Just a quik HI Was on my way to the laundry room and the 'puter was calling my name, lol. Will chat more tomorrow...SUSAN...enjoy the zoo and I am glad I can amuse you I was laughing at myself when I was typing it, lol.

Nighty, night ladies!

doing my nightly pop in while I am uploading pics to my myspace......

I stepped on the scale last night, and I was 228.6!!!! Tommy talked to a lady from his work that said to try the Special K diet. I told him that I would look into online and go from there. for now, I am going to continue with SBD.

And, a YAY for me....he bought ice cream and I am leaving it alone! he told me that he was going to buy some, and I told him to get a really gross sounding ice cream and I will leave it alone! (he ended up getting moose tracks, which I have never had before and I am not about to start!)

Good afternoon..Hope you are all well today and planning a wonderful week-end.

I took Mom to her Physical Therapy earlier. She goes twice a week and it effectively kills the morning. Just two more weeks and *fingers crossed* it will be over. It has helped with the achilles tendonitis and she is walking better. Now if we can get the swelling down. Heartwise they have her meds. under control and she is feeling some better. Back to the heart Dr. next week...along with therapy. It is worth it as we are seeing improvements.

I am trying to get back on track...with this heat I am not doing too well outdoors, so today is a WATP day. I hope to stay on top of the eating situation also. It has been a long time since I lost a pound...several weeks actually. And that is just the weight I gained last winter...the recycled stuff. I want to see the 164 I was at last summer.....before winter.

Okay, enough whining. I need to get up and do some housework before I WATP. Not doing indies until later...
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Morning Greetings from Oregon!

Katy - when do you go to Maryhill??

Sue - to you and your mom. We can get back on track together! I seem to be up/down need to buckle down and get serious again.

Mindee - yay, to 228.6, probably down even more this morning. I always 1 to 2 pounds heavier at night. Rach was doing the subway diet til she realized the calories were for a 6 in and not a footlong, so she gave that up. lol

Cristina - I will TRY and enjoy the zoo, argh. Just in a mood (again).

I dreamed of toys all night for the 2 year olds. Their father said they like playing w/ their mothers purse so I was looking for purses or something girlie.

Have an hour and I need to run to the store and get some snack foods for Gaby , she likes those ranch rice cakes. blah - blah,,,,your post was very funny and so true in how we think at times. to you too!

Took Beck to see The Dark Night last night, there was a line already for the midnight showing at 10pm, so we didn't get there too early, she wanted to go at 8pm. I want to see Mama Mia, love ABBA music!

Gaby has 1 more week of school and they are going to the zoo on Thursday, so she will get a lot of zoo, course she loves animals.

anyway - coffee calls and the store, so better get going.

to everyone.

Happy Friday!

Awfully quiet around here...

SUE...keeping my fingers crossed that your mom only has two more weeks of PT I'm having the same problem...the heat, ick! But today I couldn't walk this morning because of the rain. Hope you have a good rest of the day.

MINDEE...I think the special K diet is just replacing two meals with two bowls of the cereal. A lot, or a few cereals are doing this now. I too would stick with the SBD since it is working for ya. And yay to 228.6! And you tell Tommy NO ICE CREAM in the house! You guys are having fun going to the pool. I've only been about three times this summer but thinking I would like to go a few more times. Might wait until next month when school starts.

SUSAN...I like that...Miss Alaska, lol. Sounds like she is a little spoiled. Hope you guys enjoy the zoo today. And you are doing GREAT with your weight loss...I think you are losing at a good pace. Now take a look at me, talk about slow. I am going to get a turtle tattoo on my foot tor represent my slow weight loss journey, lol. But you have come a long way baby!

HIYA JULES, KATY, ASIA, CLARA, SASSY & FRANCIE!

Nothing much going on with me today. I woke up at 6 to go walking and it was raining so just went back to sleep. Sleep until almost 10, yikes! Oh well...finally got my arse up and moving and did the WATP Shape & Firm=2 miles & 30 minutes. Getting ready to jump on the treadmill for a 3 mile walk and then may do the Slim & Thin later this evening...depends on how long it takes me to do the 3 miles. Try to get at least 100 minutes of exercise a day when I'm not being lazy.

Ran to drop off the recycling also then ran to Target. I found some exercise clothes, a top for $6 and then pants, not on sale but whatever. Seems to be what I wear most of the time, about 90% of my time anyway. And I needed some 5 pound weights. I have 2 & 3 but the three doesn't seem to be challenging enough now. I am used to them so thought I would move up. Anyway, that's about it for my day...doing a couple of loads of laundry and walking.

Hoping everyone is having an awesome day! I'll try to get back later to see if anyone else has posted.

