Meg,
Sorry to hear you've been having such a rough time... hope you are on the mend and things get back to normal for you, if that is possible. LOL

Been working our butts off, wish that were literally true..:) to get ready for our opening day. Sunday we had 75 but yesterday a cold front came thru around noon and it got darn right nasty out, cold and windy and rain. Lasted a couple hours today it is suppose to be sunny and it's already out so it should warm up.

I am holding my own as far as the weight is going. It is going slow but that is suppose to be the way to go so I hear. :)

Good morning Chris and Cathy. Hope you're both well.

Will catch ya later, got to finish getting ready for work. Lately I seem to be forgetting something all the time... to much on my mind I hope...

Dahlia

Hi, team -
I swear I've had nothing but trouble trying to get in and read the message boards - not to mention posting anything!! I have a computer geek friend that I'm going to try to check things out. Maybe I need an upgrade to my Internet Explorer.

Before I forget - beignets are a french donut. They are basically deep fried dough that is drenched in powdered sugar. If you've ever had a funnel cake that's what they taste like.

As for what my job is - I'm a trainer at Lockheed Martin - I train engineers on how to be managers/leaders - a daunting task at best. I also do a lot of career coaching. The job itself can be great but I've had some challenges with crazy co-workers and incompetent bosses over the last few years (of course, it couldn't be me!) Okay - I now have access to Bold and about 6 smilies....this computer is being too weird.

So if I don't post - know that I'm thinking of you and sending you cheers and supportive thoughts. You may have to rely on esp since my computer is sooooo weird!

While I was in New Orleans (figured I better write as long as I can....) I found a poster of a youngish Marilyn Monroe working out with weights. I have it in my "work out room" - that should read - "unfinished section of the basement with storage shelves around the perimeter and the treadmill and weights in the middle" It works - as I've been trying to focus on exercise this wee, she's my inspiration. The first 2 weeks of WW I was just focused on points and water. This week I'm adding in the exercise (and boy do I hurt! I can't find a smilie that looks crippled!)

Have a good week, girls and hopefully, my geek-friend can fix this monster machine!

Awww Poor Meg :grouphug: hope you're feeling better Meg and Happy Belated Birthday :hb:

Chris, it could be a software conflict :dunno: i have a program on my pooter and i have to turn it off otherwise i get lots of gobbledegook when i check in here :rofl: the funny thing is that this program is supposed to get rid of files, pop ups and junk to speed things up but it does just the opposite :lol3: could there be anything running on your computer that is doing this? if so, its worth exiting the program and then trying to check in here :crossed: your job sounds very interesting :) i wish i'd have had an interesting career instead of just working for a living :lol:

Dahlia, hope things ease off soon.

Good morning ladies,
First of all Happy Belated Birthday Meg. :hat: :hb: :gift: I hope things are going better for you.

Today is my 32nd wedding anniversary and dh told me to pack an overnight bag and that we would be leaving work before noon to go to an undisclosed destination. He is such a sweetie. :lucky:

I see we have lots more cute smilies...

Our newest dgd is about to arrive any day now. I am anxiously awaiting the call so I can go babysit while she goes to the hospital. They only stay in one day now these poor women...and at our hospital after they give birth they have to get up and walk to their rooms...how uncaring that seems... is it really better for them or are the nurses etc. just getting lazier... oh I know they used to be working in the fields and stop, drop the kid and go back to work... but there was also lots of deaths to infants and women at that time....sounds like we are going backwards in some areas.... ok, enough rambling, have to collect some things to take down to work... so I'll catch you all tomorrow.....

Have a good one.
Dahlia

thanks for the birthday wishes. Dahlia - happy wedding anniversary. Hope you have a GREAT weekend, and you are an inspiration to us, being married so long.

well, my show opened last night, and was a HUGE success. the kids totally shined, and the parents loved it. we have 3 more shows - one every night this weekend. my niece is the lead tonight and sunday night, so I can't wait to see her perform tonight. there is a 10 minute ballet in the show that I choreographed, and it turned out beautiful! we use a fog machine, and a veil falls from the rafters - and everything went off without a hitch! I am so proud.

because i was ill, i haven't really been eating. my appetite hasn't come back, which is a good thing i think. hopefully it will translate to a loss!

well, hope you all have a GREAT weekend!
Meg

I tried a long post (I swear that should teach me to be so long winded) to you Wednesday night, clicked on preview and lost it all again. No more previewing - you'll have to read through my typos and misspellings! Today it won't put in any smilies or font changes. I have no idea if there's something else on my system that's causing a conflict - there's so much garbage on these computers these days that I never use and don't even know about!!

Yesterday I went in for an echocardiogram and a stress echocardiogram and got fitted with a 24 hour monitor - all because I had a heart scare back in March. Good thing it wasn't too big a scare since it's taken this long to get scheduled for these tests!! I had bronchitis at the time and during a walk with the labsweeties I had what I found out later were classic symptoms of a heart attack - by the way, it turns out women often don't have the pain down the left arm - I didn't have that or really much "pain" at all, so I didn't realize what was going on. Haven't had any symptoms to speak of since the bronchitis went away. I just think my years of asthma and the bronchitis just triggered the episode. Anyway - going through all these tests and I'm sure I'll find out there's nothing wrong.

But last night, I got home from work early, and laid down to take a nap at 4, planning to get up and work out after. I slept until 6 am!!! This heart monitor is going read out pretty boring!! So I worked out this morning to get it to have something on it!!! I'm off work today (have every other Friday off) and as it's SNOWING (Colorado's version of April showers) I'm going to clean out my pantry - get rid of all the old stuff from past attempts at cooking and pick out some recipes to try this weekend. At least sleeping for 14 hours kept me from eating!!!
Cris

Hi Ladies,

Dahlia, Happy (belated) Anniversary :D what was the surprise? hope you enjoyed yourselves ;) i'm sure that you did.

Meg, glad the show was such a success :cp:

Chris, you nut :lol: did the workout have an impact on the heart monitor? :rofl: i'm sure you have nothing to worry about :)

Well, the easter eggs are still going down well :rolleyes: but i should be free of them this weekend :cb: then i can get back on plan, about time too! :shrug: don't know why i'm in a "can't be bothered" mode :dunno: this usually happens if i'm depressed but i'm not i'm just busy doing stuff around the property and have let things slide :( i'm so sick of reading how well everyone is doing that i've decided to get a piece of the action :lol:

Hope you all have a great weekend :wave:

Well, Ladies... I have much to tell you... first of all thank you for the anniversary wishes... and it was a great surprise...we left work at noon, stopped out for lunch at a local Big boy,, I had a salad and a bowl of soup... then on north, where we stopped at a casino to play for about 45 minutes... cause we had time as dh hubby put it... then we continued on north.. till we got to a small Inn near a large lake.. well we had been there a few times before to eat, they have good food but I never realized it was actually an inn... so was surprised when he said to wait while he went in for the key... anyway, it is an inn for adults only, for intimate occasions as the brochure says... our room was called New Orleans, we had a full size polynesian spa in our room, a king size water bed, a fireplace with a log to burn......dimmer switches on all the lights, plush carpeting NO PHONES, a small tv tucked under the canopy of the bed which was a huge wooden bed with a MIRROR on the ceiling of the bed/top. Wine glasses were provided, and candle holders.... dinner and breakfast of whatever you wanted... included... it was so romantic... we even dressed for dinner, he told me to take something dressy since we would be having dinner... anyway needless to say I loved it and him.....very much.... then to top it all off, on our way home I called my son to see how our dil was doing and found out he had taken her to the hospital at 6 this morning, the other grandpa was with the kids till I got there... so we went to hospital right away and arrived there just intime to hear our new granddaughter crying.... she had just been born, so I got to hold her almost immediatley,,,, right after daddy did.....she was 4 days early and weighted 9 lbs. 3 oz.. 21 inches long....so I went and spent the rest of the day with the other grandkids, we went to visit mommy and new sister for a little bit, then to the park then to Wendy's for supper and I just got home a little bit ago... it has been a wonderful last couple days.... as for eating... I enjoyed being out yesterday and we ate lavishly.... but I will be back into my routine starting in the morning...

OK. well I am happy and excited.... just wanted to share with you all.
Chris, I hope all your tests come out negative, and Meg, congratulations on the show, glad it was a big success, I bet you feel very good about it.. and you should be very proud, you worked hard on it....

Cathy, just get rid of the eggs.... EAster is over. LOL

Dahlia

PS Chris,, don't preview, you can always go back and edit after it has been posted.

Dahlia, the surprise was awesome :cloud9: i'm so glad you had a great time and to top it off with just arriving in time for your grand-daughters birth must have been the icing on the cake :D

2 more creme eggs to go and then i'm a choc free zone :lol:

Ok Cathy, Meg, and Chris, we fell off the screen,,, hope you all had a nice weekend. I went back to Curves this morning. And am super busy at work getting stocked and ready to open... my next scheduled day off is a week from Thursday. Was suppose to be Tuesday but had to switch with one of the gals already..

Not much to say, just wanted to get the thread back up to the top. So you all better post soon.

Dahlia

hI GUYS!!! I am back. we have been sooo busy - practically living at my parents house. Dahlia - your anniversary sounds so nice. I am glad you had such a nice time.

I am exhausted, and watching tv and napping on the couch today. tomorrow i have the day off, and am going to clean the house. it is still kind of mess form my party.

Glad you are all well -

Meg

hi guys. just decided to post again. i am hoping to get back on track tomorrow because the play is over. i am going to clean and do laundry, and make menus for the next few days. hopefully i can get to the store as well. wish me luck!

Good morning ladies,

Good luck Meg....good luck to all of us. We woke up to snow this morning, but it's suppose to hit a high of 50 today,, then more rain/snow this weekend... sure hope not, not a very good start to May...

For the next two months I will be eating less and not cooking much. I will be putting in 10-12 hr days with customers then have to do the book work in the evening, that don't leave much time to prepare meals. And after all that sleep often wins over food. I usually lose weight at this time.. I just have to try a little harder to make good choices and then keep it off the rest of the year. I am beginning to think that I was just meant to be a chubby little grandma...I have the body shape of all my aunts on my mom's side, never knew any females from my dad's side so can't compare. So maybe its a losing battle to even try to fight it... just have to keep active in order to keep healthy.

Ok, well have a good day all and hope to read more posts later.. I think we've been
left to our own in here.. so us 4 will have to keep it going.

Dahlia

Dahlia - can't believe you had snow! we are in the 50s today, but 70s tomorrow. already done 2 loads of dishes, and the kitchen, bathroom and living room are clean. the den and bedroom look like a war zone - and i am not exaggerating. dining room has all the stuff from the party - clean but not put away. i really want to have it clean when dan gets home tonight. have a few hours to put into it still....

Dahlia, don't give in. any way that you can buy some pre-packaged good foods? fruit is an easy snack, and maybe some low-fat cheese for protein. cooking good food does take alot of time, but maybe you could find some premade meals that could at least keep you maintaining, and then like you said, make a solid effort during the off months. at least being on your feet all those hours is burning calories. i will throw some positive thoughts your way today...

chris and cathy, hope you two are doing well today.
Meg

Hi Meg, Dahlia and Chris,

I've had a very busy weekend in the garden winching out scotch broom bushes with hubby and i even got him to remove a humongous gorse bush which was starting to dominate one of the rock walls :( i'm so glad to see the back of that and it took 2 pieces of heavy equipment to do it :eek: an excavator and a winch on a truck :lol: i also got a very good sunburn for my efforts too :rolleyes: i'll make sure that i wear sunscreen this week as the temps will be climbing up to 28* :flow1: I'm a chocolate free zone now and i must confess i had really got into the habit of looking for some for "afters' :lol: think i'll have withdrawal symptoms for a while so i'm back to eating FF Choc Pudds :shrug: not like the real thing but i'll make do, i really want to see some weightloss now before summer.

