and Eric Clapton (Complete Clapton), which was $19.99, not 9.99 but worth it! There were a lot more that I would've gotten but I'd already spent over $50 so I had to stop myself. What a great sale! I guess the CD business is losing money due to people w/Ipods and Mp3's? I still don't own one and don't know how to use one anyway... :blah: boy I can ramble can't I? :lol:

Cherie, I like eggplant usually. What was the recipe like?

Cal, how are you? Any plans to go to the Super Bowl? I'm not much of a football fan but if the Super Bowl was going to be played in my town I'd definitely be there.

Hi Karen, Angie, Kempy, cw, Dips and everyone... :wave:

Hello everyone!
Noelle, Way to go on your points! I'm back to trying slimfast/combination points this time. I had to laugh this morning when I checked out the site. . Your Temperature was 61 and mine was 16!! Quite a difference!! Plus we have about 7 inches of snow on the ground and more to come tomorrow! It sounds like you got some good deals on CD's... I don't have an ipod either.. although I got the grandkids mp3 players for Christmas. I'll bet they know how to use it!

Hello to everyone else and I will try to get back to everyone soon. Still have a few things to get done and I want to watch the "Biggest Loser Couples" tonight.

Take care and have a good night!

Hello ladies. I just got back from my morning walk. Lucky is such a scaredy cat dog... there's a homeless guy that lives near a park and he has a Golden Retriever/mix dog that follows him where ever he goes without a leash. We were passing the park and they were walking in the opposite direction. The "homeless" dog just stopped and looked at Lucky, not even making an attempt to smell her or anything, he kind of just stopped because we were coming along. Then Lucky jumps about 3 feet in the air and yelps like someone's trying to kill her. They were a good 5 feet away! So crazy my dog I tell you. I have a WI today and am hoping to have lost those 2 lbs I won in Vegas :lol:

Hi Karen, how was the BL couples show? I haven't watched in so long, I should though, it's so inspiring isn't it?

I gotta run and eat some breakfast. Have a good one.

OK.. I have a moment to check in... payroll is ran. Yesterday morning, I think after I logged on here, I got a call from Hannah, she was sick and wanted me to come pick her up from school. Little stomach bug I think. Anyway.. I got home, checked on her and tried to work a little.

My MOH's dress came in yesterday, and it was the wrong color... so I had to take it back to Ann Taylor's and reorder it again. Hopefully they will get the color right this time!

Noelle.. the eggplant really wasn't a recipe. I sliced it up, salt and peppered it... added some olive oil into a pan and tried to fry them up with some added italian seasoning. Well... since I am totally clueless about eggplant.. I didn't realize it would be a sponge and soak up all the oil... so that experiment turned out not so well. Last night we had stir fry which turned out better.

I finally got my Christmas tree down last night .... its all stacked up in the garage now.

Tonight, a sewing machine repair guy is supposed to drop by and service my machine. I've had it for years.. and haven't ever had it serviced.. and now the reverse won't work. That's what I get.

Anyway.. back to work... talk to you all soon!

Hello Everyone! Just a quick fly by here--- I just got home from having a bone density test (never had one before) and the good news it is all in the normal range! YAY!!! The bad news ---- I always thought that I was 5' tall but now I'm 4'11" short!!

When we left here about 11:30 this morning it was nice ouside, blue skies and sunshine. Coming back up the mountain 2 hours later we were traveling in a blizzard!! Always glad to get back home when it is snowing so much!

Noelle, I really like the Biggest Loser Couples but it is a bit different this time since there are couples. I imagine there is going to be some drama here before too long!

Anyway, need to get some supper started and just kick back for a little while. Take care.

Hey everyone, just had to share my joy. Back from my weigh in and lost 3.8 lbs--so the 2 lbs I brought home from the Vegas buffets have gone and taken 1.8 with them :dance: I have entered the 180's! :belly:

Karen, glad you got home safely! Stay warm! My sister watched BL couples yesterday and told me about the room with the food.... I dunno if I could handle it. :lol:

Good Morning! I finally got around last night to watch the Biggest Loser - Couples first episode.. and it cut it OFF right at the weigh ins. I am not sure what happened.... but I was cursing my DVR. I guess I will try and see if I can find it online or something.

Karen.. I heard it snowed a lot in Colorado yesterday... wow... your weather changes about as quickly as mine does here. Thankfully, we don't have to deal with snow very often. Today.... it looks nice outside.. but we have a strong wind and the wind chill makes it so much colder.

