Yes, Deborah, I like menumailer because I love trying new recipes and we subscribe to the one for 2 people and it helps to keep down the proportions. We are not following it to the "T", but have enjoyed everything we've tried. I'll try to remember to tell you more later, but I've got to get off here now.

Love,

Deb let's hope your sponsor was having a bad day or something. Don't judge it on the first call alone and I am so proud of what you've done in 1 day. I know it sounds like forever but if you look at 7 days of it at a pound a day??? I have always heard that the more you weigh, the more you lose at a time is bigger amounts. Not anyone can shed a pound in a day. I think that will be a small amount of calories too but I am like you, I"m at my wits end and am willing to try anything short of surgery. I snuck on the scales and I'm down half pound as of now. Tomorrow is the one that I write down though.

I'd be doing so much better without stress. I'm so tired of freaking worrying about crap all the time. it's one thing after the other. DH just called from work to tell me that their insurance is going up $10 more a week which I can handle. Then he proceeds to tell me it's the insurance they just switched from. No one around here will take that. Now that brett has diabetes, we can't go without any. We had that stupid blue cross blue shield before and now have Cigna. Now they tell us we're getting the other back and it will cost more than before. What do any of you have? I wonder what it would be to take insurance from someone besides employer? Like keeping cigna but not through the plant. I just hate to switch it again especially to something like BCBS.

The meeting went well lastnight. Me and brett will have a room to ourselves on the trip. Ann we will be in chattanooga 2 nights. I wish it were close enough to meet you at the hotel. That would be awesome. We will be there pretty late on march 31 but I think on april 1 we get in a little earlier. We're going to take a dinner cruise on the Southern Belle Riverboat. If you guys haven't been there, do a search on it and see the boats. They are like cruise ships. That is the latest thing on that day and the earlier stops on the first day will be Chickamauga National Park and Battlefield for a ranger guided tour and then on to the Aquarium and Imax theater. The next day is all day in Rock City, Ruby Falls and riding on the Incline Railroad. Then the final day is down in Alabama at the Space Center. I know there are about 90 excited 5th graders today at school. My "bus partner" happens to be a mother thank goodness. I am the ONLY mother of a son going so I will feel different for that reason only.

Gayle I just can't comprehend all that snow. Like deb said, we have sun and it's probably in the 70's here. Our weather man has reminded us that it's not quite spring yet although they aren't calling for any bad weather here.

I have the address to write to our state board of education and now I need some professional advice on how to say what I need to say without jeopardizing my other kids education at school.

Daphne where are you? I hope you are getting better about being separated from jason. I don't know what to say to you cause although I have been separated before, it was for different reasons from what you're going through. (we weren't getting along). I can't imagine actually missing someone and having to be away from them but just keep reminding yourself that he loves you and that he is making you guys some money to keep that house running. ( i know it doesn't help to hear that but that was MY attempt at humor maybe??) Well I better go. It won't be long before kids are going to be home.

Okay ladies a real quick post....I am P. Oed.

I just got an email from Darcie's teacher who said she is Failing Language Arts. Darcie has this portfolio due and have of the work is missing out of it!! I am so angry because the fricking teacher waits until after the 3 day weekend to tell me this!!! Darcie went to a friends party on Saturday and I could of used it as leverage to have her do some of the work, but NOT IF I DON'T KNOW SHE IS BEHIND!! And we spend the rest of the weekend at BJ's house...she could of done homework there...IF I HAD KNOWN!!! So this weekend will be dedicated to catching up my little woman....Never a dull momment here

Take care everyone...I just needed to vent!!!
Deborah

OK Dana hmmmm he is making money but not much. He is at his grammas now and she is being a pest. She wants the outside painted now and the shed and on and on and on...... I am so excited about that trip! How cool is that to get to go on! How are the vehicles running?
Deborah if you want me to I can call you each night at a set time? We can cheer each other on to doing this! What is menu mailer? I am concerned that yiou may not be getting enough calories dear. Was it 900 that you said you were getting? For a woman that is a busy as you that is way low. My stupid cow friend is very inactive and has other problems and she was on 1000 calories a day.
Gayle how is the snow? We have sunshine here now and I love it. It is just 54* and I am freezing though. I have been shivering all day even.
OK I joined WW E-tools. It was 30 dollars for 3 months. I like it so far. I am using the points from WW and it works for me. Yesterday I had my target points which is 28. Each piont is like 50 calories give or take, I wont go down in points until I get to 225 pounds. I weighed yesterday and it was 243. It is amazing what water weight does though. This morning it was 239 so that made me happy. I drank 64 ounce of water yesterday and had a cup of coffee. I bought me some Diet Squirt and will have that later on tonight. I am using Lean Cuisine Dinners and Healthy Choice Dinners for now. I am just not able to cook food yet for me. Last night I had a hugh salad too Deb. I used a whole head of butter lettuce and a tomato. I added 2 ounces of cheese and fat free dressing. I was not able to finish my salad I was so full.
I bought The Cat in the Hat today at Target. It came with a free watch that I want to wear! I slept better last night and didn't cry as long or wake up crying but I am still so tired. I am hoping that Terry is done with the roof tomorrow so I can start walking the treadmill and doing my Richard Simmons tapes again.
Daphne

Woooohoooo Deb on staying on plan! I no longer have my cell phone. I love not having it attached to me! We are going to get a Trac Phone for emergencys though. The cost of the damn Trac phones per minute is outrageous! I have long distance on my home phone now and the most it will cost me is 20 dollars!
I am still OP as well. I am really hoping the guy will be gone tomorrow. I finaly got my new lens today. I was a bit nauseated at first but within an hour I was fine. It is amazing how much better I can see.
Dana how do you do the Pilates? There is no way that I can move my body that way! I am such a wimp is is sad. I used to belimber but now that I am almost 40 and have been so inactive my body just wont work!
Gayle do you still have snow? It is nice here today! We are even going to get up to 62* today! I want SUMMER!!
OK I have to go eat finally. I had a bag of Funyons 2 points and 16 ounces of water while driving. Chat laters and muahhhhh!
Oh Dana my Dollar Tree is carrying scrapbooking stuff now. They are making a whoe section for it! They had some cool looking stickers and some papers. One was even a 3 pack of Vellums!
Daphne

Hello Everyone....: 270.0 ...6.5lbs lost

Daphne...I got your call, but when I called back...first I called the wrong number ...LOL Then, I called the right number...but it rang and then there was dead air...voicemail...but no message. Maybe we can try again today...I will try to call you around 3:30 today.

:gouphug: Hey everyone POST SOON.

I started this post this morning, but the new CEO walked in so I had to pretend to be doing other stuff (like I don't have a million things I need to do anyway...lol). So the day just go away from me, it is now almost 3pm. I wanted to let you all know about BJ and what happened last night. I was so happy heading home from work, because I talked to Joseph and he had agreed to go camping for his birthday next month. (I am so happy because my apartment is not together enough to have a hord of boys running thru it! ) Anyway, I called BJ to let her know the good news and to work out the plans with her, only to have her tell me that she might be busy moving on his birthday!! Her landlord sold the house out from underneith them. No warning, no sign on the lawn...nothing They just came home to a letter stating that the landlord had sold all of thier property in San Jose and that BJ and "la familia" need to vacate the premisis by May1st. I wont even go into all the event that we have coming up in the next two months. And now it looks like I will be spending some of the time helping pack or watching her girls...all while trying to juggle...Easter, Joseph's and BJ's Birthday, and making the travel arrangements for our family vacation in May and what ever else...I am just praying that my manager doesn't want to do a walk through...or I will be screwed BJ said that both Ray and Tiff took the news really hard. When she got home Ray had the letter and was sitting out front with red eyes, very down in the dumps. Tiff, just fell out when she heard, and went to pieces. My poor baby BJ, had to be the strong one in the bunch and not break down, but went to the Parent Club meeting as planned.
BJ called this morning and was angry at Lenny, because he took the news like "it is no big deal". Here BJ is worried about having to change Tiff's school a month before it ends and her loosing her friends. Not to mention this is the only home Filly has ever known. And it didn't even faze Lenny.. BJ said she was up at 4:30 worrying over all these things (not to mention the $$$ it will take) and Lenny just kept sleeping and hitting Snooze on the alarm clock when he should of been getting up for work.

Well, I have to go get the kids. I made it through the Thursday senior group with out eating a thing and I am really proud of myself..( they always try to feed me...lol)

Take care all,
DRINK WATER
Deborah

I was just fixing to shut the computer down and decided to read and post here real quick first. Deb I am SO sorry that is happening to BJ. I want to tell you too that it's not Lenny's fault that he's acting that way. My DH always has acted that way and I've never seen a guy worry about anything except for maybe when he gets sex next and from where?? I've also heard a dr. who has a column in our local newspaper say that a male doesn't have that part in their brain. They don't have the one that "cares" either which goes hand in hand. It's really strange to see some one else posting about a guy not worrying about something though. Does BJ have a place in mind? Your life just reminds me so much of my own. Not any of the obvious things, single parenting (although I feel like I am one 99% of the time) and the other obvious, I'm not blonde but always having something in the family to stress about. It does always work it's way through and I know it will. It's totally not fair to tiffany either but with it only being about a month, will someone be able to get her to school to at least finish that year out?

Deb I want to tell you a huge CONGRATULATIONS! That is awesome loss and I am not losing at all right now. The pilates just isn't even really challenging to me anymore either. To answer daphne about that, pilates really isn't strange positions at all or at least my dvd's aren't. I know that you can have all sorts of versions of it but mine is Windsor and it was a female who created it so it's not so bad on the body.

I have a lot of running around to do tomorrow. DH is off from work so hopefully he can help me get groceries and what not done. The twins birthday is on the 30th and bretts trip is the next day after that. Laken has never learned how to pedal a bicycle. In fact she was terrified of a tricycle when she was younger but now that she's grown up a bit, I want to make another attempt at getting her to ride something. Walmart has a log of 16inch girls bikes with training wheels for $27 and they come with water bottles and a small backpack but of course she won't pay any attention to any of that anyway. So I want to try to pick that up tomorrow too and maybe a few things like shampoo, soaps and stuff for the trip.

Gayle were you anywhere near the area of where that guy had been shooting people? I thought of you yesterday when they said they caught him. Do you guys still have snow and are you EXTRASIZING??

Ann I miss you and hope you're ok. Please post soon now girl.

Well I'd better post this and get baths and such. It's nearly 9 now and I am striving for 9:30 tonight. Sounds early doesn't it?? Well we actually get to do that every once in a while but I'm sleep for some odd reason.

I don't have much time, but wanted to come in and tell you all that I am soooo proud of all of you for doing SOMETHING to help yourselves! Deborah! 6.5!! Awsome. Daph, good for you joining WW online! The ready made frozen dinners are a GREAT invention. It is perfect for you when you, in essence, eat alone. Keep it up. Dana, don't quit the pilates. If it's easy for you, I think that should mean that you are getting more limber and stronger...great!!

I'm busy getting things ready for the girls tonight. I'm making a baked swiss cheese and bacon dip to eat with veggies, guacamole, and a black bean dip for tortilla chips and MAYBE wine...if I go out again to get some! We may watch Chicago, but we don't have to have anything planned to have a great time.

Going to go and rest for a while. Have a great weekend everyone. I'm praying for all of you and your problems (including BJ, Deb).

Love,

How did you do on lunch deb? I am just so proud of the weight you've lost already. Don't give up and you can expect gains as well as holding steadies! I hope that Bj can find what she's looking for and fast. She may have not choice in what she gets before long. How is darcie doing catching up on her work now?

My kids were suppose to get report cards today but none of them did. I don't know why either. The school calendar said today. The principal called me today to tell me logan kissed a girl on the back of the neck in recess. The principal said he had to calm her down cause she was quite upset. It was a dare but some other boys and they were playing tag again. To be "tagged", you were kissed or that was the rules those boys made. I took the time to explain what happened last time was blown up in my opinion and he told me that he read the email I had sent to the teacher. I was just expaining to her that logan didn't know any better and that girl was his buddy. This was all before I talked to the girls mother. Anyway, he said if he had known it was a "tattling" incident, he wouldn't have sent a letter. I told him the girl was upset that logan went to the office and not about being tagged. Logan's punishment this time is he has to stay in the prinicpals office and do work during recess for a few days. Don't know how long but tuesday is the first day.

I haven't done much today other than walked in a bunch of stores. We haven't even had supper yet. DH is cooking some steak on the grill and a salad. I smell the fresh veggies now. I found a nice 22 inch rolling luggage for me and brett to put our clothes in for the trip and got some of the toiletries that we will need. Dh got him some new shoes and we got laken a bicycle. She was terrified of it. She is so afraid of movement. You know with training wheels, the bike has a small wobble. We brought it in and she lets us push her on it but she can not understand how to peddle. Her legs are pretty weak from not using her muscles for anything.

Gayle have fun tonight girlfriend but take it easy on that wine! That's an order!!

Well I need to get up from here. My feet are hurting from all that walking that they aren't used to evidently.

BTW do any of you watch Idol?

Deb how was lunch and dinner? You stay OP woman or I will kick your butt! If I can lift my leg that high I will! How did the flea market go today? Stay OP! I will call you later today and be thevoice of reason. Did you call your sponser last night? What about the night before? Maybe she is diabetic and was having a low. Jason sounds drunk when he has a low.
Dana I am so happy that you got Laken a bike! I want to get Megan a trike but they are so damn much for what she needs. We are talking 800 dollars I belive for the one like the schools sells. I would rather have one that is just a big trike. We are just finding small trikes. Does she get therapy to stretch her muscles out?
Gayle how was the night? What did you all do last night? That food sounded just delicious. I am a guacamole addict. I can not have it around me being as I eat all of it.
I got on the scales this morning *yeaI know I am not supposed to* and I am at 235 now. I know it is water weight but it sure was an ego boost to see that. My friend in NO shawn the one that is skinny? She is 5' tall 100 pounds and she just told me her waist is 21 or 22 inchs. I can not imangine a waist that small. she also hates food and she lives in NO? I wish I hated food. I am still OP and no coffee or soda. I will post again tonight if i can.
Daphne