Cathy - good for you! I plan to do my gardening this weekend if it is warm enough. Also want to take a bunch of stuff to good will. next week dan is takiing off to fix up a car so we can sell it. it needs some body work and then a paint job. with the proceeds we can pay off ALL our credit cards. Very cool. Good for you in the choc free zone! have you tried sugar free jello with a little light cool whip on top? that is my low carb snack, and it hits the spot after dinner....

talk to you soon!

Hi, girls -
You can do it, Cathy! Keep focused on losing for summer!

Meg, good to hear things are getting back to normal for you. Bet you're relieved the play is over.

Dahlia - I don't want to hear "I'm meant to be a chubby grandma" !! None of us are meant to be fat! Come on, girl, you can do it. So what if your family is heavy - you can make those different choices.

Only lost a pound at my WW weigh-in this week and I think it's because I've been eating way too many Soy Chips (you can have 25 of the suckers for only 2 points!) but they are very salty. So I'm definitely not having any from Wednesday on and going to drink a river of water to make sure I'm not retaining any water by Saturday! I was home sickly yesterday and though I didn't go over my points, I sure didn't eat healthy and of course, didn't exercise. So it was tough to get on my treadmill today. But I did. I only do a 20 minute routine - but it's a killer that I picked up when I was trying to do "Body for Life"

Tonight I'm going to review some yoga tapes that I've had for probably 2 years and never put in the machine :rolleyes: I can't find some others that I know I've got. I'm really bad about doing yoga - I find it very hard (I'm just a stiff kinda gal) and I like to see results faster. So I think I need to start using a tape instead of just trying to do my own routine. We all have to experiment and find what works, eh?

Take care, girlfriends,
Cris

Hi girls. Just checking in. Cris - good luck with the tapes! I used them for a while, but got a new coffee table, and now I don't have enough room.

Went to the store, so I am stocked up on good food. I made salmon stuffed with long grain rice and green beans for dinner. A little diet soda and i am all set!!

Now I am in the LR and dan is in the BR. He is watching hockey, I am watching Law and Order. Love that show!

Hope you all have a great night!
Meg

Good morning Cathy, Meg and Chris,
Talk about mixed up weather, (I know you weren't but anyway :)) yesterday we woke up to snow, today it is raining and thundering out,, suppose to hit 70... then cool down again on Saturday...

Meg, we love Law and Order too.. Now we are also into SVU.....doink doink

OK Chris, I am not giving up. I am not a quitter. I shall overcome,,,,,I continue on with my life style changes.. I keep trying to find the right niche I need to lose weight....

I never tried yoga, but ahem.... we have a new coffee table so now I don't have any room...hahahahaha... love that excuse....

Ok, well off to work. Going to train the gals on the procedures today....I never realized how much we actually do at work till I have to show someone else how to do it...LOL

Have a good one,
Dahlia

Dahlia and Cathy, go back into you memory banks for a minute. Do you remember 2 jobs ago when I got my salary cut? this is over a year ago? Then I got the new job in Indiana that I quit 2 months later, and then started waitressing and getting my Real Estate license? I just got a call from that boss this morning.

The woman that replaced me was my old boss 3 jobs ago (are you confused yet?), who now works from home. She just take consulting work, since they couldn't afford anyone full time (why I left). She gave them an estimate, and her work ended up being 2x as much. When my old boss said they couldn't pay her the 2x amount, she said he had a reputation for not paying people, and I WAS THE ONE THAT SAID IT!!!! He called to find out if that was true. I DON'T REMEMBER SAYING THAT! I am very upset, and so is he. I told him I would call and talk to her. What should I say? Honestly, I don't remember saying that, and I don't think it was something I would say. I just remember giving his info to here, and vice versa, and saying that maybe it was a good deal for both of them. Should I call her? I don't want a big confrontation.

This has ruined my morning. Any advice would really help me here. Thanks.
Meg

Don't mean to hog the microphone, but I just weighed in, and am still at 186.5 - thought I gained weight during the show. I am very excited. Now it has just been a holding pattern, not a spike.

