Hello Everyone..Its another icy mess here today..Its suppose to change to rain and it seems like its now raining more than sleet..I will be so glad when its all out of here...I really am so sick of it..:cry:..I hope that I can get to my appointment on Thursday..I hear we could have more..:cry:..I hope not..I am making Sauce for pasta and doing laundry.. I hope to get it all done so I can clean house tomorrow..I will be glad for some :sunny: weather.
Its really cold today..BURRRRRRR I cant seem to get warm..Well I got to go..Jim is coming home for lucnh today..He will be here soon..

Rosey..Thank-you for telling me what kind of yogart that was and I will pick up that First Mag..when I am out Thursday..Thanks for that too. I hope that the snow lets up for you soon..but I bet it is very pretty..I hope that you can take some pictures for us to see sometime.. Keep warm and I hope the snow stops soon..Have a good day.:wave:

Donna.. I did not see the super bowl stuff with Janet Jackson..but Jim told me about it..I was so surprised that the network allowed that because of kids watching. I guess they will do anything now days to draw attention to themselves..I dont know..I hope that you had a nice time with your friend for lunch..You are really doing great on your diet with that o points soup..I need a :coach: :drill: to be with me at all times :lol:..or a swift kick.. :rofl:
School is out here today cause of the ice..They will be going late into June this year for make up days I am sure.. You are so welcome....I am glad that you are better..Please take care of you...Well I better get off here ..got lots to do..Have a good day :wave:

Kris..Glad to see you pop-in..Hope that things are good with you..Have a good day :wave:

Dana..Thank-you for your kinds words for Buddy..I hope and pray that he can somehow beat this horrible thing.I hope that your car gets a tune-up and needs nothing else. It has been such a great car.. I hope that the Blazer keeps running..You have had your share of car troubles..so I pray that both cars will be fine.. My Dryer has a buzzer too.. See if there is a place to turn it off..Mine has a place to turn it off..I hope I can get my feet wet real soon at the water arobics class. I am really looking forward to that.. I know that for me I need to move to lose.. I know that its so hard to keep to a diet......especially at partys and events..I know how you feel...........
Dont worry you will get back to it and You Will Lose.. I dont have Sheree's number or anything...I sure hope that everything is alright with her..have a good day :wave:

Daphne..Where are you??? I Miss you..:mag: :cb: :wave:

Mr Ken...They are on the hunt :cb: :cb: :cb:

My area missed the ice scare. School was as usual today. However rumor has it :blah: that the threat of that stuff is coming again later this week. :yikes:
Summer, hope old man winter will give you a break soon. At least we saw the blue of the skies and the sun today. :flow1: Would love to taste that sauce :T LOL I bet it's great. Don't be too hard on yourself my friend. You will not need the swift kick once the weather gets better and you are able to start on your water aerobics.
Kris, pop in again please.... I need my Kris!!! :D ;) :)
Dana did you get your dryer calmed down. :lol: :rofl: I hope that your car gets out of the shop without too much needing to be done.
:wave: to Glen, Daphne and Sheree.
I'm going to call it a night now. Wish me luck tomorrow is my weigh in. :coach:

Hi everyone..a real lazy day for me..caught up on my soaps..had zero pt soup for supper..my dh drove all the way to town to get me a sugar free mocha bean frost just becuz i wanted one and he said i was speacial :o hmmmmm out of character for him but i loved it...dana.. doesnt your dryer have a turn off button for the buzzer?? mine does.. that sound drives me nuts :lol: my sympathies :lol: summer hope your weather improves..im sick of winter too..donna.. good luck on your weigh in..hello to kris..mr ken and daphnee and sheree too..tomorrow is the dh mri..im going to go with him and shop while he has his x-ray..im looking for a natural sweetner called stevia..have any of you heard of it?? from that first magazine i was talking about it has several hints and helps i want to try..one..it says that if you take 1200-1600 mg of calcium aday it helps curb your cravings for carbs..but your body can only process 600mg at a time so you take it 3x aday(they recommend caltrate but tums are cheaper)also they have this power drink made with green tea..2tsp of fresh lemon juice and stevia to sweeten that boost your metabolism..im going to try it..this stevia is suppose to be ok for diabetics(have to research that and let you know,its also suppose to be a nat appetite supressant) id like all your input about this??have you heard of it??..i have gone back to ww pts just watching the carbs..as the nocarb diet was not for me..i got really cranky and bithchy on that..my poor hubby :lol: :lol: ..hope you all hada great day.. talk tomorrow(((hugs)))))) rosey :wave:PS forgot to say i was looser last nite at bingo but my dd won 910$ she was so excited..also i have good news that im so tickled about..we made our last house payment..hurray for us..rosey

Lost 1 1/2 pounds! I'll post more later. Got to go to my ladies bible study.