Cristina -
Miss Alaska is half sister to McD's children ((he has a 21 daughter/and a 19 yr old son)), so I think Miss A has been on a 21 year old schedule. We chatted last night at 10pm and the girls were still out, I am not impressed.
But the zoo is for Miss.A so I don't care if the animals are awake in the afternoon.
Pretty sure the animals will all be asleep w/ their a$$es towards us snoring away. *sigh,,,,,,not that I care. lol

k- now I better get!! Chat later

doing my daily pop in in between chasing Brandon or Logan after they run out the front door.

I stepped on the scale this morning, and I am getting closer and closer to my goal! I was 227.8 this morning!!! I am down 5.8 pounds since I started SBD about a week and a half ago!

Sue~ You are doing amazing on your bike riding!! I hope things continue to go well with your mom between physical therapy and all her doctors.

OMG.....I just turned on the kidz only! station on our music stations and they are playing the Macarena! Scratch that...Brandon must not have liked it because he just grabbed the remote and changed it to a different station!

Cristina~ That is exactly what the Special K diet is. And it doesn't say anything about weight loss, you just lose inches. I haven't even looked into it at all......As for Tommy and the ice cream, he jumped ship after our argument on Tuesday. So, I am doing the SBD by myself. And I am holding my own. I just started to incorporate 1 Coke Zero into what I drink and I am holding my own like I mentioned. If I had my way, we would be at the pool ALL the time.....but alas, life gets in the way.......

gotta run, they are in my room and I hear one of them taking something apart!

Hey hey hey!!! LoL!!

Today is a totally boring kick back day here. It's kinda cold too!! Which sucks, cuz I just got my new dress today and I can't wear it. This is my dress: http://www.torrid.com/torrid/store/p...=1216414878079

Anyhoo..we took Lucky on a car ride today. She had to go in the cat carrier. She kept meowing, but it wasnt anything horrible. For the most part she was a very good kitty. She just doesn't like it when Fonzo breaks hard and she doesn't like speed bumps, lol. Fonzo totally almost made me cry too. He was trying to say what Lucky was thinking. He was all like, "why am I in here?" "I thought you loved me?" "What did I do wrong". I swear, I had tears in my eyes and I wanted to pick her up and hold her. My little baby kitty is so sweet, and Fonzo is so mean sometimes, lol. But Lucky is okay. She even took her time getting out of the carrier, lol. We're going to buy the cats these super nice carriers from Petsmart. So hopefully it will be more comfy than the hard ones.

Oh..tomorrow, we're going to see the new Batman movie!!!!!!!!!!!!! I cannot wait!! I bought the tickets online a few days ago!!!!!!!!!

OKay..time for my nap, lol.

Hiya's...

...back again for a few minutes. Earlier I went ahead and added 5.5 miles for my exercise and wanted to update because I actually did 6.56 so need to add 1.06 to my ticker...trying to keep this stuff straight but I bet my addition is off a little. No worry...I write down everything on my printed calendars.

FRANCIE...that is a cute dress! I take it you got the pink one? I love it! May have to get me one if they have some. Think it would be perfect to wear around the house. Sorry, but I had to laugh at Fonzo and the kitty. He was just teasing anyway...but really...wish I could get into my dogs head sometimes. I really wonder what they think about us. Enjoy the Batman movie tomorrow.

MINDEE...good for you for sticking with SBD! And CONGRAT'S on making it to 227.8! Yeah, I agree about the pool...I told V we need to put one in the back...wouldn't it be nice to just walk out your door into the pool. Ahhh, I can dream can't I? We had an above ground one when we lived in OK and enjoyed it but they are a lot of work, and if you don't know anything about them it gets confusing with the chemicals...ya gotta add the right amount of this and that...such the pain.

HI to everyone else Better go add the extra mile before I forget.

doing my early night time pop in.....

the boys are watching a movie, which is now going over, so Logan will be heading to bed.....then cuddle time for Brandon. Marissa is already in bed.....Tommy just pulled in from doing laundry. but we have to go down stairs in the basement to get the boys' costumes for tomorrow!

Cristina~ Thanks for the nice words! I thought that I wouldn't be able to continue on my own if he were to jump ship....but I have grown and know that I will be able to do it without any problems. I know what you mean about having a pool in the back yard.......we used to have one when I lived at home. My parents have one in their back yard now, which is nice when we visit.

Francie~ That dress is beautiful!!!! I am going to have to look around that site!

gotta run and put Logan to bed

Cristina~Ya, I got the pink one!! It's pretty and really comfy!! Plus..for some odd reason, it makes me feel thin, lol. And it makes my boobs look bigger!! LOL!! I know Fonzo was just teasing, but it was mean, lol. I sometimes wonder what my cats think of us, lol. They probably think we're total weirdos. They give us looks like we are, lol.

Mindee~You should look around the site. They have tons of nice stuff!!!

Hey everyone!

Francie - oh the looks you get from your cats are nothing compared to the ones you will get from your children for silly little things like, oh, feeding them, or, giving them hugs in public. That dress is very cute...and I'm sure there is still enough warm weather left for you to get some wear out of it.

