Hello All,

Didn't exercise today either, had to go in to the office early (well early for me) for my first closing . I am so happy now I've not only spent $$ on this RE thing, but made some . Still been eating poorly, need to get my but in gear (seems like I keep saying that), but I have been increasing my water back up.

Someone was talking that you need to drink twice as much water as you do caffine or alcohol to make up for the dehidration (sp????) has anyone else heard this?

Meg - Yea on getting to work on the treadmill and increasing slowly good luck. Hope you're no-caffine headache is easing.

Lisa - Sorry to hear about your neighbor . Thanks for the info about Kraft/Curves, I think I'm going to try that, I've been thinking of joining. I also entered to win the 1 year, maybe I'll get lucky.

Terry - YEA on the WATP 3 days in a row, I'm impressed. I really don't get the migrains too often about 1 every other month or so, which made yesterdays that much more of a pain (no pun intended) since I'd just had one last week. I hope this doesn't mean anything.

Dahlia - I like the pansy pic. Congrats on getting to Curves early, I hope you can keep it up too.

Well, I should go take out the trash. I'm procrastinating (like that's anything new).

Have a great day everyone.

-Tech

Hi Ladies,

T, I stopped going to hairdressers years ago after i was "scalped" by one and ended up in tears funny how a bad haircut can have that effect and since that day i've had family members cut it and i've always coloured it and it must be O.K. because i've always gotten compliments about my "nice hair". My hair is'nt grey as such its very dark with lots of silver strands i don't mind it at all these days i'm more in favour of rinses that wash out after a few shampoos i don't like using anything containing peroxide or ammonia. I'm still thinking of having my hair layered and have gotten into the habit of walking around the mall and gazing into salons to check out the stylists 'do' its amazing how many hairdressers have terrible hair I always walk away thinking "Good god who does YOUR hair?"

I missed exercising yesterday that was the first in 8 days but i got back to it today and walked 2.25mls with the treadmill set on the mountain program.

Tech - how long have you been in real estate? That is what I am going into. My job starts in about a month.

I was told you should drink like 64 oz of water a day, and then another 8oz for every 80z of caffiene that you have.

I made my low carb dinner last night. it was great! I think we have enough left overs for tonight.

Today I need to go to the gym again, and then prepare for children's theatre rehearsal tomorrow.

Hope everyone has a good day!

Meg

This cold is getting worse and worse. I am still cleaning the house - TONS of laundry. I am on my 4th cup of decaf tea. I no longer have headaches - I am a decaf drinker! Talk to you later!

Meg

Hi Ladies,

I've been cleaning too Meg, i've just cleaned out my closet trying to win the never ending battle of downsizing i've thrown out 4 pairs of shoes and cleaned and re-organised the rest and i've still got 48prs of boots, sandals and shoes left i can't throw anymore out because the majority of them are unworn it really is a fetish of mine buying shoes and i intend to hit the shoe shops in England..i have no idea why buying new shoes gives me so much pleasure but i just can't resist them and jewellery

I walked/jogged on my treadmill today and did just over 3mls alternating between one minute at 3.3mls and one minute at 4.5mls and i felt like i was bursting with energy afterwards

Hey T, i forgot to ask "just why does Russ find your eyebrows so amusing?"

Yep, Cathy, 48 pairs of shoes does qualify for a shoe fetish. And here I thought you just collected chocolate! That's our girl!

Lisa, if you are browsing, I was thinking of you yesterday with the funeral and all. I am sure it was a rough day for all. Hugs.

Woke up with the makings of a dewzy of a cold -- sore throat, stuffed up nose, and the sneezes. Good excuse to take it easy today and declare it a "Veg Day." But, I couldn't resist organizing my computer desk and that took an hour. It's great now that Chris has his own computer because this is all mine. I love having everything in its place -- my own personal fetish.

Cathy, Russ said I have no eyebrows anymore. I do!

Meg, isn't it amazing how laundry seems to multiply even more after you start to do it? I swear that pile has a life of its own sometimes . I just did towels Wednesday and there were none left in the closet this morning. Showers are Chris' fetish!

Dahlia, you still catching up reading??!!

Tech, congrats on your first closing (I am assuming that it is anyway) ! Regarding water consumption, I have heard that also. I just drink it because I like it.

Starting to fade here and I think a nap is in order and some Sudafed.

Have a great Saturday, ladies .

