Hi ladies,

Ellen - that's such a cute picture of your kids in the avatar! So sweet. Holy cow, you got a lot of snow. Our weathermen predicted a bunch, then all we got was a dusting, so they did a lot of 'splainin' yesterday, lol.

Marti - I can't wait to see a pic of your new bathroom when you're done.

Vann - yw. I sure do understand about 12 y/o's. Had 3 of them myself, lol. The girls got emotional around that time, and my son tried to get lippy. Operative word "tried", hahaha. When I read about your exercise dilemma, I planned to tell you all about the WATP videos, so since Cristina did, too, maybe you should try them. The one I have now is Walk Away Your Waist, and comes will stretchy arm bands attached to a velcro belt. Actually, I think you look beautiful just the way you are, but I respect your decision to lose more.

Cristina - good luck with your WI today. Feels good to know the scales is for sure going to go down, doesn't it? Glad your back is better, that sure makes a difference in what you can do. My sacroiliac is acting up when I try to do the WATP dvd I just told Vann about. So I'm afraid to push it and hurt my back worse, for awhile.

Sassy - oh, I hope you didn't end up with the flu!

Trish - I missed you this week. YAY for staying OP while eating out, and also for buying all the organizer stuff to help you stay OP. I can tell you're really serious about getting healthy.

Tammy - I have had a flat panel TV since we moved almost 2 years ago, and it sits on a table. I wish we could put it on the wall, because they look so much better that way, but it's in front of a window. Yay for you, having a plan to stay OP for super bowl Sunday.

Hello to the others, and anyone reading this.

It's colder than a well-digger's knuckles out there today, so I plan to stay in, again. Good news - I'm down 1 1/2 pounds this week.

My plan for the day is to clean the bathrooms and sweep the whole house. Also, I'm going to make a pot of chicken and rice. Nice and thick, like my mama used to do. Her's tasted better, though.

Wonder if the groundhog will see his shadow? Makes no difference, since there's 6 weeks of winter left either way, right? lol

Later, taters!

Hello ladies...

I'm sitting waiting for sis and BIL to come pick me up. They're house hunting and wanted to see if I wanted to tag along.............of course!

I got so engrossed in the book I'm reading last night that by the time I went to bed it was 3:30! Sheesh!

I don't have time for indi's for now, but I'll try later on tonight after my walk.

Have a great Saturday.

Hello ladies...

A little tired this evening. Who would have thought two little ones could run a person ragged? Not really them though...but more me waking up at 3 in the morning and not really being able to go back to sleep until it was time to get up, lol. So I am sleepy.

Took Josh's GF's little ones to Chuck E. Cheese. What the heck was I thinking? Lol We had a fun time though. Had them for most of the day till Charlotte picked them up at 7'ish.

I am happy to say I am down 4 pounds this week. I knew I did good but didn't think I did that well. Feeling real good about that and almost being in the 170's...that is amazing to me...being in the 170's. Anywho...

JANE... on the 1 1/2 pounds this week! Chicken and rice is always a fav here.

MARTI...hope you had fun with your sis & bil house hunting. I too love looking at houses...get all kinds of ideas for my own! How is your bathroom coming along? So what are you reading that is so good?

TAMMY...bridal show sounds fun!

MINDEE...did you guys get the van?

TRISH...I still love Richard Simmons...my first one kind of disappeared somewhere, lol. I say that because the kids even liked it and used it, lol. Never have found it but did find one on amazon a few months ago! But now I see they have a dvd!

VANN...how are you doing?

SUE...hoping all is well with you and yours.

SASSY...hope you back is feeling better.

ELLEN...I concur...the avatar of your children is adorable...they are so cute!

FRANCIE...how are you doing lady?

Well, I think I am going to grab my book and head to bed in a few minutes. Probably won't get much reading done though.

Have a good evening.

Just a quick "hi" to let you all know I am still here...and we are fine. Just haven't felt like posting. DH got home Wed. so busy with his laundry. Spent Thurs. visiting with his sis and eating out.
We did get a mile walk in today. Cold as it was.

I will try to get back on schedule and come back next week.

Hello ladies! Boy what a day! Lets see...a trip to the gym, had lunch at a small taqueria (mexican) and wow...I was impressed! Then off to the store, looked at a house (dh's idea) then back home. I have made coleslaw and potato salad for tomorrow, and they are both chilling now. Off to bed soon...I have to wait for DH to brush his braces...LOL he makes such a big to do about it. But I guess If I had to get them now instead of hen I was younger,I would be the same as he is.

Nighty nite ladies

hello ladies....how are you all doing?

Nothing new on this end……just making it through our last weekend with our old van! We get our new one this coming Tuesday and boy we can’t wait! We are getting a Safari van…..can’t remember the year. But it is really nice and I can’t wait to get it!!!!

Sassy~ Thanks for that suggestion! I am definitely going to mention to Tommy about calling around to get some lawyers opinions. Two of my older sisters work with an attorney, and I sent one of them an email with what is going on to get some answers from him. Unfortunately he left on Thursday for Florida for a week and a half. So, hopefully we will be getting some good news from him soon!

Jane~ Yup…..those would be my days right now! Torn between having some me time or going to sleep. Usually I try to do a little bit of both. But lately, it really hasn’t been that bad since Brandon AND Logan haven’t been taking naps. Although, Logan did take a nap on Saturday.

Ellen~ Logan has a bedtime that he has stuck with since I can remember. He is in bed by 7:30. 8 at the latest. Brandon is my one that doesn’t want to miss anything! But since he hasn’t been taking naps any more, he is usually not too far behind his brother. Marissa has her days. She is usually in bed between the boys. But the past couple of nights she has taken a bottle at 10pm and then out for the rest of the night We got our cable turned back on on Saturday. So, when we put her into bed, and turned the tv on to the country station…..she wanted to prop herself up on her arms to WATCH it! So, I brought her out, she ate another bottle, and then happily went on to dream land. We have to buy her some more baby food when we go shopping on Monday!

Vann~ It is good to hear from you! It has been cold here too…..so I have been doing a work out dvd that Tommy bought me. Now that we have our cable back…..I am going to be looking into those on demand shows so that I can spice things up a little bit!

Cristina~ Nope, we didn’t get the van yet! We are getting it on Tuesday and I can’t wait!!!!

hello to every one that I missed!! I am trying to get back on track really quickly while cleaning up a couple of things on here.

Good Morning Ladies!!

Just got back from WW and I'm down another 1.6 lbs. Gotta get dressed now and head to the bridal show. I made a pot of low fat chicken chili for tonight's game but now will be tempted with dozens of wedding cake samples at the show. Wish me luck. I'll check in with indy's tonight. Have a wonderful Sunday ladies!!

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YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!! Good Job!!!!

Christina - 4 lbs loss
Jane - 1.5 lb loss
Tammy - 1.6 lb loss
We work so hard and some times the reward seems slow coming, but it does happen. You go Jaded Ladies!!!!

I didn't lose this week, but did check my measurements and down 4'" overall.

Trish

Hi Ladies

Christina - Chuck E. Ceese!!! You brave girl. Did you take them by yourself? We always try to take the grandchildren there when they come to visit. It is a real mad house. But they do love it and it does wear them out so that they are ready to be calm when we get home. I went on line and ordered the Richard Simmons Sweatin' to the Oldies DVD and I also ordered his FoodMover info. To me it is a lot like the old WW program with exchanges which I always did better on. Used to have his Deal-A-Meal and almost made goal with it. Hope this is the same as the old WW/DAM programs. Any way I look forward to getting the DVD. I think I can still do it even with my knee.

Mindee - Congratulations getting your new van Tuesday. It is always fun getting a new vehicle. I'm glad you are going to get legal advice about the accident issues. I think that is wise.

Marti - I love house looking especially at new houses. Such fun. Hope you enjoyed it.

Tammy - Good luck with the wedding shower and have fun watching the game. Sounds like you may be having a super bowl party. Right? DD in FL is having one.

I was good all week staying OP. Then we went to Olive Garden and I got the chicken alfredo and a salad. DH and I shared only one breadstick. Did good with the salad. We ordered the lunch size and I'm sorry to say I ate most of it. I was up 2 lbs this morning, but I know it is just temporary and I will probably be back down tomorrow. The upside is that I decided to check my measurements and I was down 4 inches over all. That kept me from being too disappointed and giving up. So I am still OP today.

I was just telling DH's SIL, yesterday, that I always loved the old WW plan with exchanges and why. Then I went online to purchase Richard Simmons Sweatin to the Oldies DVD and decided to order his plan which I hope is similar to the old WW and old Deal-A-Meal. We will see.

I hope everybody hads a great Super Bowl day.

Hugs,
Trish

Hi ladies,

Cristina - 4 pounds down - a big WHOOHOO to you! I love Chuck E. Cheese. I don't know the name of it, but the game where you roll a ball up, and try to get it into the holes - that's my fave. Whack-a-mole is also a hoot.

Sue - I was hoping all is well at your house, especially with your mom. You were missed, so git yur bunz back in here soon!

Ellen - hope you're enjoying the super bowl party. I like to have some of that potato salad right about now!

Mindee - I'm very happy for you guys, getting a new van. It's always fun to get a new ride.

Tammy - YAY for you, 1.6 more down! Good luck at the cake tasting. We are getting just regular chocolate and white cupcakes for Katie's reception. They will be placed on a tier stand, with their small 1 year anniversary cake on top.

Trish - don't you think measurements are a much better indication of how we're doing that the scales? The scales can fluxuate so much! Good for you, being down 4"!

Neal's watching the game, and I have no interest at all in that, so here I am. My day's been a good one. I went to Kohl's and got new gym shoes for summer. I also bought a laptop case on wheels, since it's smaller than a regular carry-on with wheels, and will fit under an airplane seat, instead of having to put it overhead. I want it at my fingertips, since I keep my tickets, a book, iPod, etc, in it. Although our checked bags all have wheels, I used to take a bag that I had to carry as a carry-on, and it just gets so heavy.

I've been doing great with the food. Today I added raw sugar snap peas to my salad, and if you haven't had that, you might want to give it a try. They are so crunchy. Yum!

TTFN,

Trish--thank you for the encourgement on the weight loss. With 2 weddings and a graduation coming up, I'm motivated to get the last of the pounds off. No, no party tonight, just chicken chili so dh does't have much to clean up. I cook and he cleans. He will want to get back to the game quickly.

Cristina--Wow!!! 4 lbs. Doesn't it feel so good. Looks like you are practicing being Grandma!

Mindee--Getting a new van huh? Your dh must be so excited.

Vann--Hey girl...welcome back!!!

Jane--Welcome to the losers this week !! Congrats!

Marti--Whatcha reading? I haven't read anything good in a while. Too busy with house projects and wedding stuff. I need something to relax with instead of wine

Hugs to Sue, Ellen, Sassy, Francie, Jules....I know I must be missing someone so here's another

What a day I've had. We had a ball at the bridal show. I think I got "photographer overload" from talking to so many of them. I did taste about 10 cakes.....that's bites mind you!! I got so sick of tasting cake that I can't believe that I even said that. My dd and I had to find someone with crackers because we were feeling nauseated from the sugar high. But the crackers came with crab dip Well, I do have all week to work off those calories! Made it home than ran out to look at desk chairs and got so confused that we are waiting for the furniture to be delivered on Thurs before deciding. Besides, the chair that we thought we wanted (after taking 45 min of chair hopping) is out of stock

Well, I believe that I'll head up to the shower, iron my uniforms for the week and watch something on the tube that doesn't have men in little tight trousers running after a ball. Then again.....some of those guys look pretty cute

LOL Tammy. I only watch sports to see the men in tight white pants (not really but Hubby gets a kick out of that!)

well, I didn't get a chance to weigh myself on Sunday, so I am about to go do so here in a couple minutes. I am afraid to see the number since we have done some eating out more then usual. I am hoping that I can get that nipped in the bud though. Tommy has told me that when we go grocery shopping, which we are going to do on Monday, that we will NOT be buying any junk food since that is what the kids want to eat more then regular food! So, yeah on that! Now, I just have to make sure that he sticks to it when we go shopping!

congrats to all those that have lost! I am working on getting back on track. I just don't seem to have my mojo anymore! But I am working on getting it back! I am going to be looking at what stuff we have on OnDemand as far as exercise wise, and I will be doing different things to broaden my horizons!

as usual I am all over the place......so sorry for the absence of indy's but I will get a chance to do them soon!

hi everyone!! sorry that i havent been around. my internet went out a couple days ago, and i just got it back up today. then my cable went out too..so things were just sucking all around. but we still had a fun weekend. we saw juno & 27 dresses!!! other than that..nothing much has happened, lol.


hope everyone had a good weekend and a great week!!!