Hi Ladies,

Just popping in to say "goodbye" and to wish Terry, Dahlia and Meg GET WELL SOON wishes

Tech, hubby is a welder...he fixes heavy equipment and he usually comes home covered in hydraulic fuel and the like i could'nt fall for a white collar type of guy could i?

Oh Boy, 6pm and i've not packed yet got to get happening here..see you in a couple of weeks

Have to make this quick.. my first message didn't make it some error somewhere, I said Cathy, good bye and have a safe and fun filled trip and enjoy your time with Olivia and your daughter......Terry, Lisa and Alum hope you are feeling better and good morning to everyone else,, hope you all have a great day.. I am just back from Curves, I won the drawing on Monday.. yeah!! nice way to start my day..... out the door for work.. catch ya ll tonight...
Dahlia

Bye Cathy!

Zookeeper - very cool with the DJing/Karoke. How did you get started?

I think I am finally getting better, although the nights are still bad. Last night I just went straight to the couch and stayed there. I am feeling MUCH better this morning.

I work today, and then am going to go to do 45 minutes on the treadmill. I made low carb buttermilk fried chicken last night. It was good, but it was the first recipe that really didn't have alot of flavor. I am going to add more seasonings the next time.

Hope everyone has an OP day!

Meg

Just got back from the gym. 23 minutes at 3mph on the treadmill, and 10 minutes on the elliptical. I am wiped! I was going pretty fast (for me) on the elliptical - listening to the "Hairspray" cast album. I TOTALLY worked up a sweat, and feel great!

Hope you all are doing well!

Meg

final check in for the day - just under 1200 calories, and 33 carbs! woo hoo!

Hey, where is everyone? No exercise today, but right on goal with carbs and calories! Talk to you tomorrow!

A quick good morning here, back from Curves, it has worked out this week anyway, I have gone to curves before work, it helps limber me up for all the walking and bending I have to do at work. Going shopping tonight and grabbing a bite out with hubby. Going to be going out for fish every friday starting next week so figured we make it an evening and get our groceries too. Then Saturdays I am free for office work and myself. Oh, the scale moved down this morning....yeaaaaaaaa!!!!!!!!!

Gotta run, see you all tomorrow. Have a good TGIF and stay op... and Meg get back to your exercises...you can do it....

Dahlia

Dahlia - good for you for hitting the gym in the morning before work!

I am planning to hit the gym again today. I did teach my kids yesterday, but it was not as active as I thought. Then I cam home and coughed a whole lot!

Trying to go for another day cheat free!

Meg

Since nobody has time to post on the weekends, thought I'd give anyone who checks in a few laughs,,, have a great weekend everyone and


SnappyAnswer #1
A flight attendant was stationed at the departure gate to check tickets. As a man approached, she extended her hand for the ticket and he opened his trench coat and flashed her. Without missing a beat she said, "Sir,I need to see your ticket, not your stub."

Snappy Answer #2
A lady was picking through the frozen turkeys at the grocery store, but couldn't find one big enough for her family. She asked a stock boy, "Do these turkeys get any bigger?" The stock boy replied, "No ma'am, they're dead."

Snappy Answer #3
The cop got out of his car and the kid who was stopped for speeding rolled down his window. "I've been waiting for you all day," the cop said. The kid replied, "Yeah, well I got here as fast as I could." When the cop finally stopped laughing, he sent the kid on his way without a ticket.

Snappy Answer #4
A truck driver was driving along on the freeway. A sign comes up that reads low bridge ahead." Before he knows it the bridge is right ahead of him and he gets stuck under the bridge. Cars are backed up for miles. Finally, a police car comes up. The cop gets out of his car and walks around to the truck driver, puts his hands on his hips and says, "Got stuck, huh?" The truck driver says, "No, I was delivering this bridge and ran out of gas."

Snappy Answer #5
A crowded United Airlines flight was canceled. A single agent was rebookinga long line of inconvenienced travelers. Suddenly an angry passenger pushed his way to the desk. He slapped his ticket down on the counter and said,"I HAVE to be on this flight and it has to be FIRST CLASS." The agent replied, "I'm sorry sir. I'll be happy to try to help you, but I've got to help these folks first, and I'm sure we'll be able to work something out. " The passenger was unimpressed. He asked loudly, so that the passengers behind him could hear, "DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA WHO I AM?" Without hesitating, the agent smiled and grabbed her public address microphone. "May I have your attention please," she began her voice heard clearly throughout the terminal. "We have a passenger here at Gate 14 WHO DOES NOT KNOW WHO HE IS. If anyone can help him find his identity, please come to Gate 14." With the folks behind him in line laughing hysterically, the man glared at the United agent, gritted his teeth and swore. "F***you!" Without flinching, she smiled and said, "I'm sorry, sir, but you'll have to get in line for that, too."