Stuffed up Terry

Hello and happy valentines day ladies,

It must be the time for colds, I woke up with one on Wed. and I'm still suffering with it... taking Coricidian HBP which helps but sure know when the 4 hours are up and it's time for more.

We have sunshine today but only 23 degrees F. but I'll take it. Hubby gave me a card this morning and a stuffed Gorilla wearing a leopard loin cloth that dances to the Jungle Boogie. It's cute and funny. He buys me a monkeyof some kind each VAlentines,, (long story)..

Haven't done any exercising since I went to Curves on Thursday. I am going to try to go earlyon Monday before work. I'll see how that works out.. I enjoy going and I feel good afterwards, but I don't get any boost of energy or anything like a high of any kind. Not sure what they are talking about when they say you get a high from exercising.

This guy is cute.

All those shoes.. wow. We have another Imelda Marcos on our threat.

I only own work boots and shoes, and everyday shoes and good shoes. I bet I don't have more than a dozen pairs all together. In warm weather when I am home I prefer to go barefooted. In the cooler weather at home I wear slippers. I don't really like shoes. I like to look at them in store windows but I think that is where they look the best.. oh well I'm wierd...

Well, nothing going on.. making hubby a roast beef dinner on my french red glass dishes for supper. I use them every Valentines day. Tomorrow we are going to go see 50 first dates. I have my cherry pie square baked, waiting for it to cool so I can frost it. Made an extra one for son and his family.

Well, going to go putter till time to make supper. Just got back from mil's, had to get a repair man out to fix her satelitte dish. Now she is back in business watching HGTV....

Take care all,
Dahlia

Ugh T hope you feel better soon i thought you'd had your eyebrows dyed and thats what Russ was laughing at you've just had them reshaped have you? as for laundry there is only hubby that i have to cater to and that man has been spoilt rotten because he thinks he lives in a hotel/motel everytime he get undressed after work there is a full load of clothes just from what he was wearing underpants, longjohns, socks, jeans, t-shirt, shirt, fleece jacket and denim jacket and last night when he came in he was absolutely black and when he took his workboots off..yeeewww i banished him immediately and the worst thing of all is that he peels everything off so socks are stuck inside of longjohn legs etc..t-shirts are inside out sometimes i just leave them that way to teach him a lesson but he's never said anything to date he probably wears them like that and he uses 3 towels everytime he takes a shower now even i only use 2!!

Bridges of Madison County has just started..i've never watched this before, I may get on my treadmill while its on..i heard it is a good film but its off to a slow start.

Good morning...

Dahlia - I have a horrible cold also. I took some alka seltzer cold last night, and it seemed to help. I still have an awful cough and runny nose. I look like death warmed over.

Our Valentine's Day party was great. I made a cherry pie with a heart as the top crust. VERY Martha Stewart. I was impressed with how well it turned out, considering I haven't baked a pie in many many years.

My low carbing has been going well. I am back into the groove again. I did splurge on VD (our hostess made home-made mac and cheese, and then I had some pie), but then I was back on track yesterday morning.

I am loving my decaf tea. Or sometimes I just have hot water with lemon. I wish I was working out more, but I just don't have the energy today with this cold. I think it is best to get better first. Or is that just an excuse??

Well, time to go lie down in an effort to get better!

Talk to you all later!

Meg

Hello ladies
Meg, sorry to hear about your cold.. they are miserable aren't they...? Mine is getting better, I've already gone through one box of pills, but just being in the greenhouse all day with the sun and the humidity was good.
I got up at 6:30 today and got to Curves and back in time to gather all my stuff and head to work.. I just got home and had my shower, supper is in the oven and I am exhausted... it takea bout a week to get used to being on my feet all day and wearing shoes... I hate shoes remember and am usually barefoot or in slippers. My feet are killing me.. I will take some ibuprofen with my supper. I just know I will be asleep by 9 tonight. Poor hubby got driven to the couch downstairs last night, between me and the dog he couldn't sleep. I only snore when I have a cold...he went in for a mri today on his brain... I kidded him that I always thought he needed his head examined... they want to rule out a tumor or anything causing his facial paralyist, he still has it. Hopefully it comes back ok.

Well, I have some cleaning up to do in the kitchen right now so I'll see you all again tomorrow. Have a good evening.

Dahlia

Good morning everyone. Miss me? LOL! I kinda dropped the ball this weekend and didn't even get online to check the boards. Our neighbors (Grandma's) funeral took more out of me than I expected it too. I haven't worked out since Friday but will remedy that today. Eating, however, has been good - haven't had much of an appetite!

Since working out, I had actually gained 3 lbs, putting me up to 203 for some reason. Today however, I can report an actual LOSS! Down to 197.5. The last time I checked on inches (remember, I've only been measuring since 1/28), I was down 3.75 inches all around.

After the funeral last Friday, DH took me to Green Bay to a huge closeout sale and bought me a laptop for my karaoke business. So now I'm DJing too! Eventually, I'll get all 500+ karaoke disks on the computer and won't have to lug all of them around anymore. We went out to eat for Valentines day - STEAK! Well, we actually planned on Red Lobster but there was a 3 hour wait! Yikes! Other than that, I've just been kinda zoning through this last week. Have to get back on track and get focused again.

Take care all!

Sniffly-Sneezy-and-Stuffy reporting in -- add me to the list of ladies with a wicked cold . I only get perhaps two a year so I'm not complaining. Lisa, congrats on the pounds lost! And, Meg, you're doing great by staying focused on your plans too. I lost those two pounds I had gained -- back to square one now.

Dahlia, count me in as one who hates shoes too -- I even go barefoot outside in the winter to get the dogs, etc. Not in the snow though! And, if I have 12 pairs of shoes, that's doing good too. Even hate socks. Now Katie is just like Cathy -- she loves shoes and can never resist a bargain!

Hope all goes well for your husband and I will keep him in my prayers.

Cat, John sounds just like Chris as he never separates his clothes either -- hmm, I should leave them as is as well. Heck, he wouldn't care either way. Must be a male gene!

OK, ladies, fading here --- time to take some more cold stuff.

Have a good one and I am sorry I didn't get to many personals this morning -- thinking of you all though!

Hi guys. Third night in a row where I moved to the couch in the middle of the night due to my coughing.

I feel a little better today. I have to teach the kids this afternoon - I hope I have enough energy!

I weighed in this morning, and haven't lost anything. I need to exercise more, but it seems I just keep getting sick!

Well, I am going to rest again...

Meg

Hi guys,

Well you can add me to the list of people with colds. Do you think it's possible to catch a cold thru e-waves It was nice and sunny this weekend, but cold, they're forcasting 40's for later this week I don't think I'll know what to do, may have to take the dogs for a walk.

I did get a little exercise in this weekend, we wen't mall walking with my sis and then walked around a camper and RV show. It was fun looking and dreaming, but man was I beat when I got home. Part of it was this cold starting, but alot was just being way out of shape. I'm going to be in trouble when April comes and I'm back to my other job.

Terry - guess I must have that guy gene too, my DH is always complaining that I toss my clothes in the bag inside out with the socks stuck in the legs

Dahlia - Hope DH's MRI went well. Count me in on the no shoes list too. It's really funny the dogs know I'm leaving when I put shoes on and run to the door.

Meg - I just got my RE license in Oct. I'm working out of a local C21 office, not for a builder like you will be. I wish you luck, I am constanly amazed at the turnover rate in the business. ps I'm using that cold as an excuse to and it works for me.

Lisa - Glad you could enjoy v-day even with the funeral. DH and I were pretty suprised at the lines for dinner too since we forgot it was valentine's day (we celebrated on fri because we were supposed to go to nephew's birthday party). Good luck getting back on track.

Cat - what does your husband due that he get's so black???? 48 pairs of shoes , I don't feel so bad now, my problem is I just don't throw old worn ones away.

Well, I'm going to go take some drugs and zone out until DH get's home. Have a great day everyone.

-Tech

Hi ladies,
Meg and Terry, chin up girls.. keep warm drink liquids and all that stuff.. My cold is doing really well, I haven't taken any meds for it in the past two days.. working in the greenhouse is always good for that. Well, my second day back is over. In the last two days I with the help of one other woman have transplanted 1,728 tiny little seedlings into 432 flats. We usually do a little over 10,000 flats so we are off to a good start. It's easy but tedious work.

Tomorrow I will get up early and go to curves again. I have to work alone tomorrow so I won't get as many done.

Not much else going on... so I have to go make supper now.. have a good evening everyone. CAtch ya all tomorrow.

Dahlia