Back In Kindergarten #51
 

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Hello ladies...

Was going to get caught up and post but spent too much time starting the new thread. I have to go finish watching Sweeney Todd...started watching it last night with DD but could not stay awake. So I have to go finish it because DS is sending it back today...he has Netflix.

Have good one...I'll be back!

Good Morning -

Welcome to BIK and 3fC defygravity531 :wave: Congrats on the 55 pound weight loss!

Cristina - I felt bad teasing you about the 128/228 last night. It struck me as funny :dizzy: and I wasn't even tipsy or full of coffee. hehe. Let me know how you like Sweeney Todd, I saw that with McD and the blood kind of bothered me after a while. Thanks for starting the new thread for us! :)

Francie - I am glad the neck is feeling better! Is Tacoma the biggest city close to you? I have only seen it from the freeway, looks vast (?!?!)...and isn't it weird they have better looking clothes on the websites?? And once you get in the store you can't find anything that you have seen.

Asia- I was teasing, no problem and you don't need to say you are sorry!! Hope you have a super Thursday!

Mindee- Cute avatar!
After the Kasier ended in Jan. we were over income due to my unemployment (can you imagine??lol) to get CareOregon. Gaby had to be 6 months without coverage, plus the income limit would go up $300 a month. So, I was in the office signing her up asap and they worked pretty quick, like the next day. I hate to say it but she will get better care w/ Doernbecher and Willamette Dental. And I can even get coverage if I was pregnant, so I am weighing the pro/cons on that.

jk! lol

Jules- That is kind of sad about Ry, he does seem far from home. :hug: On the bright side maybe you can make yearly visits :) and we can see you more.

Sassy- :hug: I am glad getting together w/ your family seemed to go well :)


I better go. I ate oatmeal for breakfast and I weighed in at 152, argh. Am I ever going to get it down???? So, annoying to me. Have to go shop for a 2 year old birthday present, any idea's?? It is for a girl...and I need 2 because they are twins :)

chat later.

doing my daily pop in......

Tommy called me on his lunch break and said "what are you making for lunch?" I said "what are you talking about what am I making for lunch?" he then said "what are you making us for lunch?" needless to say, him and the lady that he was running a press with were sent home early because they ran out of work. He took her home and should be on his way home now.

I told the boys that they had to take naps or they weren't going swimming. Brandon is watching a movie, and Logan, well he is being Logan. I am not sure what I am going to make for lunch....Tommy wants me to make some peanut butter cookies, but I am thinking about waiting until tonight when it is cooler.

I will have to come back later to finish up.

psssstt Asia......that was me at 228.8

Cristina~I really liked Sweeny Todd. But then I like mostly anything that has Johnny Depp in it. He could make a movie with him just watching paint dry and it would be genius, lol.

Susan~Well..Seattle & Tacoma are the biggest cities close to me. They're both like an hour or so away. But the Tacoma mall has Torrid, so thats why we went. What a waste of time that was, lol.

Mindee~I wish Fonzo could come home for running out of work to do. But noooo..some of the stupid people he works with dont even know what they're doing so Fonzo has to fix their effin messes. Oh well..only a couple more weeks and he'll be done with the ship!! Yay!!

Sassy~Too funny about the big eraser!! LoL!!! Dont you just hate it when family tells you how cute you were when you were little, or feels the need to remind you of some embarrassing thing you once did, lol.


AF is still around. She's been here for 7 flippin days now!!! I'm losing my mind!!!!! Why wont it go away!!!!!!!!!

Okay..I'm hungry, in need of a shower and really sleepy. I dont know which one is gonna win in the end, lol. But I'm leaning towards going back to bed and showering later. I'm gonna try to wait a little bit longer until Fonzo gets home, so we can nap together...

Francie - What is AF?

Mindee - :wave:

Cristina - I found a Cristina doll!!
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b3...istinadoll.gif I was going to say she looks like you but you are blonde. :dizzy:

Nope, I have never been blonde, bet you are all wondering that! haha.

My lunch is a salad but I have to get some shopping in first otherwise I will be having Gab in tow later on. It is her Friday, thank goodness, she could use a few days off.

bbl.

