Good morning ladies,
Meg, I wouldn't worry about that person spreading rumors about you, I get the impression that people will know what she is like and if they know you at all will know you wouldn't say such things, and if they don't then don't worry about it...and like Cathy said, it's hard to believe that man would call you. But if you rarely see him etc. just let it go.. most people consider the source when they hear things like that.

Now I think I'll have to make some jello. :) I love jello and it sounds good. Are you talking about lady fingers?

It's nice out so far, 63 degrees. Meg, I have a son living in Chicago. He is the artist. I just heard that he is having some of his paintings shown at some kind of function to help rape victums. It's a good opportunity for him to get some exposure, no pun intended :), and to help the community at the same time. My youngest son's girlfriend also lives in Chicago. She is attending the Illinois Institute for Art, or something like that... I can never remember it's name.

I don't know how I am doing as my stupid scale is fluctuating so much, even hubby said he weighs more in the morning than he does at night and it's never the same... how do you find a good scale... I'll have to check the one out at Curves tomorrow.. it is usually close to mine so I will see what it says.

I get to train another gal this morning. It took quite a while yesterday with the other two. They didn't realize how much paper work is involved. But now at least I should be able to get a day or two off once in a while.

Ok, enough for now. Have a great day all of you. Will check in this evening.

Dahlia

Hello Everyone,

Haven't been around in a while, I was just reading and not posting then for the last month haven't even been doing that. Haven't been doing so well eating wise, need to get back on the wagon, but just can't seem to find the ambition.... Maybe coming back here is the first step. Anyway I'm actually procrastinating (big suprise), I'm supposed to be outside moving the dirt we bought into the garden boxes we built before it gets too hot (supposed to hit low 80's today).

Dahlia - I definately know what you mean about the weather, snow on Tues, 80 on Thurs, it's just crazy. You're aniversary sounded great, and congrats on sticking with the Curves :D.

Well, I'm gonna go get dressed and head outside. Have a great day everyone.
-Tech

Tech - nice to have you back. We need another poster!

Dahlia, I have heard of the Ill. Inst. of Art. It is supposed to be good.

Well, today I have off, and am going to lunch at a girlfriends (tuna and salad - so we will eat healthy). Her husband took the car on business, so I am going to drive her around on errands after lunch.

Not much else going on today. Hope you are all well.

Meg

Just a quick hello to Tech, nice to see you posting again.. yes we need more posters....we 4 have been keeping the ball rolling, nice to have you join us again.

Just got home from work, have to do payroll now and some other office work. I am just not into it this year. I've lost my ambition, maybe once the weather shapes up and people start coming in I'll get back into the spirit...

Talk at ya later,
Dahlia

Hi Ladies,

Hi Tech :wave: good to have you posting again :D

We are having a mini heatwave here :hot: its been glorious for the past week bar one day :flow1: and it feels like July not April :) trouble is it also feels like the lazy days of summer when you just want to sit on the deck with a cold beer in your hand :lol: i'm certainly not interested in exercising these days thats for sure :rolleyes: thats the trouble :shrug: once i quit i take a **** of a long time to get back into it again.

Hello
 

I found my way back to the fold, and I am sorry to be gone so long. Lots of junk going on in my life, but hey, that's why it's called "life," right?! Makes you appreciate the good times -- Ok, let 'em roll, now! :D

Chris, Cathy emailed me a few days ago (thank you, girlfriend) and told me you were back -- great to "see" you again! You have breezed through my mind many times whenever I thought back on the beginning days of this thread. I cannot even remember how many years ago that was -- more than 4 maybe??

Dahlia, I also joined Curves last week and I love it. The scale was down 3 lbs so it was a good decision on my part. I changed my weigh-in day to Saturday so I wouldn't blow it on Friday nights.

Meg, Tech (nice to have you back too!), Cathy ... have a great weekend ... I hope it's as beautiful in your neck of the woods as it is here in Connecticut.

Hmm, perhaps I'll print out the thread so that I can catch up on all your news.

Again, my apologies for being AWOL so long.

Always, Terry

Hi Ladies- long time no see. I've had computer problems and just life in the way I guess. We are expecting baby #4!! I am due the endish of Sept- I'm just about half way done. So diet and weightloss just haven't been forefront on my mind the last several weeks (but I can't wait until I can focus on that- I NEED to badly!!!) So the ultrasound said girl...but I'm still having my doubts. It will be fun to do something different after 3 boys, but I would still be happy with all boys too. Anyway, so that's whats up with me!! I know its crazy to be doing this again so soon, but we knew we wanted 4 and I just got anxious to get the show on the road so to speak! lol

Hope you are all doing well! I have some catching up to do!

Emily

Emily! What great news -- congratulations!! Why don't you believe the ultrasound? Boy am I getting old as I remember when you had just two :). Please keep in touch so we know when we are aunts again. Gosh, I can't wait for grandbabies!

Need to go and get dressed as we are going out to dinner. Watching a Red Sox game and playing Scrabble -- talk about a do-nothing day!

Later Gators .....

Terry

Hi, girlfriends,

Weighed in again today and was down another pound. That's nine since rejoining WW a month ago. At this rate I'll actually accomplish my first "10 Pounds at a Time" !! I don't think I lost 10 pounds the whole time I was posting before! :lol: That's a learning for me - I definitely need the discipline of a program and going to weigh ins. It's just too easy for me to lose my focus on my own.

I've also been trying to see this as a learning process - learning what works as far as an execise routine, learning what works best regarding WHAT I eat and learning to try lots of new recipes so that I don't get bored.

I'd been trying to exercise after work and it just wasn't working. I don't know why but for some reason it is just physically harder to do the treadmill after work. So this week I'm going to try splitting up the exercise - treadmill in the morning so I still have time to journal. Then weights or yoga and meditating when I get home from work. I'm just going to keep experimenting til I find the right combination.

So, girlfriends - the theme for this week - Try something Different!!
Cris

Good morning ladies,
Welcome back Jelynn and Terry. :coffee: Congratulations Emily on baby #4. I just had grandbaby #4 last Friday. She weighed 9 lbs. 3 oz...I know what you mean about not believing the ultrasound.. it sounds to good to be true after 3 boys to be having a girl... you are lucky, I had 5 boys, never got to hear those lovely words, it's a girl....:( but I am now blessed with two beautiful granddaughters, and I love them both to pieces. course I love my two grandsons too, but so far have a special bond with gd 1 and hope to with gd2 also.

I have been up since 6, had my shower and breakfast, did some laundry, did up our dishes, picked up the house, with no one being home that takes very little time :lol: went to town and bought some supplies for work, came home and organized and cleaned off my desk, I bought a new small 3 drawer plastic box, whatever they are called :lol: I don't open till noon so I still have about an hour to do something. I have to print out some more order forms so I'll do that in a minute. It is only 37 degrees out but the sun is shining so I am sure I will have customers. Surprisingly enough, yesterday was a good business day. Even though it was rather cool and rainy people came in, planning to just look but most of them ended up buying too. It was a good start.

What is everyone up to today?

Terry, congrats on joining curves. It is fun isn't it? How many machines does your curves have? We have 13. When I first joined I lost 5 pounds the first month and within the first two I lost 12 inches... now I am still plateauing with the weight. I go faithfully 3 times a week at 7 am before work. By the end of the day I am whipped and would never be up to going.
There is a nice bunch of women there, many I already knew and meet new ones quite often.

Ok. well hope you continue to post often, I won't be posting to much till after the 4th of July but I will be reading as often as I can.

Keep up the good work and catch ya all later.
Dahlia

Morning!

Dahlia, congratulations on the birth of a new granddaughter!! You did great at Curves too. I love it -- it doesn't even seem a chore to get there either. I used to push myself to go to the gym when I belonged a few years ago, but I actually look forward to this. We have 12 machines and everyone is very friendly. All shapes and sizes and ages so I am very comfortable there as well. It wasn't even as expensive as I thought it was going to be which was as added bonus.

Cris, kudos on the weight loss as well! Amazing how it comes off when you set your mind to succeeding :) .

Drizzly and humid this morning. Russ and I went to early morning Mass and then out for coffee. Heading back to bed with the newspapers and he is off to work. Lazy Sunday.

Dahlia, hope you have a good sales day today :) .

And, everyone, think thin and healthy and have a wonderful Sunday!

Always,

Terry

Cathy -- get up, lazy bones!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :coffee: :coffee: :coffee:

:cheer: ra-ra Terry is back :cb: :lol: i WAS UP yesterday but did'nt get online as i wanted to achieve some yardwork ( :sssh: which i would'nt get done if i had) its great to have you back! Congrats on the weightloss too :D you too Cris :)

Emily, CONGRATULATIONS on :bb: #4 :cp: i hope it is a girl for you.

I just got a phone call from the local superstore to go for an interview :cb: i must have applied there about 4 times :lol: its for the pharmacy and i am so excited as i would love to work there, its not too far to travel and i can keep an eye :mag: on all the sale items that come up, i spend a fortune at that place ;) i wonder if they give any perks? i.e. discounts :chin: like i need an incentive to spend :rofl: Dietwise i've been a :ink: with chocolate this weekend!! i'm being an :angel: today and will continue to be so :devil:

Evening Ladies!

Splitting headache so this will be short :headache: ....

I managed a good workout at Curves this afternoon and did well on the food front too :). Cathy, I agree, since when do you NEED an incentive to spend money?? :D

I'll keep my fingers crossed about the job -- any idea when you will hear??

Dahlia, hope you are selling, selling, selling!

Howdy everyone else -- Cris, Emily, Meg, Tech -- hope y'all have a great night and see you all in the AM.

Keep thinking thin and fit!

Terry :comp:

Wow! Lots of posting and lots of good news!

Emily - congrats! I hope the ultrasound is true!
Dahlia - Congrats to you as well!
Cris - just a short time till your 10 pounds - that is GREAT!
Terry - SO GLAD YOU ARE BACK!

Well, Dan is off from work this week. My real 35th bday was yesterday, and he gave me a really nice digital camera. We went to a nice steak house, and we had raw oysters, shrimp dejonge, filet mignon, sauteed mushrooms, baked potatoes, and sherbet for dessert. I was really good and ate very small portions. I cut everything in half before I ate it - even ate just one scoop of the ice cream. I also took a few tips from Dr. Phil, by taking a really long time to eat, chewing more, putting my fork down in between bites, etc. It really helped.

I am down 1 pound - to 185.5. I still don't really have my appetite back from being sick, which I think is helping greatly.

Dan bought his dream car on Ebay, so he is going to CA to pick it up on Thursday (without me :( ). Still haven't heard about my new job. Hopefully it will start soon!

Talk to you all later!
Meg

Glad you enjoyed the meal Meg :D but why did you tell us it was your birthday the other week :?: :crazy: anyway, Happy Birthday again :D what is Dan's dream car? i would love an old convertible :love: 50's 60's or 70's when i'm watching a film with old cars in i'm more interested in the car than the film :lol: Congrats on the 1lb loss :cp:

Terry, my interview is'nt until Wednesday afternoon so i'll let you know then :) i hope your headache is gone by the time you read this :D