Snappy Answer # 6,
THE TEACHER Snappy Answer OF THE YEAR A college teacher reminds her class of tomorrow's final exam. Now class, I won't tolerate any excuses for you not being here tomorrow. I might consider a nuclear attack or a serious personal injury or illness, or a death in your immediate family but that's it, no other excuses whatsoever!" A smart-*** guy in the back of the room raised his hand and asks, "What would you say if tomorrow I said I was suffering from complete and utter sexual exhaustion?" The entire class does its best to stifle their laughter and snickering. When silence is restored, the teacher smiles sympathetically at the student, shakes her head, and sweetly says, "Well, I guess you'd have to write the exam with your other hand."

How funny!!! I like 4 and 5 the best!

Well, big lesson learned today. I ate like I normally do on a saturday. 3 eggs with ham and cheese (I am on atkins, right?), 1/2 english muffin with a little peanut butter. When I plugged in that and the rest of the day, I found I was at 2500 calories

Now I know that I really need to cut back on the weekends as well! I just love using Fitday - it really helps out for stuff like this.

Well, I hope that you all are having a good weekend. Have any of you been following the story of the guy that faked his own dissapearance - and they had to turn around the flight to Morocco? He works with Dan! Dan even did work for him on the side on his wife's computer, and he gave us a $100 bottle of wine. I guess they are LOADED! He owns a Bentley!

Anyway, if any of you know who I am talking about, I have TONS of dirt, but I won't bore you with it. I know the story is national, but it might not be that big of a deal outside of Chicago.

TAlk to you soon!

Good Sunday morning to everyone,

The sun is shining already and it promises to be a nice day. I am going to church in a little bit here and then out to supper later with hubby and son and his girlfriend. We are celebrating our birthdays, hubby's was the first of this month, the gf's was the 13th and mine is tomorrow. Hubby is going to buy me a cake so I'll have to be good so I can have a piece.

I have been really making good choices all week, Lisa I am with you, weekends are harder. Sunday is the one day I enjoy having breakfast, usually egg and bacon or sausage, today we had a nice slice of ham with an egg and a hash brown and toast. The rest of the week I either have a slim fast or a bowl of cereal. It works out good to go to Curves before work. As long as the weather is ok I'll keep doing that 3 days a week. I could not go after work as I am way to tired.

Not much to say, everyone is busy having a good weekend I hope. So catch ya'll later.

Dahlia

Hi guys, just a quick check in. Dahlia, hope you have a great birthday! I have spent the last 4 hours cleaning my apartment. That is alot, considering it is only 1000 square feet. I am really doing the big job. And- good news - I lost 2 pounds! Only 8 more to go to get rid of 10 pounds for good!!!

See ya!

Good Morning!

Sorry I have not had much time lately to post, but I have been thinking of you guys. Happy belated birthday, Dahlia !! I hope you enjoyed your day and your cake . Meg, you are doing great with your eating. I also find the weekends the toughest and have vowed to make more of an effort from this day forward. I have not heard to that guy, but will keep an eye on the news for more stories. I see Cathy is on her way to England, and I hope she gets a chance to check in every so often as she did the last time.

All is well, just busy and still feeling the effects of that stubborn cold. I really have not gotten to the computer much at all except to check for email. Is anyone else not getting email notifications on new postings here in 3FC? They seem to come sporadically now. Hmmm .......

We had a movie marathon these past few days -- keeping Blockbuster in business that's for sure!

Need to get my Monday chores going .... and WATP.

Hope everyone has a great Monday .

Always .... Terry

Terry, hope you are feeling better. My cold is finally gone, but now I have a rash on my face from a new soap I tried - how frustrating!

Things have been going well. Hade lunch with a friend on Monday. Had high carb dinners both Sunday (for the end of Sex and the City) and Monday (there is NO excuse ). Yesterday I broke the cycle, and am back on track. I made Pecan Encrusted Salmon from my Atkins cookbook- it was so yummy - I am glad we have leftovers!!!

To the gym today. I haven't been since last week. Gotta get there!

Well, hope everyone is having nice spring weather!

Meg

Howdy Meg!

Glad to hear that you are back on track . I am probably one of the few who has never seen Sex in the City. I read today that they want to make a movie named the same, but "Samantha" is holding out because she doesn't like the way she was treated by SJP. Now, the movie I may rent!

I have been doing very well -- three days OP with both food and exercise, and the scale has moved down 2.5 lbs since Monday morning. 7.5 more pounds to go before my first mini goal -- "ten pounds at a time (sound familiar?!). Of course that's not my official weigh-in day (Friday will be) so it may go up some. I have been doing SBD as best I can and WATP plus ab crunches. I know it's the exercise that's doing it for me at the moment.

Glad to hear that you are feeling better, Meg. I still have a few sniffles but nothing like it was before.

Hope all is well with everyone else. Cathy must be in England by now -- hope she's having a great time hugging her GD to smitherins!

Back to my coffee -- havea great day everyone

Terry