AF= Aunt flow

Speaking of af. I have been waiting for like a week and a half. I have all of my symtons. You know.....crying for no reason....my boobs are so tender I can barely do my taebo. I have even had occasional cramping. And bloating like nobody's business. Where is flo. She has to come. There isnt any reason why she wouldnt. Maybe because right after the last one I started exercising a hour a day which was a hour more than previously. Maybe its throwing it off. I just hate this waiting with all of the pms. AAAHHHH. Thanks for letting me vent about that. I mean even all of my friends and my mother that normally start with me are started and almost over. We normally start withing a day of each other. k moving on.....

Susan- Argh!! I wish I could weigh 152!! I will eventually. And you will eventually get out of the 152 plateau.

Cristina- Did you finish Sweeny Todd? I went with a friend and I liked it but it is so gory. I def. liked the story line though. The ended was so crooked.


I did the biggest work out ever today. Because of all of the couscous I ate I made it back up to 134. Part I am sure was muscle because my muscles havnt gotten this big a work out in for ever. Anyways today after my strength training I weighed and I was back down to 172. So I am back on track. I did taebo strength and then Idid 36 push-ups, squats, calf raises, flys, lateral dumbell raise, lower and upper abs. I did everything. I am so proud of my push ups though. I have the worst upper body strength unless I am picking something up. Anyways I still have to do girly pushups but they are so hard core looking. I can actually go all the way down to the ground and keep my posture. I cant wait till I can do real ones.

SUSAN...almost forgot...did you figure out what to get the 2 year old twins? I am never good at the gift buying/giving...never know what to get anyone, especially 2 year olds!

There was something else I was going to say and now I have forgotten. Oh well, guess it will come to me later.

Have a good day ladies!

Cristina - No, I was thinking something to push or pull for the 2 year olds. lol I don't know, or a soft doll with zippers and buttons they can play with. :dizzy: We have a cute toy store in the village, I might go there...........but without Gaby because she will want something.
I liked your chocolate story! Cracked me up.........I mean it isn't funny but the way you wrote it , I could see myself doing the same exact thing.

anyway - bbl.........I have to rush and get Gabster!!

we just got back from the pool maybe a half hour ago.....I was over there with the boys since 3:30, we came home maybe an hour later to get Tommy and myself in our suits. then back to the pool we went. we got home about 6:30 or so.....now we are eating dinner and then bedtime for the little ones. I took some pictures of them at the pool earlier, so I will have to upload those to my myspace.

all three kids got some sun.....even Marissa and she wasn't even in the pool that long. Tommy had me put some sun screen on the top of his head.....it was the kids sun screen but it still worked.

Francie~ I hope AF goes away soon! I hate those times when she stays too long. I am sure that you guys are counting down the days until he gets off that ship!

Cristina~ Don't worry about the typo......I like that weight MUCH better then what the scale tells me! LOL

hello to every one else......I am going to scoot here quickly since my dinner is done and Tommy is going to the store with Brandon......let will leave me to put Logan to bed.

Back for the blink of an eye.......

Cristina - Be careful with wheel barrows and gravel!! Dangerous combo, take it easy. I can't believe I worked in the yard weeding for 3 days and had a hurt back for 2 days afterwards. Get some sleep :)

Mindee- Glad you guys enjoyed the pool today! Can't wait to see the pictures.

Asia- Good for you on the 172 and all the exercising! I hope TOM/FL happens soon. I just have the pre back ache this week and *itchiness. lol It has taken me since January to go from 171 to 152....what, 21 pounds?? lol.....and 13 1/2 months to lose 54 pounds, just seems slow and the up and down drives me bonkers. ..I do feel a lot better, I guess that is the most important thing.

Hello to everyone else!!! Going to the zoo tomorrow w/ the 6 year olds, Miss Alaska goes back Saturday. I guess we can't even go to the zoo til noon because she isn't use to getting up early.......poor little thing,she has been down here away from her mother for 6 weeks spending time w/ relatives....who don't know how to get her on a f-ing schedule. Oops, TOM speaking again...haha.....

night all :wave:

Just a quik HI :wave: 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 :lol: 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! :carrot:

Katy - when do you go to Maryhill??

Sue - :hug: 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. :hug: 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.

:wave: to everyone.

Happy Friday!

Awfully quiet around here...

SUE...keeping my fingers crossed that your mom only has two more weeks of PT :crossed: 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! :yay: And you tell Tommy NO ICE CREAM in the house! :nono: 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, :lol: 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. :wave:

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! :bravo: And CONGRAT'S on making it to 227.8! :carrot: 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 :wave: 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:carrot::carrot:

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.:dizzy: 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 - :bravo: 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....

:wave: 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....

doing my late night pop in.....

we are about to play a game, probably monopoly, and just enjoying some time together. we went down to the basement to get out the boys costumes for trick or treating.......I even pulled out an extra one just in case.

thanks for the nice comments on the weight loss and staying away from the ice cream. it just doesn't sound good to me anymore.....at first I was thinking of ice cream as being bad for me, and then I was reminded that I can't think of things as bad for me and good for me....I have to use my judgement and the right portion size for myself.

Well hello ladies!!! I am sitting here painting my nails and listening to my favorite songs. I am trying to wind down from this crazy night. ARGH!! I did work out today. It was good. I am down a half a lbs. In another half I will of lost 10 pounds. I am so exctied. I am gonna workout extra hard tomarrow. Who knows. Anyways moving on....

Cristina- I love the biggest looser workouts. They are so much fun!!! I wouldnt worry about the donuts. We are allowed a splurge every once and a while. I actually despise donuts. I hate them. If it were salty pringles.....I would be done. I have eating whole cans of pringles before. I cant believe you exersice 100 min a day. I think its hard just doing an hour! Wtg girl!!! Keep it up!!!

Susan- AF is officially here. The weird thing is it isnt a hasel. I think its because I exersiced but this is a really really easy one. I actually dont mind it too much. Normally it would get in the way of me working out but I dont think it will because this time it is so light. Have fun at the zoo. Wish you could go sooner!!

Mindee- Way to go on the 5.8 lbs!! That is awesome. And good job on the refusal of ice cream. When i turned 20 or so I developed an alergy to dairy. Its not lactose intolerance. Its something else. However if I eat organic icecream it doesnt bother me. Never the less I dont eat icecream much any more. I love it but I dont like to spend the next day in the bathroom.

Sue- its good to here that your mother is doing better! You can def get back down to your summer weight!!!

Francie- My bf is just like this with my little dog Scooter. Except he says things like I wonder if I kick will he flip vertically or horizontally? He is just kidding but he is awful. So i feel your pain.

Rosiekate- It would of been cool if you were interviewed. I would of been so nervous. I really should keep a food diary. I have one. Its even opened to an empty page. I just am bad at that stuff. I think I might try tomorrow.

Hi all...quick one to ler you know I am here...the boy is keeping me hopping this weekend....

Hello ladies, and a Happy Saturday to all!

ASIA...yeah, I wasn't beating myself up too much over the donuts. I've bought them before and usually take a serving size, which is 4 but they were sitting next to me and I think I was just bored. Yeppers, I aim for no less than 100 minutes a day. Tried to cut back but I feel weird if I do. I have had some 90 minute days and was satisfied with that but still felt like I was cheating myself, lol. And THANK YOU! I enjoy the Biggest Loser workouts also and I LOVE the show! Can't wait for it to start.

MINDEE...you are right...that is how I lost weight. Nothing is off limits for me and sometimes I think that is part of the problem. But at the same time, I know me...the minute I tell myself I can't have something is the minute I want it and over indulge...okay, donuts aside, lol. For some reason I was thinking you couldn't have it durint he first phase of SB. What do I know?I only skimmed thru the book when I had it. Did you guys play a game?

JULES...HI...BYE :D The little one does keep you going doesn't he? I know Cambrie did me when she was here and Dominic is younger and definitely needs more of you. You enjoy him while you can because they grow up way too fast! :(

SUSAN...glad you enjoyed the Zoo. Geez, woman, 5 hours? Of course your Zoo is most likely A LOT bigger than our teeny tiny one here. Sorry about the lady scaring Gaby, poor little thing. Did ya find a purse or something? Hey, what about a book? They have a lot of learning/play books where you push things or feel things. Have a fun time with McD later!

KATY...I checked out the site. I swear we need to move somewhere closer to stuff like that. DD would absolutely love that. I like the art museums but not near as much as she does. Glad you guys had a nice time. Sorry you will miss out on the interview but have a safe, fun trip/weekend!

SUE...hugs to you! :hug: :hug: Sorry about the phone calls. And you will get back on track. Like Katy said, it's hard when you are taking care of someone else but I think you are doing pretty good

FRANCIE...it's all about the boobs! Lol That really is a cute dress though and I like it. And I am serious about getting one, lol...such the copycat I am. Hope you and Fonzo enjoy the movie today.

I am burning up! It is so hot and humid out, plus I had just finished a workout so...taking me a while to cool down. I woke up early and sat out on the deck this morning. It was so nice and cool and there was a breeze. DD joined me and I think we sat there for about a hour. Then we had to get to work, lol...she, cleaning the house and me with my exercise. Nothing special going on today. V is working and the same old for me...reading, computer time, laundry and exercise...fun time, eh? I am going to go make a new myspace page...I want to blog things but don't want to mix the exercise with the troops, I know sounds weird but that's me. That will keep me busy for a while for sure. I'll send a link to everyone once I am done.

Hoping everyone has a wonderful weekend! Love ya

GOOD MORNING BALTIMORE!!!! (LoL..sorry, I'm listening to the Hairspray soundtrack right now)

Mindee~WTG on not eating the ice cream. You could always try frozen yogurt though. I try not to eat so much ice cream..but when it gets hot, my body craves something ice cold. It's totally weird. I usually have sherbert or frozen yogurt in the freezer. Mmm..I like orange sherbert the best, lol. Which is weird cuz I dont like anything orange, lol.

Asia~OMG!!! That is soooooo mean!!! Fonzo used to say the same thing about one of his sister's dogs. It was a tiny dog. And his dogs were always chows. What breed is your dog??

Cristina~You should totally get the dress. Then we can meet and be twins, lol. It must've been nice sitting out on your deck. I wish I could do that. But its kinda boring just sitting out on my balcony. All I have to look at is trees, lol. I wish I had a nice ocean view..but oh well. Maybe someday, lol.


OKay so last night, I had a total brainfart, lol. I totally forgot how old I was. I dunno why I was even thinking of it to begin with. But I was like.."am I 22 or 23?" LOL!!! I had to think of how old Fonzo is, and remember that I'm a year younger than he is, lol. I'm such a loser. In my mind, I stopped aging after I turned 21, lol. I dont wanna turn 24 next year. It just reminds me that I still haven't had a baby (as if I didnt know right? LoL!!)

Anyways..we're going to see the new Batman movie tonight!!!!!!!! I'm so freakin excited!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I love me some hot Christian Bale!!! LoL!!! http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...074975_ori.jpg Yum!!! LoL!! He's like the HOTTEST Batman ever!!!

Well...I got a late start on the day and missed the farmer's market. :( So I will just go to a local fruit market later.

I did have a whole grain English muffin and a fresh peach for mid morning. I am not an early breakfast person...have to be up a good while before I eat. I am still longing for the sausage dog...so will have ONE of those later. (I know if I don't allow it I will pig out and eat all sorts of bad things, trying to satisfy that craving.)

Nothing planned for the day. I already cleaned the bathrooms, steam mopped all of the tile floors and swiftered the wood. Ran the vacuum yesterday on the carpets. I am deep into a book and hope to get some reading time. Also have the movie Waitress to watch.

Mindee- You first girlie, you are doing awesome and I like the attitude of being able to do it even tho Tommy bailed on you. :) You GO girl! You are right that you can decide what to eat and just watch the portions. This country in general has really taught us all to eat super portions. A real dis-service to us and our children. I usually cook way too much food for a meal and we do leftovers, but it does encourage over eating. I am doing better at putting the correct portions on my plate and never re-filling. It is all about discipline and I have been slacking. You are doing great with the pool time too.

Asia- Great kudos to you also. I think 10 pounds is fantastic! Keep up the good work. Me, I actually had gained almost 10 pounds and am trying hard to lose that so I can get BACK to where I started. That's awful, and I pray I don't let it happen again. You will lose that half pound before you know it!

Susan- You do make me smile...sometimes laugh right out loud. Your putting your time in going around the parking lot...and the animal a$$es! Too funny. Hope you are having a good w.e. Thanks for the :hug: for Mom..she is doing quite well today.

Cristina- I hear ya about the pool...would be nice. But I also know they are lots of work. We had an above ground when the kids were growing up and it kept DH busy. Now DD has an olympic size in ground and has enjoyed it for years with her growing kids. This year with one teen at home, and working all summer, they didn't even open the pool. DD and her DH are busy working on a farm they are re-habbing, along with both working full time, so no time for the pool. You are still doing a terrific job on the exercise. I keep wanting to do WATP again...get side-tracked. (or am lazy) I did ride 3 miles on the bike last night, so a step in the right direction.

Katy- Have a good time on your week away. Thank you for the kind words. It has been a stressful year and I have to learn to not turn to food when I am stressed. It is hard!

Jules- Hi to you. Have fun with your grandbaby. Do you all have a nickname for him yet?

Francie- Neat dress. Did you get a chance to wear it? I also meant to tell you...I LOVE your hair-cut. Looks great!

Okay...if I have missed anyone I am sorry...I got side-tracked with a visit from my niece and her baby during this typing. So my mind wandered. :)

Francie- OMG...he is something else! Even makes an old gal take notice! :)

Good Morning -

Sue - Aren't those rice cakes good? I get the Quaker ones, I think it is like 70 calories a serving. I also like snap peas, I ate a handful of those last night, kind of soothes me to hear the crunching sound :dizzy: I am glad your mother is doing well, with all your cleaning I hope you get some down time this weekend! :hug:

Jules - :wave:

Asia - :hug: sorry about the AF/ TOM...... mine is still waiting to make a grand entrance....can't do anything half a$$ , you know......by the time it comes no one is talking to me because I have been so *itchy. lol

Cristina - Yes!! I found some Hello Kitty purses at T-R-Us, they are made out of cloth , I bought a blue and pink one for $12.99 ea. Gab tagged along and she bought a toy for $20...argh
At the zoo we missed the rainforest and the primates...oops and tigers too. It is a nice zoo but I think the elephants need a bigger space, way too small, kind of depressing to see them caged. Course I am pmsing so everything makes me teary or *itchy. lol

:wave: to everyone else!!

on the run at the moment....had oatmeal for breakfast, along w/ a banana, going to finish up my laundry, get Gab's bag packed for later and maybe get tipsy before the party. Ugh.....the 2 year old won't know...they will just think I am a fun loopy adult. It is at my ex husbands son's house...all the ex step-children and grandkids....need I say more??

Like I need permission to get tipsy at 3pm. haha.

k- adios......

oooh CB is such a hottie..We loved Batman Returns and are hoping to get out for a date night to see Dark Knight. We want to see that and Mamma Mia, but get out to movies rarely so will have to choose, I guess.


Another night of crappy sleep :?::?::?: I think I'm really close to TOM, so I just want to tell Mother Nature "bring it" because all the PMS is driving me crazy.

Yesterday I took the kids to a friend's 5 yo birthday party and they had the Reptile Man there. Way cool...got to see a black water snake eat a mouse start to finish. He had a cobra and a rattler which were highly entertaining. The kids got to hold various pythons and boas...much fun had by all. Well, maybe not some of the parents, but I thought was very cool.


I'm off to Maryhill for the week, so stay out of trouble kiddoes ;)

quickie again....spending the day with Teri and Dominic. Jerry wants to drop a tree too. It's dead and in the front yard and he's afraid the wind will knock it over.