See you later!
Meg

Hi Meg,
We started out at 39 this morning with strong 20-30 mile winds gusting to 40mph this afternoon, at 9:30 we had thunder and hail for about half an hour, now at 5:19 it is 75 degrees out,,, typical Michigan weather, don't it just make you all want to move here...we are opening for retail on Saturday,, and they are calling for possible snow.....it is going to be crappy till next tuesday, so won't be expecting any gardeners to come a shopping...Oh well, that is life...

Meg, since this is upsetting you so much, and the boss from 3 jobs ago. *L*I would call this person, won't call her a lady, and have it out with her. I would ask her why she would say such a thing and then say you said it...even if you did, she should not be repeating it to him of all people... has this woman no class or what? Think about what you will say before you call her, read her the riot act and then let it go, and forget about it....do you have any more contact with this boss/man or her other than the past? If not, then put it behind you, and don't get stressed out. That is my 2 cents worth of advice. If you are like me, you will fuss and fume over this until it is resolved, and the only way to resolve it is to speak to her, get it all out in the open.

OK. well hubby just called he will be home for supper in half an hour so I best get my butt in gear and get those pots and pans rattling... he don't know I just got home from work 10 minutes ago..LOL

DAhlia

Hi Ladies :wave:

Meg, I practically lived on diet jello and light coolwhip when i was on WW :lol: i was going to make some today and then forgot about it so i'll make some in the morning :) i also used to put a sponge finger in and fat free vanilla pudding to make a trifle that is about 100 cals and yummy :T

I do remember that job you're talking about but i can't for the life of me think why this man would call you after so long :?: i mean, most men just put it down to *****y women and ignore them but for him to contact you (if he has'nt before) is puzzling me.
I think this woman probably named you because you'd left and she was'nt expecting any repercussions. I'd call her too like Dahlia said but don't say you can't remember saying it, call her bluff and say outright that you did'nt say and why would she say that you did :rollpin: also say how upsetting it has been for you and your ex-boss. BTW, if he has a reputation for not paying and if you were the one that apparently told her then why the heck did she agree to work for him in the first place :nono: if i'd been warned by an employee i think i would have thought twice about it.

Cris, Congrats on the weightloss :bravo:

You guys are the BEST! I have had no contact with him, except when I ran into him about 9 months ago, and we just exchanged "hi's". And you are right, if she had been warned, why even take the job?

I haven't been bold enough to call, because I don't know what to say. My best friend also worked for the company, but left before me. She was floored that he called. Her advice was to let it go, and if I ever run into him and he has the guts to bring it up, to just say I tried to contact her but we never actually got in touch. The odds of me running into him again are very low. And, a year later, would he even remember? I don't like the fact that she is spreading rumors about me though.

Low carbing is going well today. Tonight is stuffed pork chops with broccoli. I have alot of energy - and am feeling really good. When I eat a bagel, or a carb filled meal it really does have an impact on my mood. I always also feel overstuffed.

Dahlia, wind here is at 50 mph. I get nervous about one of those window washing machines on the tall buildings falling again. We had 2 in the last year - one on the Hancock Tower. They are saying that visibility on the roads can suddenly go to 0 becuase of dirt. Pretty scary. I am staying in!
Sorry to hear about the weather there, but hopefully the sun will come out and you guys will sell a bunch!

Cat - that trifle sounds yummy. Where do you get the sponge finger from?

Chris - a pound is a pound. Congrats!!! Keep up the hard work.

Well, off to watch yet another episode of Law and Order. I am a freak!

Meg

Hi Meg, glad to hear that you are feeling good and if you feel like you can let it go then let it go :) i'm more of a confrontational person and would let her have it with both barrels :lol3: i just get the 'sponges' from any supermarket :dunno: they are'nt really sponge like soft cake they are more biscuity and crumbly :T i can eat a packet if i let myself :lol: and i've had 8 today just snacking :halfempty i'll have to stop that and make some trifles ;)

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