When my clothes start getting snug and nothing is fitting, I know I have to do something! I haven't been 150 for 2 yrs now, slowly gaining. I was 162 in Hawaii. I actually felt ok at that weight but 164 seems uncomfortable. If I could even be 159.... :)
Love pictures Cristina :) you can never have too many ,especially when the little ones are growing so fast.
Sue - I just like House Hunters....lol
Tomato soup for lunch, so salty.

Susan--22 hours of vacation is better than what I have...I used alot of mine up with Mom and Dad. I told Jerry I want to take two full weeks all at once next year and actually go do something fun.

Sue-I had when I lose my posts here...so frustrating. The Fall line up has nothing jumping out at me...I like How I met Your Mother, Big Bang Theory, Grey's Anatomy, Bones and Glee on regular channels, I watch alot of TNT and USA series.

Cristina--Red Cross comes 4 times a year where I work, alot of times my iron is too low and the last time I was way to stressed to even try. It's not bad. I am trying to restart my "mojo" myself. I say take Lily yourself and get a small package done of what you like.

Francie--scream for me a time or two...gotta love Billy Idol!!

Well..I cancelled my counseling appt...I finished my happy pills and I didn't refill them...I don't want to keep taking pills to force myself to move ahead, I need to figure out how to just do it...they made me too tired and not care about anything..cant exercise when I am too laid back...

Hello ladies!! I'm back in MD..ugh..

Cristina~ I like the in between books. It's nice to read a little fluff every now & then. I'll let you know how this book is. I'm not too sure about it myself. It seems okay, but it has Diseal in it. I sorta don't like him. OHH..did you hear about the movie? I think I may have told you about it already, lol!! Too bad we don't live closer, we could go see it together.

Susan~I wish I could be 150. That is my goal weight.

Jules~ Billy was HOTTTTT!!! I just about died when he took his shirt off!! LoL!! He is sexy as ****, and he knows it.

Sue~ I'm happy Glee will be back on tuesday!! Yes, I'm a Gleek and proud of it, LOL!! I can't wait to watch Law & Order: SVU & Grey's Anatomy. I don't think we'll be watching any new shows. Well..we started watching Nikita on CW & Boardwalk Empire on HBO. Fonzo wants to see that one show about the family of superheroes. I forgot what it's called. OHH..I wanted to see that one show about the class of 2000. I forgot what that show was called too. I should really find out when those shows come on, lol!!

We're back from Atlantic City and already life sucks again. I want to go back, it's only 3 hrs away. We're going back for our anniversary in December. Last night we were sitting on the beach sharing a cigar..and now we're home, lol!!

Anyways..I feel weird & shaky right now, so I'm going to go lay down and try to relax.

Good Morning-

Francie - How old is Billy Idol?? Hope you feel better and I wish I was 150lbs too..lol

Jules- :hug: exercise always helped me when I was going through my divorce.....especially the days when I didn't want to get out of bed. Personally I don't have anything against taking meds,sometimes it takes a few tries to find the right one. Co workers just laugh when I say my EL hours, I guess some can save til the cow comes home. lol I figure by the time I save the ticket money I will have the EL hours, late December!! yippeee

Think I will try my salad a day thing again, seemed to lose on that. Even 159 would be a thrill. lol

chat more later. Icky rainy day here.....good day to read!

Susan~ Billy Idol will be 55 in November!!

Francie--Teri and Jr like Atlantic City too.

Susan--I agree if I could find the right meds, but these aren't it, but they did get me through my breakdown.

Working on Dad's estate stuff...Capitol One is being a major pain in the ***...everyone else is working with me and writing stuff off except them, I mean I will probably be able to pay them some but there is less than $2,000 in cash and over $13,000 in bills, he lived in a one bedroom rent based on income apartment. They are already sending threatening letters and he hasn't even been dead two months....the big bill is an unsecured loan of
almost $9000.00 abnd they are going to write it off--said they had insure for cases like this.

Jules~ What were you taking?

Good Tues. morning... It is another beautiful day the Lord has made.
We had to turn the A/C back on yesterday afternoon. Sure was nice sleeping without being sticky, but I miss the windows being open. Of course, when there is no breeze it doesn't feel so good. Ha. Supposed to get to the 90's for a few days. First day of Fall tomorrow.
Yesterday I went to lunch and shopping with a friend. It was fun to get away and just gab, gab, gab. We have been friends since 6th grade in 1960...so have lots to talk about all the time. I bought some odds and ends at Bed,Bath and Beyond (candles) and a shirt and jacket at Stein Mart. I had never been there..will go back. I am in such desperate need of clothes. I keep saying I won't buy until I lose weight, but at this rate I will be naked. SO, I guess I need to break down and shop.
WI..I was down 1 pound since getting serious again. Did real well eating as I had the best salad for lunch then lots of veggies for dinner too. I need to go to Fitday and figure my calories. I did 1400 Sunday..and according to all I have read that is low for me, but I am going to try to stay around that. I figure my counts might not be spot on, so if I aim for 1400 it might be a few calories more or less, but that would be ok. When I tried 1200 calories I could NOT lose no matter what...so I will try this. (Dr. actually told me 1500, so I figure 1400 is doable)
Mom and I are being a little lazy this morning then we head out for a haircut and to the bank. Don't know what else we will do. We are alone here for 3 days, so will just do whatever we want. :) Ahhh, I do have to clean house and iron in there at some point. So I guess it is not all good.

Francie- I love, love, love Atlantic City. We have been a few times and would love to go back. It is such a looooong drive for us from IN though. My dad used to live in PA, so we would go visit him then go on to AC. Made a nice trip. It sounds like you will be doing lots of traveling this Fall and Winter. Enjoy!!

Jules- Hang in there. You will get to the end of the tunnel with your Dad's finances soon. It is a giant pain I know. I helped mom when my step-dad passed and he had things in a mess. Luckily mom does not have much going on financially, so we won't face that problem. (I hope)

Susan- A trip to Hawaii sounds so good to me right now. I feel like this whole year has just sped by with no rest or fun for me. Now that mom is able to travel I am ready to go somewhere. DH is talking about he and I going to Vegas for my BD in Oct...so we will see. Even 4 days sounds good. My daughter in CA wants mom and I to come out for a visit, but that is not planned yet. I envy your W.I. !

Cristina- You do so well with exercise, much more than I ever accomplish. I did start back up with the weights and WATP. I wish our mall was not so far away...I would go walk there. I just can not stand the heat or sun outside, so I keep putting it off. And I am not an early riser. Did tell DH I need to just set my alarm, get up and walk and have it done. I just haven't done it. (and that is what is wrong with my exercise program...I am lazy)

Katy- Saw the pictures of the mud slide...looked like fun, but I am not sure I could have dove in like you did. LOL. You are looking great though.

Sassy- Where ya at chickie? Did you find a place to move to? Or are you just still packing up and looking for somewhere? I loved the pictures of your house and hope you can rent something you like as well.

Okay, gotta go...been drinking way too much coffee and need to go get ready for haircuts.

Good Morning -

Jules- I am sorry you have all the $$ issues with your fathers estate,hang in there. Can Capitol One even get money from you? What a bunch of nasty people,especially when you just lost a loved one.

Sue- I am trying to get to Hawaii. My child support was suppose to come Friday but it didn't (state had a forlough day,put the system behind) so I dipped into my Hawaii money,figure I could put back into it w/ the cs but didn't want to do that at all. It made me upset,still does......but a girl has to have gas in her car and coffee. Was going to take Gaby's $50 boots back but she wore them today and I lost the receipt.....lol,whatever,,,,,I am going,determined.

Francie - I always thought Billy Idol was skinny....I'll have to go look at a pic. Mike Rowe is hot to me and I have been watching so many Little People Big World shows I am starting to have dreams what it would be like to be w/ Matt Roloff.....haha:o

anywho. Had a chicken salad yesterday w/ some kraft lite raspberry vinaigrette,it was pretty good, actually had a taste to it....usually those lite dressings don't. I'll take a salad today for lunch.

:wave: to everyone...back to work today.

Susan--they can come after the estate but they can't come after me or Bob..Mike Rowe is definitely hott!!

Sue--most people have been really nice and working with me with Dad's stuff. Glad your Mom is doing well.

Francie--I will have to go look...my brother reminded me I am like hime and Mom and medicenes seem to be rough on us...

I'm really tired but wanted to check in with everyone!!

:celebrate::celebrate:Happy 1st Birthday to Lily:celebrate::celebrate:

Only have a second. Jules, I hope you are getting some rest,being tired is a horrible feeling.

I was 163.6 this morning....haha. Always count those ounces. Going to make another chicken salad for lunch. Need to go deposit some $$ for Rachel,she needs gas money. Should get my cs tomorrow,it wasn't mailed out til the 15th,should have been the 10th.....grrrrr. At least I'll get back on track w/ my Vakay money...yada,yada.....

:wave: k- chickies, have a wonderful day! Off to work.....among other things. :D

Good morning, all...

SUSAN...thank you for the birthday wishes for Lily! Can't believe she is 1 already! You'll get to Hawaii, I know you will!

SUE...I have been lazy with the exercise. I guess though when I get on a roll I stay with it for a while, just not been on a roll lately...been looking more like a roll, lol!

FRANCIE...glad you and Fonzo had fun!

JULES...hugs!

Hiya KATY, SASSY, MINDEE, KATHY :wave:

Sorry for the quickie, I am up late and of course I come here and I get sleepy. Should have come here first to catch up.

Nothing on the agenda for tomorrow except laundry and grocery shopping, oh and running to Kohl's to pick up a Broncos sweatshirt. Damn thing is like $50 but is 20% off I think, can't remember the price but with Kohl's money from daughter it will end up being $20...that I can deal with. Not sure why sports stuff is so stinking expensive! Anyway...until we meet again! :)

P.S. almost forgot, WI Monday was at 192 even which is weird because I felt REALLY bloated, felt like I gained, UGH! Gotta get with the program jeez!

Good Morning -

I did good all day yesterday til I got home.....evening time is a *itch. I nibbled on some of Gaby's hamburger, nibbled on some cheese & crackers. I did start w/ an apple,my intentions where good. Apples just don't cut it. lol

I hope you got some sleep Cristina!! Love Kohls. I love JCPen too for Gaby,hope to pick up a coat for her this weekend. Oh,the neighbor down below is 2 months pregnant,maybe she'll let me babysit?? I would love that. Reminds me of Rosemary's Baby.....I would drug the mother up and steal the baby if I could. :D

I am joking! ha

Another day at work,yawn. I like my co workers ,we whine about the other shifts.Course I overlap - 4hrs with one group and 4 hours w/ another... so it has been kind of hard to see where I fit in. I go w/ the morning shift,they rock...lol- whatever,sound like a teenager.

Thank goodness for CS! Went by the ATM and got it out this morning,putting back what I borrowed from Hawaii and will put more in tomorrow when I get paid.

anyway,better get my arse in gear, chat later :wave:

Hi Everybody!

I had started a nice reply to everybody but then lost it! ARGH! So for now I'm just stopping by and saying Hello!

Update on the moving situation -- we think we found a place, but they just now got a townhome empty and are cleaning it so we get to go see it on Monday or Tuesday!

My cousin is currently in labor right now, lastest from her mom was she was having strong contractions, they broke her water and she is only 2 centimeters dilated so far. So I'm hoping he waits until Midnight at least! HEE HEE.

Well Big HUGS to all!

:hug:

:bday2you: :celebrate: HAPPY BIRTHDAY SASSY!!!! :celebrate: :bday2you:

:hat::bday2::celebrate: Happy Birthday Sassy!!:hat::bday2::celebrate:

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU SWEET SASSY!

Hello to everyone, and Happy Friday!

Finally got some exercise in, yaya for me, lol. Did a 45 and 30 minute dvd yesterday...gotta love Leslie Sansone! And getting ready to do the 40 minute sculpt and burn and her slim and trim for a total of 70 minutes today. Hey, 3 days is better than no days. I say 3 because tomorrow is the Susan G. Komen walk, yay! May do a dvd later on that day depends on how I am feeling. Anyway, it's a start. Other than that, nothing going on...laundry and reading. Went for my mamogram this morning and had a bone density test as well. Nothing like having the old boobies squashed as flat as pancakes first thing in the morning. Headed to the sons later for pizza and a movie, don't know what movie.

Have a great day/weekend all!

THANKS LADIES for the Bday Wishes !! :D

Well I got up this morning and first thing did my 1 mile walk. ;) I think that is the way to do it for me, do it first thing before I have time to think!! LOL!!!!! :)

My new baby cousin was born lastnight, as most of you saw on FB. He was 10 lbs, 2 oz!!!!! :faint: We could hardly believe it since my cousin is this small tiny little thing! lol.

Well thats about it from my end!

TTYL!

BIG :hug:

P.S. I just noticed on the homepage here, I'm not listed as having a birthday today! Does that mean I can go a year younger??!! LOL! :crazy:

Hi Chickies!

I see you all over on FB, so I don't feel like I am too much out of the loop, but I do feel bad that I don't stay on top of 3FC better. It's like our own little space, isn't it?
New job seems to be going well. It's part time, but feels like more - oh well. We all seem to be adjusting to the new hours. L likes her after-school program, my commute isn't bad. It all seems to be working out - I just need to feel a bit more on top of things, I guess. I suppose that's normal for a mom going back to work after so many years.

Holding steady at 170. I want to push through this and get off the last 20 lbs, so I will just keep plugging away. SBD was great for getting off the weight that was creeping up on me. Now I just need to work at sticking to the second phase.

Sassy - my son was 10 lb 3 oz, and I had a C section..so no pushing for this mama! people still look at me in awe a bit when they hear that...frankly I do think I need a medal, lol!

Jules - hope your dad's estate can be settled soon. Cap One can just go suck it - they know they can't get any $$ from you, but I guess there's no law against being a pain. Like you haven't been through enough, right?

Cristina- yay for the Race! I ran ours last Sunday - it's such an inspiring event.

Sue - thanks:) I had so much fun! I was hesitant about the Warrior Dash, but it ended up being a blast! My son wants to do it next year - that will be interesting. There will be a "no whining" agreement, for sure.

Ugh - I need to get moving and get ready for church Hi to Francie and Mindee and anyone else I may have missed...Happy Sunday!

Does anyone want to come over and clean for me?? I'll pay you all of my winnings from Atlantic City (yes, I still have it, lol). I really hate cleaning!! I don't know how or why we have so much crap!!!!

Okay..done venting, will go back to cleaning..

Just dropping by to say HI :wave:

WI was today and I am still stuck at 192, ugh! Guess it is better than gaining though so...Started the week off with a hour of dvds...did the slim and thin and the firm and tone or whatever it is, lol. You would think after doing them for a couple of years I would know.

More later...hope everyone had a great Monday!

P.S. Jules, sorry about your job...that will be one sad company for losing you! Lots of hugs sweetie :hug:

Sorry you were laid off Jules!! That really blows!! :hug:

Funny story that just happened to me. While I was waiting the 2 seconds for the page to load..I accidently hit the eject button on my laptop..and The Hangover came out!!! We spent so many hours looking for the thing before giving up and buying it on BluRay. My bad. :p I didn't even know the hard drive was still hooked up to my comp, lol! That explains why it overheated and shut down. I do enjoy my random weirdness.

Anyways..I went to bed early last night. Which ment I was asleep by midnight, instead of 5am, lol!! However, I woke up at 4am because I was really hot, and felt nauseous. I thought for sure I wouldn't be able to start my diet today. But thankfully, that passed and I ate my breakfast at 7am, lol!! It was a wheat bagel and strawberry yogurt cheese cream. It was hella good too!! My workout today is supposed to be step aerobics. I thought I would do the Wii Fit version. Fonzo just needs to hook it back up for me.

Speaking of the Wii..I can't wait till the Xbox360 Kinnect comes out!!! I want it soooo bad!! No more stupid controllers!!! Think how much more better all the exercise games will be. No more worrying about tossing the controller into the tv or wall, LOL!!

Okay..my cousin is online, so I'm going to go chat with her!! Laters

WI was 167.8,I am close to tears and think I should take a needle and thread and sew my mouth shut. I am disgusted that I can't lose weight,and it has been months of trying.
Late Night snackingreally needs to stop.


Jules - :hug:

I have to go,will come back later.......maybe. :(

:hug: to Susan!!

Susan--evenings are hard for me too, a nibble here and there can add up...sorry you are so frustrated.

Francie--the bagel actually does sound good, I am going to dust off the elliptical and use it before Dom gets here.

Cristina-I need to start doing my dvds again, I really enjoyed my Yoga Booty Ballet ones

Katy-I am sure you are doing fine in your new job, a new routine always takes time for all to gets adjusted too

Sassy--Happy late bday! Congrats to your cousin.

Yes, I was laid off Monday, but I got a nice severance package and I can file for unemployment and I can have a month to do all the things around my house and Mom's that need done. Funny thing is I guess I was the shocker for everyone. Nobody thought I would be the one to leave even the management that thought I would be ok with a demotion and a $5 cut in pay. They are doing some restructuring and the new management is putting things back the way they were about 10 years ago when the company was doing well. Well I guess there was alot of people complaining about my departure so my old/new boss called me at home yesterday afternoon. They want me to reconsider my decision. Talked to hubby and I sent an email this morning, no title change and pay cut and I will come back and do the same job I was if not I am fine with the severance and the decision I made Monday. I really don't know if I want to go back, this management team made alot of decisions based on numbers and personal feelings and not what was best for the company and are now feeling the consequences of not even talking to any supervisors about who does what and if they continue to do things that way, I will be filing for unemployment within a year anyway.

I guess time will tell.

will keep you posted here instead of on facebook, coworkers who have been left go and some not on my page--don't want to stir anything up unless it actually happens and then it will be out of my control

Good morning :wave:

Fonzo & I both had a terrible time sleeping. He kept tossing and turning, which led to me tossing & turning. When I finally dozed off, Fonzo woke me up by leaving for work. We actually had a convo while I was semi conscience. Then around 6am, my cats decided to be jerks and make a ton of noise in the bedroom!!! I kicked all but one out. Then around 8:30am, they wanted back in the room, and started meowing on the other side of the door. I let them in, and 2 of them plopped down on the bed. But I was already awake. You know, I try to go to bed early, but my mind doesn't seem to understand this new concept!!! So for 2 days now, I haven't had a good night's sleep. I take good naps though!!

Jules~ Seems like everyone wants you back at work. You should do with what feels right for you. If your heart isn't in it anymore, then don't go back. :hug: I need to de-clutter my ellipitcal. Fonzo was using it to hang up his clothes on, lol!!

Oh..I forgot to mention that I had a cheesy egg and broccolli frittata & sweet potato hash for breakfast. The hash was good after I added some ketchup. The frittata was gross!! Honestly, I didn't even know what it was. I had to look it up. It said it was similar to a quiche. I can agree to that. I tried quiche about 6 years ago, and haven't had it since. I don't think I ever want another frittata again. I love broccolli, but not in that. I think Fonzo would like it though. He likes weird egg dishes, he'd probably like a quiche too. LoL!!

Okay...going to check out some more sites before getting off to Just Dance, lol!!

I can't think when a moran is sitting next to be laughing over some dumb @$$ thing on the internet.And it is a man,,,,how f-ing annoying.....nothing is THAT funny. It is distracting to me,wanna tell him to shove it up where the sun don't shine. He must be mental :devil:

And I am drinking a lovely cup of coffee,even that is not perking me up.

Managed to eat 5 crackers and a handful of cheetos last night,not bad because I really wanted the whole bag of cheetos w/ a ham sandwish and a bowl of some nasty dessert that would have exploded the fat right out of my pjs.

I am soooo not getting bigger, I am sooo not buying the next size up.So help me God.

Jules- I wouldn't go back.Just think it gives you a break w/ the severance and later the unemployment to do what you want. I had 6 month severance and unemployment,gave me a year to vacation....lol, no -jk....I was looking,just not rushing into the next thing. Anyway, sounds like you are in a good place to choose what comes next.

Francie - thanks :) I had 1 night of horrible dreams of killings,too much Nancy Grace. I wish my kitty would sleep w/ me!

anyway, day off.....volunteering in Gaby's class and have to go later in the day for a required meeting at work. Get to take Gaby,promised her chance to pick out something in the gift shop. Also looking around for photographers for Becky's senior pictures. One replied back that the price range is 500-2000....there goes Hawaii.....lol