Mindee - sounds like you had a fun time at the pool - it's great that your boys like the water - great exercise and they sleep better. Congrats on you WL...keep up the good work! And wtg on staying away from the ice cream

Susan- I go to Maryhill on Sunday. Thinker Toys (village toy shop) has great toys for toddlers..they have a rack of wooden push toys that my kids still like after all this time. It's hard living so close...can just walk right on over and empty out the check book (after a trip across the street to Northwest Wools, of course) We were just at TT to buy birthday party gifts...stuck with good ol' legos. We bought the younger brother of the birthday boy an bug kit. He can catch them them put them in a little see through cage to examine them. There are also tweezers " for torture, of course" I said to DH. Why else would there be tweezers?!

Cristina - from the pix I've seen of your back yard, a pool would be perfect! Of course, you would need a hot tub, too. And a guest house, so I can come stay for weeks at a time, lol! I want to see Mamma Mia, too it looks like alot of fun and we all love ABBA music.

Hi Asia and Sue...hope you both are having a nice evening...Asia loved the pic of your tattoo...it's beautiful. Sue - glad your mom is seeing some improvement...don't worry you will get back on track. It's hard to focus on yourself when you are busy taking care of another family member, but it will happen.

Well, my latest chance at fame and fortune just slipped through my fingers ...AGAIN (snort). As some of you know, I am a participant in a Kaiser Permanente weight loss research study. Kaiser just published some findings associated with an earlier study saying that weight loss doubles for people who keep food diaries. BTW, our study appears to be confirming that research, but we are not done yet, and our study also looks at the Atkins diet. Since there was so much publicity, Good Morning America wanted to talk to some study participants about how they use food diaries. I was asked to participate, but I will be at Maryhill when they have the interview - darn! That could have been fun...but it was flattering to be asked I have to say.

To day was a fun day. We went to Salem for a visit with my grandmother. While there we checked out the Salem Art Fair and Festival. It is the largest juried art festival in Oregon and free! They have a great kid's area with lots of art projects, so we had a good time. My uncle told us to check out the Zimbabwe Art Project, as he and his wife brought the art to Salem from Zimbabwe. I was moved by the stories of the women who created the art to sell so that they can support their families.

Hopefully I'll get back to post before I leave..have a great weekend everyone!

Back to say good night.......

Katy - I saw the wooden toy sticks, very cute. I think they were like $32 dollars though and I have to get 2 and the purse idea I really like...so I passed. I love the store though and the owners are very nice, use to coach Rach in basketball.
Sounds like you and the family had a fun day! Be safe driving on Sunday, and enjoy your week!

Mindee - on the 5.8 pounds!

Francie - Cute dress, it was kind of cool this morning but suppose to get back in the 90's. Anyway- don't forget a pic w/ the dress on and with your new hair do you will look adorable! Tell Fonzo he is mean!! lol.....I talk for my cats too, my kids can't stand it. My momo has a cut on his front leg, he was licking it, hope it doesn't get infected.

Cristina - The zoo was fine and I took your words to heart and *gasp * enjoyed myself. When I first arrived though some lady yelled at me for taking a parking spot......I can't help it if her van is slow and I did put my time in going around and around the parking lot.
So, she honked and said I was rude beyond words. Poor Gaby goes "I am scared, I don't want to get out of the car"...and Little Miss Alaska said "oh, come on...nothing to be scared about"

anyway- McD and his daughter arrived seperate and they were waiting for us
at the entrance and we spent 5 hours walking around. I enjoyed the walking but told McD we would have to go back early in the morning sometime when the animals were more active and we agreed to go back to hear a concert some evening.

In the morning I was going to go to Toys R Us and look for purses or something.......cheap. lol The birthday party is at 3pm and Gab will go w/ her father at 6pm and I go w/ McD to another party in the evening, it'll be a busy day.

I did want to see Mamma Mia.....don't know when I can squeeze that in....

oh, and Francie....my Becky LOVED the Dark Knight!

k - off to get some sleep....

to Jules, Sassy, Sue, Tammy, and Asia!

Just checking in before bedtime. Too late to do indies..and I promised. So sorry.
I also said I was doing WATP and kept getting side tracked. (An upsetting phone call and then a lengthy phone chat with "baby boy.") So I went for a 3 mile bike ride. I know, I know, I should have done both!
I did eat pretty well today...just cereal for a brunch time meal. Then DH grilled pork tenderloin chops, so I had one with sauteed veggies: zucchini, yellow squash, onions, garlic and green peppers. I passed on the shrimp cocktail, grilled shrimp and potato pancakes. I ate some sweet cherries, fresh ones. Later I had some of the rice cakes Susan mentioned..ranch ones. They were not too bad and satisfied my NEED for potato chips.

Okay...so I will try harder to exercise more tomorrow and already know I am going to eat one smoked sausage dog at some point tomorrow. I will fill in the rest of the day with fruit, veggies and cereal. Going to the farmer's market in the a.m. for healthy stuff.

night all....