Hello Everyone..Today the sun :sunny: finally came out..:cp:.I am so happy to see it..its still cold and they are prediciting more snow over the weekend..
I will keep my fingers :crossed: that it blows away..Got house cleaning to do today..and Tomorrow lots of errands..I have my eye exam tomorrow and I go in the morning to see about Water Arobics classes..I am also going to the gym near us tomorrow evening. we heard they are doing a special price and I am going to see what that is all about..So maybe that will work out too..

Donna..WAY TO GO ON THE 1 1/2 POUNDS..YOU GO GIRL....I am so proud of you. You have stuck to your guns and you are having success..Thats wonderful..I sure hope that you are right about the water classes.. I need something to jump start this old fat body..:lol:..Yes the sun finally came out..I was so glad about that..:dancer:...I guess my sauce was ok..Jim always says its great..but he always says that :lol:...Have a good day..:wave:

Rosey...That was so nice of your hubby to get you that treat..Men can always surprise us... :love: ....:lol:..I will be making some of that soup this weekend..
I need that..I dont watch the soaps everyday..No need..it takes months for something to happen :lol:..Rosey I have heard about Stevia but I have never seen it in the grocery store. I guess it would be at a Health Food stores. I would go on the internet and try to research it just like you said....I also heard before that Green Tea is good for you.. I never tried that either..but I would be willing to..Please let us know what you find out about all of this..It sounds really promising in weight loss..Thanks for telling us about it..
Have fun shopping......Walmart here you come :lol:..Thats WONDEFUL about your last house payment Rosey..I know that you must be so happy about that..Can you send me some of the "Good Luck Charm" that you and your daughter have at winning at Bingo..I need some of that to rub off on me..:lol: I am sure she must be really happy winning that money..I would be..I bet you will win next week....Have a good day :wave:

Dana....Daphne...Kris....Mr Ken.....Sheree.. :mag: :cb: :cb:....

Donna I found your 1 1/2 pounds. :lol: That's totally fine with me cause I thought I would have gained at least 5 pounds this week from all the stuff I've eaten and shouldn't have so I will be happy with this gain this time.

If the dryer has a turn off button for the buzzer where would i look? It's a GE.

I have to go to the bank and post office in a minute but thought I would drop in to say hi. Yesterday I ordered the Windsor Pilates from the informercail that we have been running here on tv. I ordered it online and saved a lot of money. It was $39 or it was 3 payments of $19.99. I hope that I can get some benefit from it.

Rosey this DOTS or CTMY consultant is sending me all the info. about signing up. She said it was $89.99 to sign up but all the stuff she described sounded worth it. Have you ever seen the kits?

Summer i hope that your weather holds off for you to run your errands and to check into the gyms. Right now they are calling for a mix or ice for us tomorrow and my car needs to be at the mechanic place by 8:30. I'm not driving in ice of any kind.

Well I need to run and take care of some things before the day gets away from me. Hope everyone has a productive (if you want it that way :lol: ) wednesday!

Hey guys...

I bought the cream dress. I am going to continue looking, though. Have been to the gym and have been watching my food points. Hope all are well. Will write more later.

:wave: wtg rosy
dana there is a button on the panel it may say signal.
sherree the boys are lookinng for you.
wtg to all the losers this week. off to dreaamland
:) hefty

:bravo: :bravo: :encore: :encore: :cp: :cp: Rosey, congratulations on paying your last house payment!!!! What an awesome feeling! And Also a big WOWto your daughter for winning 910!!!! :cool: What is she going to do with that money? Maybe go on a dream vacation to Alaska??? :lol: ;) It's funny we over here would do that but you guys are already living in one of the most sought out vacation spots! Nice!

Thanks, Glen for the WTG! I hope dreamland is nice. ;) :tired: My dh hasn't let me experience dreamland that much lately for his snoring has been so bad. :( :dizzy: LOL

Dana, I was so excited when I saw you have ordered the Windsor Pilates DVD set. I bought mine at Target for much less than that but I know you don't want to step inside a Target. It is a good intro to Pilates and you will be automaticly hooked. If not... I guess it isn't for you! LOL :D Really, either you love Pilates or you don't. It's not easy, but it will give you the results you are looking for. I know... Oh! And the dryer... I had a GE.. I can't remember but I think Glen may be right it would say signal maybe. On mine there is a dial that I can make the signal long or short or just turn completely off. Guess where my dial is on? :lol: :lol: :rofl:

Summer, did you make the Zero point soup last night? I really like it and can eat it a good many times a day. Today is your busy day. Eye doctor :mag: and the water aerobics sign up. Pop in when you can and tell us how it all went. Getting started with anything is the hardest part. Then once you do you are hooked until we let something interupt the cycle and then we have to start all over again. That is where I have been time and time again. It's definately a mind thing. Speaking of minds, I am to talk to Elena's teacher this afternoon but guess what they are calling for around noon????? YES, ICE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! UGH! :yikes:

Daphne, I am soooooooooooooooooooooo worried about you. Where are you??????? :?:

Kris, I bet you are looking good. You must have that mind set for you are back to the gym and watching those points!!! Good for you! I would love to see a pic of you in that Cream dress but it sounds like you are still searching. I miss you!