Noelle.. CONGRATS... you are the losing machine! That is great!

So far, the South Beach diet is going OK.. I am having a slight headache.. but that may be because I have stopped the diet coke... well, I am having one a day... everything else is water. Last night, the girls and I went to the Y, and Hannah got to work out along with me. They have a children's area next to the regular area that have weight machines set up (almost as main as in the main area) and bikes set up that are attached to a video game... so they have to pedal to play the game.. it's pretty cool. Anyway.. she is wanting to go back this afternoon... I guess I have a workout buddy now... she will make me go!

I got my MOH's dress in last night. It first came in on Tuesday, but they had ordered the wrong color... so they sent me out a new one.. and it looks great with the shirts the guys will be wearing!

Anyway... I need to get off here ... talk to you ladies soon!

Good morning ladies. I just had an impromptu meeting with an old boss of mine... he offered me a position back with his company in another department since the gal in the position is leaving to take care of her elderly parents. It is a tempting offer and it is not credit and collections so it is definitely a plus. I'm gonna give it a go in a month or so. Now I have to go and train someone to take over for me here... should be an interesting month or two.

Cherie, thanks for the cheers! It is great that Hannah wants to work out with you. My sis gave me a one-month trial certificate for the Y right near my house and I may go check it out with her this evening. Whew, the dress coming back so quickly must be a relief for you.

Hey Karen, are you having to dig out from under the snow to get on here? Just kidding around.

How's everyone else doing? Angie? cw? Cal? Kempy? Hope to see more of you around.

I invited a gal from Hawaii to join us here, hope she takes a peek in. :wave: Gotta get back to work.

Hi everyone! Well, we didn't get as much snow as I thought we were going to get. We just ended up with a couple inches but it was sure snowing hard when we were driving up the pass yeserday!

Noelle, Congrats on your weight loss!! :bravo: That is awesome! :) I know you must be doing the :dance: for sure! Tomorrow is my weigh in and I hope I can be as happy as you! Got to get that ticker moving in the downward direction again!

Cherie, I changed to Diet Rite Pure Zero which you still probably aren't supposed to have on SB but after the first couple ones I had I have ended up liking it better than diet coke.

Angie, I hope you are feeling better now. Food poisoning is no fun for sure! Be sure to let us know how you are.

Hello to everyone else-- sure hope everyone is fine. Take care.

Good Morning!!! TGIF!! I am so excited its Friday!!!! Boy I am sore today. Hannah and I went to the Y last night, and I had a great workout. I am trying to get Alan to come with me, and I think he will starting this weekend. I booked a condo for us for Feb 1st in Pagosa again so that we can go skiing.. and after our last trip, and him realizing how out of shape he was, I think he is ready to use the next three weeks wisely.

Oh.. I got my shoes in for the wedding.. wanna see??? They are the green shoes. I wanted something fun, so I am going to dye my crinoline a green color to match the shoes... this is going to match my daughter's dresses and Alan's shirt.. so I am very excited! :-) Right now, the UPS guy has them.. and he is outside the building, so I am waiting for him to bring them to me!!!!

Busy weekend planned... girls go to Parent's Night Out at the YMCA tonight... that means a date night for me and Alan, the sewing machine repair guy comes tonight to fix my machine. Tomorrow, I get to pick up the fabric for the girls dresses... working out at the Y, and meeting some coworkers for sushi tomorrow night. Sunday... working out and laundry!!!!!

OK.. update.. shoes just came in, I just opened them.. and OMG.. I LOVE THESE SHOES!!!!!!! Perfect for the wedding!!!!!

OK.. that is my rant for today! Talk to you later!

Crap
 

That was the wrong shoe.. I got those too.. and they are much cuter in person.. but THESE are the real shoe!!!!

Va-va-Voom!!! Sexxxxxxyyyy shoes Cherie! I love the flats too, so cute.

I have a shoe story. I went to an indoor swap meet in Las Vegas and found a cute little Filipino lady with a booth selling the coolest platform shoes and sandals. I just wanted a rather plain slip-on sandal with a twisted leather strap across the stop. She had me try on 6 different pairs of sandals and these outrageously high platform shoes--think Kiss in their hair and makeup heyday... anyway, I declined all of the super high shoes because there's no way I could handle those with my funky knees. So I finally decide on the one pair that I really wanted, she tries to cajole me into buying two pairs to get a "good price". I declined. I show her the one I really want and she says OK. I pay her and leave. I go back to my hotel and later in the evening I go to open the box and there are TWO DIFFERENT SHOES. The right side was the style I wanted, the left was the other one she was trying to sell me. I am pissed! :mad: I can't call her because the "store" is only open on Fri/Sat/Sun and it is late Sunday night. There is no option to leave a message and I was flying home in a day and a half. I had to bring the two different shoes home and send her an email-thank God she gave me a business card. After a couple of days, I get several phone calls from the lady and her husband who own the store, all apologizing and saying they will send the correct shoe to me and can I send the wrong one back? Anyway, it all worked out in the end and I got my correct left shoe on the following Monday. I really love these sandals because they give me about 2.5" in height without being really bulky and heavy. I've worn them 3 days in a row and love love love them. :lol: That was long and boring wasn't it? :lol: Sorry.

Oh yeah, I didn't get to go to the Y yesterday since there was a Parent/Teacher guild meeting. I'm going to work it in for Monday. :strong:

Karen, good luck on your WI tomorrow. Let us know how it goes.

Angie, how ya feeling? I emailed Kempy again, just asking to pick her brain for ideas while I'm her old neck of the woods.

Gotta go and pick up the boy from school. Chat later! Have a great weekend.

Hello Ladies!! Well, I got on the scales this morning and I lost 1 pound this week. Not much but it is a start in the right direction!! I'm sure that I will keep that ticker moving downwards now! In fact I refuse to gain anymore!! :)

Cherie--- Loved those shoes!! The flats are really cute and the others ---- well they are just plain sexy!!!

Noelle, That shoe story sounds like something that would happen to me!! I'll bet you were beginning to wonder if you had 2 half pair of shoes!! ;) It's probably funny now but I can imagine how mad you were. And I would have been too!

Well, I just wanted to pop in and say Hello to everyone. Noelle, I'd like to have some of your temperature here!!! ;) I'm tired of the cold!

Take care everyone!

Noelle & Karen:carrot::cb::bravo::cp::dancer::dance: on the weight loss.

Cherie, cute shoes. When's the wedding?

Just thought I'd stop buy and say hi. I have to go next door and watch the grandbabies now. Hope you're all having a great weekend .

Good Morning Ladies, Just thought that I would say Hello! They are predicting lots of cold weather and snow for us starting tomorrow night! Like the high temp. of 7 and a low temp of -10!! Too cold to do anything outside.
I did pretty good on exercise the last couple days. I started out with 15 minutes on the ab lounge (300 crunches) and then did 15 minutes on the treadmill and then 20 minutes on the Gazelle. Then I tried the elliptical again and did just 5 minutes! But at least I kept moving! Just want to keep it up and keep adding more time!

Everybody Have A Great Day!!

Hi everyone, just a really quick flyby. It's been a really busy day and it's cold! :lol: It only got up to 73 degrees where I live... I know, I know, big deal! I just talked to my niece in AK and she said it was -33 so I'm not complaining :lol: It's my sis' b-day today so I know there may be cake involved, I gotta go out for my walk.

Karen, good job on the exercising and congrats on the weight loss! :carrot: Stay warm!

cw, how did your visit with the grandbabies go?

Hope everyone has a great evening. Gotta scoot for now. Chat more tomorrow.

Good Morning Everyone!!!

I was MIA yesterday due to some work issues. We fired three people yesterday, managers .... so it was a bit stressful here. I also went to my orthodontist.. for a 2+ hour appointment.... and the good news is... in 12 weeks... from TODAY... I will get my braces off! :carrot: I am so excited! Only three more months of this crap... I can do it. Its been two years as of the end of this month that I've had them.. so I am so ready to get them off!!!

South beach diet is going well. I am down 6.5 pounds since 1/5. Working on the next 6.5 pounds to get me out of the 160's. I am still in phase one.. so the food choices are starting to get a little dull, but hey.. it's working, so I won't complain too much!

CW.. wedding is May 31st. I have four months to shape up for this thing. I picked up the fabric for my girls dresses this past Saturday... and I got my sewing machine serviced.. so I am ready to start on theirs.

We are supposed to have a nice day today... get up into the 50's.. however, tomorrow, cold front and a chance of snow. Ick. I don't like that like of weather here.

Back to work!

Hello ladies, I'm back at work counting down the minutes til I can leave... still have to get my payroll numbers figured out but that's about it. I got all the party favors figured out, just have to put them together into bags, I'm still trying to figure out the food though. I'm thinking the kids will of course devour pizza, but I want to have something halfway healthy--maybe sandwiches? I'm not particularly keen on bowling alley food (wings, fries, burgers, etc.) I have to make some calls. I'm getting a cake w/Michael's pic in a bowling ball so that should be fun.

Cherie, great job on the 6.5 lbs! :bravo: :cp: And how exciting about the braces, your smile will be even more beautiful. How are the kiddos doing?

Oh, I almost forgot...the other day my 2 sisters and I took our 4 dogs walking. We came upon this man walking his 2 medium sized dogs. One of his dogs broke away from him, dragging it's leash behind. The man yells "grab her", to us, I guess... I turned around and by that time he had gotten ahold of the leash. But the dog was intent on coming toward us and slipped out of her collar. I wasn't really worried because the dog looked totally friendly. Anyway, the man is getting really agitated and he starts yelling at the dog to "come!" The dog seems afraid of him and just crouches down, but everytime he gets close the dog jumps away...go figure! By then, the man is down on his hands and knees on the wet grass trying to get the dog back, but the dog keeps running away. We are standing on the sidewalk trying to continue on our way. Then he yells "just get the f :censored: k out of here before she :censored: gets hit by a :censored: car!". My 2 sisters just look at each other and keep walking. I was behind them, closest to the man--when I realize he was talking to me--at first I thought he was yelling at his dog. Then I got pissed! :mad: So I yelled back at him :censored: you! You're the one who can't control your dog, there's probably good reason she doesn't want to come back to you @-hole!" :mad: I was so upset--because he yelled what he did, and that he was probably a bad pet owner. But can you believe that guy? We weren't doing anything but walking in the opposite direction. What a JERK! <end rant>

But anyway, hope all your days have been better than mine.

Hello again... how's everyone doing today?

Did any of you watch American Idol last night? Good stuff!!! :lol:

I have my WI tonight but I don't expect anything good :(. I'm not quite 100% w/the program but I did get all my walking in. I'm hoping for a maintain :crossed: I'll let you know how I do. Have a great day all.

Hello everyone!! Wednesday is almost over!! Working towards my weekend.

Noelle... what a jerk... I can't believe how rude and hateful some people can be.. I am glad you and your sister are OK however... I could just see a "road rage" type incident from him. Lousy pet owner.

We had an overnight guest last night... I got home, and there was a strange dog in my house... seems my daughters "found" it, and it was LOST. He only had a rabies tag on him, and by the time I got home, it was to late to call the vet. He was a cute little thing, but boy did my girls get a lecture on bringing home strange animals without asking permission. We found his family this morning and they came and picked him up... they were missing him!

Today.... I am going to the YMCA with the girls... Hannah is going to work out with me. I've already walked 3 miles at lunch, so tonight will be a little more on the treadmill and the weight machines!

Oh.. I ordered my veil today! :-) Chapel length, diamond white, plain.. should go nicely with my veil. I also ordered some hair extensions today.. I want to play around with them some. I would love to have my hair half up and half down, but my hair isn't as long as I would like it to be.. so... I may do some extensions!

OK.. almost time for me to go home.... hope everyone is having a great Wednesday!

Well, my WI wasn't as painful as I thought it would be, I was only up .2 of a lb so I'm grateful! The leader says that it's basically a "maintain", plus I did drop quite a bit last week... I accept what she said, but in my mind I'm thinking "you don't have to rationalize for me, I do quite a good job of it myself, mostly denying the fact that I actually ate quite badly during the past week :lol: ) I'm gonna really try and stay on track this week to get some good results for next Wednesday. I had really wanted to be 5 lbs down before our trip on Feb. 1, but I'm kind of losing my grip. The good thing is that I have you gals and my 2 sisters for support--that really helps, so thank you! I have about 2 full weeks before I leave so there's a slim possibility that I may make it...

Cherie, it's really sweet that your girls have a soft spot for strays, I think we all do on this thread. I'm glad the dog found you guys to keep it safe, and that the owners could be found too. Oh, and great job on rocking those workouts! :strong:

Just a quick note.. I'm about to go meet Alan for lunch. He is flying to LA today for a music convention, NAMM....

Noelle.. great job on maintaining... we have 2 weeks til the 1st, and I too want to lose 5 pounds.. so I am right there with you! South Beach is really working for me, cause I am down another pound. I've lost 8 since 1/5... and I am going to really work hard to do my best between now and the 1st. We are going back to Colorado for a ski weekend, so I would love to be out of the 160's.

Today, it's COLD here. currently 25 degrees. Cold front moved through yesterday, right at the time I was going home from work. I have a 20 minute drive and the temp dropped 10 degrees before I got home. BRRRRR... but I still managed to go to the Y and get a full workout in. Today, I am sore! :-) Going back tonight and doing the same thing. Since I am meeting Alan for lunch, I will miss my 45 minute walk at lunch.. sacrifices. :D

Hope everyone has a great day today.. it is Thursday.. one more day til the weekend!

Good morning! My goodness it is cold here! When I got up this morning at 5:00 it wa -20 degrees!! And now we have really heated all the way up to 7! Brrrrr!

Noelle, Sorry you had to run in to such a pain in the butt like that guy!! Some people shouldn't own pets at all! I can imagine how he treats them when no one is around! Plus -- how does he treat the people around him! Grrrr! Yes, I have been watching AI again too! Last night was just too funny! Love that show! Congrats om your weigh in! That really is pretty good and maybe you weren't quite as bad as you thought you were during the week.

I got a note from my son (on mypace) that their big Boxer dog isn't doing so good and they really don't think that he will make it much longer. They got him from the shelter when he was already 5 and have had him for about 9 yers now so he has had a good long life. BUT it is still hard. We're hoping to get down to the Springs to see them this week and also our other son. Our oldest just turned 35 on the 15th but it was just to miserable cold weather to get down there. Hopefully this weekend!

Cherie, I guess you really like the South Beach diet... do you like all the fish they really want you to eat? Tim doesn't like fish at all so it is hard for me to find something that works for me without having to make two different meals. Tim will eat a tuna fish sandwich but that is it! Good job on getting your workout in. I need to get that done today too. It is so cold it is jsut much nicer to sit on the couch wrapped in an afghan!! Don't burn to many calories that way though!

Well, guess I'd better get going. Have a great day!

Karen... its not that I LIKE the South Beach diet, hahaha, but it is working for me.

As for the fish... I like fish, only if it's really fresh. That is normally my choice if we go out to eat, we will sometimes make it here at home. Swordfish, Seabass ... stuff like that. Alan can't stand tuna like chicken of the sea or starkist.. but we both love ahi tuna, so we have that when we can.

I've been eating more grilled chicken, chicken sausage, turkey, tuna out of the packets, and very lean hamburger. We've tried other things too.. pork loin, shimp and we are also loving beans and lentils. I pair that up with a huge serving of steamed vegetables and I am pretty set. Throw in some low fat cheeses and some nuts and that can get me through the day.

Again, it's not that I LIKE it... I would much rather have the pasta tortillini that my coworker is currently having, or the big banana nut muffin that is in the fridge, however, I am staying motivated by the progress I am making on the scale.. Oh.. and I have a wedding to go to in four months.. so I have a definate goal in mind.. and I can do this until I get down to where I would like to be... then I will just have to slowly start eating "normal" again.. but make sure I continue to exercise. As long as I exercise, I can eat anything I want. Right now, I need to lose weight for the wedding, so that is why I am dieting.

I'm sorry to hear about your son's dog... that is really hard. Hope you get to see your kids soon! Stay warm today! I would much rather be at home curled up in a blanket as well with my doggies! Much more fun than this!

Good morning ladies, I've got around 63 degrees currently but it's gray and drizzling outside. It's Michael's 9th b-day today and I had to go out running around and hop into traffic really early to get him cupcakes at Sam's to share w/his class--I just barely made it before they entered the classroom. I had him walk to school w/my sister today, just so he could get to school on time.

Karen, I'm so sorry to hear about your granddog :( It is so hard to lose a pet, but sometimes it's even worse when you know they are suffering. :hug: Be safe on the roads out there if you do traveling around.

Cherie, I love your motivation! You will be too skinny for your dress come May ;). Ha! As if there is a thing as too skinny right? What's the saying? You can never be too rich or too thin... hehe, but I digress... OK, back on track, let's LOSE THOSE 5 LBS!!! :running:

Angie where are ya??? Give us a shout out!

Hope everyone has a WONDERFUL day. :lucky: