Wedding isn't until 9/17/2011. EVERYTHING--down to that last little detail has been planned carefully by the bride! She has been planning a wedding for YEARS! She has requested no Hokey Pokey, no Chicken dance, no bells, no bubbles, no confetti...very formal affair! I feel honored to be able to host a (formal) engagement party at our house! 3 tier cake, banquet tables, heated buffet, salad bar, mints, decorations...even the aquarium is decorated in pink! I'm worried I won't be ready! DH has a plan of putting plastic around our 3 season, screened porch on Saturday. That is not a 1 man job. I know who his other "man" is--and I will have other stuff to do! The whole deal is sure keeping my mind busy though!

Happy lights?...Hmmm...I wonder if I can install those in the bosses office! Maybe in DH's semi truck! Hehe!

Tammy, I sent your book back that I borrowed from you about 10 years ago. Thank you very much for the use of it. I wish that just reading it would work the wonders and make me skinny! I suppose the Chinese lunch today wasn't exactly helpful though.

Happy Monday to all of you. May your week get better!

Pink aquarium - plus pink fish? :D It sounds like it will be a beautiful affair, colleen!

Yesterday I should have paid attention to what was going on outside! Freezing rain!! I had to chisel open my car, it was encased in a thick glaze of ice. A couple inches of frozen crap on the roads - and I don't have my winter tires on yet, nor the 2 - 50 pound bags of sand in the trunk for added traction - my heart was in my throat for the 16 miles to work. But I made it :p

Last night the last 2 customers were part of a State Liquor/Tobacco 'sting' - and I passed, woohoo to me...but idiot Boss man will be in trouble because he chose to NOT have me re-certified last spring ("You're not here for much longer, you don't need it' was exactly what he said) The store might be penalized by losing a day of tobacco sales. What do I care :devil:

I'm still feeling better, YAY. I'm using my Happy Light right now, Colleen :D

Hi Reda, Tammy, and Tymaboy :) hope everyone is doing good.

Wow - just found this group. LOVE it!
Back on track after a near disaster (lost 90 gained bk half of it) and as a bike lover I'm SO happy to have found this thread.

I host an annual MC run in NJ to benefit homeless dogs and last year we had almost 150 riders - so much fun!

Saving money for a new bike in the Spring.
Oh - I"m following the old WW points system coz it worked once, it'll work again :)

Welcome Houndlvr1!

I really need to get back on track! I have been just awful lately. DH sure has not been helping at all. Last few times to the store he has bought pie & cookies. Last nite we had a get together next door. I made wraps with ham or turkey & they had 4 different types of spreads on them made out of cream cheese. 1 had sour cream mixed with it & the other 3 had mayo mixed in. It was the 1st time I attemped to make a spread like that. I took what was left over & mixed them all together for on crackers. My neighbor made pasta salad. So needless to say I have been eating too many carbs. Which in turn just makes me want to eat even more. Hopeful DS will eat what is left of the wraps so I will have an easier time getting back on track.

:welcome3: houndlvr1
It will be great to have you join the thread! I love these girls on here! They don't just talk exercise and weightloss. We've become internet friends through 3FC. We've solved a lot of the worlds problems right here on this site! Not that anyone else listens, but we have had some marvelous ideas!

I am a HUGE (in more ways than 1) dog lover! Saint Bernards are the breed of choice for me. I love narly all of them though--excluding my mothers mixed up, biting, mess of a chicken mut. That is about the only dog I can say I really don't like! I was bit by a Pitbull at a shelter, but I still like them. I was bit as a kid by a Basset Hound--still like them. It takes a lot to make me dislike any animal! I've tried to like Mom's beast--it's just not happening!

Tymaboy, I understand completely about getting off track! When my dad died last month, I over did the eating by a long shot! I ate my feelings instead of crying them! Can't say it worked real well either, but I guess I got through it!

Holly, NO pink fish! I DID have some, really! The big fish ate 'em up! Most of my fish are a 6" to a 1' long! If times get tough I can fry 'em up! JK!
DS used to do the liquor stings for the sheriffs department. He was amazed how many people would give him beer at 16!

No riding this past weekend. DH attempted to move the HD out of the garage, slipped on the pea gravel on the road and dumped it on his foot. He's fine. Pride is hurt a little, and there are a couple of scrapes--not too bad. I went to save him, and twisted my foot. I'm pretty sure my foot hurts worse than his does after having the cycle land on it!

Hi Tammy and Reda! What's new with you?

I'll check in later.

Hi Girls

Welcome Houndlvr1- we are a great group of gals on this thread and yes we do talk about anything and everything :)

Yep add me to getting back on the band wagon - I just keep saying tomorrow then again tomorrow - I do have to say that I haven't lost or gained anything just keep hovering over the same 5 pounds :)

Colleen wow sorry to hear about the DH slipping and then you twisting your foot as well - But we did get to go riding this weekend it was great but now here comes the cold, rain, and snow yuck so not ready for it :(

so Holly you have to be certified as a state law? SD it is optional however we do TAM certify all of our employees - but really all that does is lessen the fine for the clerk and the store owner from $1000 to $500 so it is worth it- Glad to hear you are feeling good - isn't today your Day off, did you enjoy it or clean house?

Ok girls have our Rider Meeting tonight and of course being President I better get myself together and head up to the meeting

hello and a big :welcome: to houndlvr! :welcome3:

lol @ Colleen frying up an aquarium fish when times are hard :rofl:

YAY that Reda got a ride!!! have a good time at your Riders meeting tonight.

boy those wraps sounded good tymaboy. Yup the more I have the more i want, carb wise, also!!

well today was FINALLY my dental surgery. I took the Valium 30 minutes before and it helped make me feel like "surgery? meh, go ahead". Then they gave me the real stuff (the general anesthetic, the $450 stuff) and I truly only remember the doc saying 'this is going to make you sleepy' and the next thing I knew, they were waking me up. My son drove me home, made sure i was OK, and i went straight to bed.

I am only a little sore, and NO swelling!!! but I am taking those 600mg ibu's pretty often. Now i have a month to heal completely before going to regular dentist to discuss next steps (how to fill in those holes lol)

STILL havent heard a settlement from ins. co. I emailed them what I thought was the last of the info they needed on Monday...but this was info that THEY should gotten themselves on Oct. 10th!

I did something maybe a little 'not so nice' last night. It was scheduled to be our Fire Dept. Auxiliary meeting? and even though one of our 'things' to do is to help out families in the town that are having a tough time, I am still kinda fuming that not one of them has sent us a card about Joe's fractured skull. Well they probably think that since he only spent 24 hours in the hospital, he is 'fine'. I have spent 10 years on that Aux. volunteering not only time but my own money and it just sux to me that a little consideration couldn't be extended to 'one of our own'.

I taped a letter to the meeting place door, before the meeting, that said I was going to 'bow out' of Auxiliary holiday functions (like donating money to buy turkeys, make food baskets, make little gifts, make cookies, make wreaths) . That because of Joe's fractured skull and continuing pain, it has made everyday living difficult and I selfishly didn't feel like making things joyous for other people.

In retrospect, the letter was probably over the top but I truly don't care. There are so many people in this area that I thought were really good friends, one in particular, who never got back to me when I was really, really despondent and reaching out to her. So screw em all :devil:

well I really am in a good mood, despite the above :devil:

Welcome houndlvr! I am glad you found us as well. We try to help each other in more than weight loss and have all become quite close here. It is nice having internet friends! We welcome you in our group. Btw, I am a dog lover..... I have 2 weenie dogs (they are older than dirt), a boston terrier, and a lab. All in the house. Trust me.... that was not planned. But, I love them all.

I did a tweaked version of WW, but I will be back to strict WW tomorrow.... or I will end up in trouble.

Well girls, my DS is gone :( I am thankful for the time he was here. He will be back home in April. It was sad for him to leave today. But, I am trying to do better than the initial deployment departure. I have had a pretty bad day, it started off with DS2 picking a fight with me and telling me how "mean" I am to him..... blah, blah, blah. I won't go into details, but it was the worse possible time.... I was already a mess knowing we were having to go to the airport.
Then..... I had a dentist appt. However I did not get the good drugs like Holly.... lol :devil: It was a new dentist, I was supposed to only have a cleaning, but I won't be going back to that dentist. I was treated like a scumbag for not flossing like I should. I was treated like I had the nastiest teeth ever. Mind you I spend 6k for braces on my teeth.... trust me, they are taken care of.

Holly, I hope you are not in pain tomorrow. And, I am glad that you passed your "test" with the alcohol/tobacco people.... don't sweat it if your boss was too cheap to renew your certification, that is "his" deal.
Okay..... I do not think you were in the wrong one bit about the note. You are such a giving person and it would not have hurt the others in auxillary one bit to offer to help you or at the very least to check to see how you BOTH were. It was extremely inconsiderate of them not to. IMO, they must just take for granted that you will be there to do whatever. And, you don't have to be part of an organization to help during the holidays.

Colleen, I got the book back. I really did not expect you to send it back.
And, girl.... you are too hard on your size or WL. When you are ready.... you will make it. Just take care of yourself. And, remember even with a stress free life (if there is such a thing) it is hard to lose weight..... but lately, it seems like at one time or another all of us here have had a really hard time..... the past few months have been very hard for you with your job and your Dad. Just take care.... take a deep breath, and go at it again.

Tymaboy, How is your DS?

CC, Are you still liking your "new" job?
I am glad you are getting business in the craft shows.

I rode to the dentist today. It was a needed ride from taking DS to the airport. I figure I won't ride much more this year. I just don't have the "umph" to leather up this year.

Well, I need to get some sleep. Both jobs full force tomorrow.

good morning; Oh Tammy , why did DS # 2 chose to give you a hard time right when you didn't need him to! it must have been so hard to say goodbye to the older son ...wow. All you military moms get a big salute from us :hug: thanks for the commiserating about blowing off the Auxiliary, I feel okay about it now :devil:

oh and about Idiot Boss and the tobacco sting thing? The FIRST thing he said to me was, "didn't you tell him that you just got back here?"

I snorted and said, 'that wouldn't have done any good!'
and he just goes on to say, what a stupid state Vermont is, to have laws like that.

I have worked for other people who gave their employees $25 or $50 bucks cash for passing that kind of thing, it gives you incentive to 'do the right thing' and still hope for a little personal recognition in doing your job right. Oh well :devil: as you said, it's HIS deal, the responsibility is not mine.

tymaboy - I should go back and re-read, but is your son at home, getting the therapy, or did he have to go enroll somewhere? either way, support to him and you!

good morning Reda and Colleen :) and our new chick houndlvr (our 'hound', mix of lab, shepherd, rottie, is Eddie)

my mouth is pretty sore this morning, guess that's to be expected; i took one of those high-powered motrins an hour ago and it's better now.

hope everyone has a great day. Its sunny and supposd to get in the low 50's today. You know i would go for a ride, if I had my bike.

Well, knock on wood..... I have made it through my first day of being back on program. Y'all know me by now.... I am an all or nothing kinda girl..... so I have to stick to a plan and do it whole heartedly. I am not sure how much I weigh.... I know it is much more than I want and my pants are tight..... and if I let it go..... I will be back where I was.

Holly, I know how it feels to be a person who prides their work..... apparently your boss does not. But, again, that is his issue.

DS2 is a teen.... that is about all I have to say about that b/c I don't want to go into it.... bottom line, he is a teen.

I hope all of you other ladies has a great night.

Hi girls-

Great Job Tammy on staying OP your first day- Yes teens they are quite the handful - my son is 19 and you just don't know from day to day what kind of mood he will be in- hoping he grows out of it soon

Holly I really do not blame you for doing what you decided to do - I know you are always giving and doing and I would have thought that at least one of them would have contacted you or at least sent a card - I would be peev'd as well
We do give our employees $100 when they pass a alcohol sting and $50 for tobacco- alot of companies just think it is your job but incentive is always a big boost.

Well I get to sit at home tonight and do nothing well shouldn't say nothing I am going to start folding and putting away clothes so with that I am going to get off the computer and relax alittle- I am super tired we didn't get home till midnight last night and yes I had a couple to many mich ultras last night :)

Have a great weekend

Good morning chicks -

Hey Tammy I meant to comment about your visit to the dentist; I agree, don't go back to that one!! anyone who doesn't have the tact to get the flossing idea across, by being rude and verbally abusive, doesn't deserve your business! i know a girl here, the same thing; she goes to her dentist, and the dentist said, (to make a point that the girl wasn't flossing regularly) 'you have the worst teeth I"ve ever seen". What a jerk!

And WTG on working the 2 jobs!! I meant to ask, how you manage to do that...how long at your current job before you do the new job full time? AND WTG on staying on program for your first day!

I am still feeling so much better than a couple weeks ago. Don't know if its from using the Happy Light, or just needed time to adjust to the loss of my bike, or also for DH to feel a little better so that he's better to me. or just a cyclical thing . But I'll take it :)

On my way to work I stopped at our insurance agent office,and told them I AM NOT HAPPY WITH HOW MY CASE IS BEING HANDLED. Well in a quiet tone of course. The lady sympathized completely and said it was 'unacceptable'. She is just our agent, not a rep of Sentry or Dairyland. She made some phone calls..can you believe the adjustors who have been 'working' with me told her they must have been using the wrong area code to call me??? 820 instead of 802. How....freakin.... lame... is that!!! I said, um, NO, they HAVE reached me a couple of times, they are just trying to cover themselves by lying!! AND my phone number is printed on some snail mail I sent, plus on emails.

Well at least when I got home, there was a check in the mail for the compensaiton for Joe's leather jacket and his prescription eyeglasses - and get this - it was for the EXACT amount we submitted. No fighting or haggling. And they haven't asked for us to surrender the jacket to them, which I expected.

here is the list of the aftermarket items on my bike -

These goodies were installed by the dealer prior to sale.

BuBs JugHuggers $629.95
Jet Kit $64.95
License plate bracket $199.95
Kury LED turn signal mirrors $189.99
mirror adaptors $10.99
Peg adaptors $19.95
Kury Highway peg mounts $149.95
Kury Cruise peg mounts $149.99
Kury Switchblade footpegs $124.99
Retro pegs w/out end $62.99
Male peg mount $19.99
Kury Iso Grips $74.99
Kury HyperCharger $299.99
Retro Pegs with ends $72.99
LED tail light assembly $79.95

These goodies were installed by my husband -
Cobra Lightbar $238.99
Radiator Grill Cover $109.00
Memphis Fats Windshield $177.95
Bracket for above $137.95
Handlebar mounted clock $53.99
Chrome skulls, sprinkled all around $42.00

Sigh. Wish me luck in getting some good value from all that.

HEY I have had some progress with my left knee, with the continued exercise and special attention to leg lifts (ugh) my left knee feels stronger :carrot:

well enough about me :devil: Hope you all have a great Saturday, and get to ride maybe.

Just stopping in real quick to say HI

Your list looked like my list with my old bike and yes I hope you get some real good compensation from insurance company for them- and you never know you might since you did for coat and glasses :) When you put it all down on paper with prices does it almost make you sick that that stuff has to cost that much?

Ok girls gotta go I will check back in later

Wow Holly, that is a lot of after market parts. I hope they do you fairly on it. Don't let them cheat you though.
Okay, I have been working 40 hours at the "new" job since I started... I am just in training. I think this coming week will be my last training week. Then I will go to a permanent shift, which I think is going to be 2-10. I will work at the doctor's office in the AM from 7-1:30..... but that may change on some days depending on my days off dispatching. My weight is suffering from it.... well, not all of it is my jobs---- after my first day back on plan I did a nose dive again.... but I will NOT gain it all back. I just have to eat better than I am now. I figure when I get on a set schedule it will be much better. The girls at the doctor's office do not like this at all..... but they should be careful what they wish for next time (the whole July blow up). AND, I found out the doctors have put their house up for sale. I knew it was coming.... but they said they would give a warning...it has been on the market for 82 days.....
I do my housework in spurts and the "guys" have a little more to do.

Enough whining about my job..... how are you all doing?

Holly,

I just saw on another thread you do Slim in6. I have been looking at that, Turbo Jam, and ChaLean.... can you give me your take on the SI6? I need to find something that will work for my schedule...... I don't want to join bootcamp again b/c I have to be there at a specific time.... and that does not work for my life right now. Can you tell me your honest opinion so I can figure what way to go? And did you get your DVD from the beachbody.com or did you get it elsewhere?