Sheree, if you get to read any of our posts and just don't have the time to post please know we are thinking of you and missing you. Just hope all is well with you and your family.

Well, off to exercise land for me... Dreamland sounds better! LOL

Have a great day to all my buddies!

Donna

I am waiting on a phone call as I post this but wanted to update you on what I know about my car. The guy I talked to this morning was so nice and he had worked for general motors for 18 years prior to opening up this shop. They have done the tune up and oil change on it and it turns out the noise is the alternator over charging and he's replacing it as I write. He said it would cost about $30 for half hour labor for that and $149 for the alternator. He said it was a more expensive one than a lot of cars but anyway, it also needs the air filter changed. All in all I would expect about $225 at tops for this. I bet it will drive like a whole new car. It's the first car I've ever had almost paid off and still love but it's the only car we've ever had that was so reliable. I'm just thankful that this is being done now rather than trying to leave from somewhere and that alternator just give up. Well he said 30 more minutes and it's been 25 so I'd better post this and see if he calls so we can go get it. Hope you all are having a good day. It's suppose to rain hard here later.

I love my GM car so I know how you feel, Dana. I am glad that it's going to be good as new soon. It's suppose to ice here.... :yikes: :crazy:

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Hey guys!

I just wanted to drop in and say hi. Things here are crazy. I was supposed to go to Indiana to my cousin's wedding this weekend, but due to circumstances regarding Brad's family and a birthday party, I am not going to be able to go. I feel so guilty. I think the thing that irritates me the most is that the birthday party is for Brad's sister's son who will be one. He will never know whether I was there or not. :?: There will be many more birthday parties. Hopefully my cousin will only get married once. :o

Anyway...still going to the gym and going to start tanning so I can have some color other than "ghost" in case I wear that cream dress. I will take pictures so you all can see. :devil:

I am meeting Brad's grandmother to take her down with me tomorrow, but I am still trying to get that coordinated. It makes me crazy. I like to have my life planned. Does anyone have any good plans for Valentine's Day?

I'm trying to decide what to do. We leave for Indiana a week from Thursday. I am ready to go home! :lol: People there think that I am wonderful, and who am I to argue? hee hee

Everyone take care.

Love,
Kris

Hi everyone..we had more snow last night about 6 inches and more expected :?: the dh is out directing the neighbor kid whos plowing for us and shoveling..i could go to hawaii on what we have spent on snow removal this winter :dizzy: thankyou for all the good wishes on paying our house off..its such a great feeling..we are taking our friends and family out to dinner tomorrow nite to thank them for the help on the bathrm and to celebrate us owning our home..there will be 12 of us..i got the stevia and its in the nat food section.. its a natural sweetner(no sugar no calories)its ok for diabetics..according to this article i read if you take 600mg calcium 3x a day it will help curb your cravings for carbs..the green tea 2 tsp fresh lemon juice and stevia is a power drink thats suppose to boost your metabolism(the tea)a natural diuretic(the lemon juice)and a nat appetite supressant(the stevia) not sure if it works but im going to try it..will let you know..kris..you sound so busy..the dress sounds lovely i want pictures :lol: donna congrats on your loss..wtg..summer hope your water arobics is fun..dana.. am glad you are getting your car fixed..our grc store carrys some sugar free cake mixes..did you ever find one for brett..if you cant i can send you some..mr ken hows your day going??daphnee the guys are looking for you :cb: :cb: :cb: hope all is well.. and sheree we are all worried about you..well the dh wants lunch hmmmmmmm youd think a grown man of 56 yr could feed himself :lol: :?: :lol: will check in later rosey:wave:

Hello Everyone......Take 3 guesses what it is doing out side as I am writing this...Yes..its another sleet storm..The parking lot is a white sheet of ice.. and all the cars are covered :cry: ..I cant believe we are getting more of this awful stuff ..They are calling for more tomorrow..:yikes:..Unreal..
I went to the eye Dr and my eyes are good but I have a slight stigmatism in both eyes but he said my eyes were 20/30 and no medical problems on the inside..I was happy to hear that one.. He gave me a RX for reading glasses and my eyes are still slightly dialated..I didnt get to the Water classes this am because..I went to the gym this evening and found out about the cost and what all they had to offer for a membership......
Its called Lifetime Fitness......They have it all..
So I did the tour and the prices were not to to bad..The gave me a discount on the 1 time membership fee and that helped alot..The monthly price for the two of us is 82.00 a month..The club is open 24/7....7 days a week
I came home and talked to Jim about it and he said that we could both join at the end of the Month..This will be a serious commitment for both of us..and I think we both need it to get us going on our weight loss.This is something we both need and I weighed all the pro's and con's and the Pro's won..Money is always a issue but for health reasons we need to do this..
So begins a new jouney for us..

Dana...I am glad that your car will be in great shape when they finish. I know thats a relief off your mind..The buzzer on my dryer says Signal also..I hope that you can find that on yours..I am glad that the weather did hold off untill I was done today but its making up for it now..:lol:..We will be in for it tomorrow weather wise.....I am with you about the slight weight gain is better that 5 pounds..I am glad that you are Ok with it and not real upset..You have a great attitude about it and thats a good thing..
Positive thinking is great...You will lose it..I know you will..The Pilates tapes will help you..Everyone that I know loves thiers.. I really dont have the proper room to do it..I think you need room to stretch out while doing it in front of the TV..I dont have that kind of room near my TV..so it would be to hard for me..I wish I did..I love the thought of doing at home..but for me right now its motivation and I think knowing I am paying for exercising I will get out and do it..:lol:..Let us know how it goes with The Pilates..
Have a good evening :wave:

Donna....I sure hope that you got to talk to Elena's teacher with out worring about driving in ice on the way home.. I cant understand why we all are getting so much ice this year???..A friend that lives very near me..Her electric went off today..when she told me that today..I was so worried that mine would go off...So good so far...If it did we would have to get a motel..its to cold to stay here.....I got all my errands done and you can see about me joining the gym..Its a very big step for us..but I have to DO THIS...
Yes I know all to well about starting over and over again..It semms like thats all i have done for a year..Start over and over..YO YO..I have had enough...
Its so hard..but this time when we sign on the dotted line..I will make a commitment to myself and to Jim and he will do the same. We will do this...I have not made the soup yet. I plan on doing that over the weekend and make enough to last durring next week..Do you have a copy of the soup recipe??...if so can you email it to me..I think I know whats in it..I just want to make sure its O points..so I can eat as much as I want.....I didnt have time between yesterday cleaning all day and today to many errands.. I hope to get to the store tomorrow..So I am hoping that this ice and sleet and snow will stop real soon...:crossed:..I hope that you can get some sleep soon..Its hard to do when there is a snorer in the house.. Jim has real bad sinus and thats why he snores..I feel for you sweetie..I am there too..
Have a good evening :wave:

Rosey..I am glad you found the stevia..Please let us know what you think of it and the tea drink also.. I am so happy for you about your house..Have fun celebrating with your family..Thats wonderful...:balloons: :cp: :dancer:
I cant get over more snow your way too..Unreal.. I know that Alaska has snow but I never knew that you all get so much.. I am starting to feel that I live in Alaska around here :lol:...I am sure the snow removal people are loving life there and here too.......No.... the older they get the more they want to be waited on :lol:...Have a good evening :wave:

Kris.....I know that you will look great in that new dress which-ever one you decide to get..They have tanning beds at this gym I looked at today..I might get a jump start on my tan this year too...Please take some pictures of you in your new dress..I cant wait to see you.. I am sorry that things are not working out the way you want them too..as far as the birthday thing.. I can understand..It so hard to shuffle things between 2 familys.. I am not sure what we are doing for Valentine's.. I hope to be playing somewhere for that..Its on a Saturday this year..So I got my fingers :crossed: we will hear something soon..Have a great time when you go home..I know that they think your are special at home..but you are also thought of as special here too...Have a good evening :wave:

Mr Ken..Thanks for all of you support...We all appreciate that..Get some good sleep as thats also important to weight loss...Have a good evening :wave:

Daphne.. I am worried about you..I hope that you are doing alright..
I Miss you and hope that we hear from you soon..:mag: :write:

Sheree.. I hope that you are doing well and that we hear from you if you read this..we all are worried about you..We all miss you..Hope to hear form you real soon..:wave:

Summer, I just emailed you the soup recipe. And unfortunately you can't eat as much as you want and it still is 0 points but it is 0 points per serving! :)

Just a quick note. It's too cold in here for me to type. LOL No ice, we lucked out again!! But it is cold.

I'll talk to you all later.

Goodnight! :wave: