Good afternoon all!
How is everyone's saturday going?

Melinda, I have to be honest and say I have never had any girl scout cookies shocking, I know. I must be the only one. I don't think I've even actually seen a girl scout. Maybe it's an urban legend around here, lol. But if they are too tempting maybe you can give them away. But congrats on getting to the gym!! I wish so badly I was able to do that. And have fun taking pictures today! I guess MIL scheduled a big family photo session for next weekend. She wants everyone in the photo. I like pictures where everyone looks in sync with colors and all that and I am so afraid that everyone is going to be wearing things that are outrageously different and the picture looks horrifying. How can I approach this subject with them without hurting anyone's feelings? I mean I don't want us all in the same color but something that blends nicely would be nice. But maybe since it will be their picture I should just go with the flow. Advice please? Anyone?
Candy congrats on the 3#'s gone!!! That is a great loss!! And I am with you about being at our lowest in a few years. When my best friend got married I was 135 the day of her wedding... and that was the lowest I had been in forever! And that was alot of work to get to that weight. And now I am 134.5!! So I'm feeling really good about that. My personal goal is 120 and I have no idea how that is going to look and feel when I get there. It's exciting to think about. I'm already prowling online and in catalogs for swimsuits. I found one I really like in the victoria secret catalog but I'm leary about buying one without being able to try it on first, you know?
Well my day is going great. I've gotten alot done and now that the kids are napping I'm taking a breather and just enjoying the quietness. So I'll get off here and chat with you all later!

Hi everyone,

Saturday is going good for me. I slacked off on the house cleaning this week so I spent a couple of hours this morning tackling that. It's my workout for the day...I was really sweating!

Melinda, I LOVE GIRL SCOUT COOKIES!! I used to have to buy like 3 or 4 boxes when I was working and I would polish them off in just a few days. Spryng, you've NEVER had a GS cookie??? Wow, didn't thing that was possible but it's a good thing.

Candy, congrats on the great loss! You were sick for a while and it finally caught up I think! Keep up the good work.

Spryng, glad you got to see your Dh last night for a while. As for MIL pictures...I would just avoid the whole issue. From what you said she won't listen to you anyway. What does Dh have to say about it? How is you FIL doing?

Dinner is going to be soup (from a can...I'm lazy tonight) with grilled (light) cheese sandwiches.

That's about it for me today. I got 2 things accomplished last night. I made a birthday card for a friend with some of my scrapbooking stuff that I have...it turned out pretty good. I also started crocheting a scarf for myself for next year. They really have some cool yarns out there now...it's not your grandma's crocheting anymore! They opened a JoAnn superstore here about a week ago. Oh, how dangerous! It's huge and has everything from sewing supplies, machines, all kinds of craft stuff, scrapbooking and stamping. I told the check out lady that I would go broke working there!!

Well, I probably won't post later tonight unless something exciting happens. Have a great night everyone!! Gosia, hope Ali gets better soon.

Good evening! Hope everyone is having a good weekend. Dh is in another one of his stressed out moods.......today has been a bit difficult. TOM showed up yesterday, so at least my mood is stable now.
Gotta go, I came online for a quick email check. Have a great weekend!
Ginny

Good evening all!
I am feeling fantastic tonight. I got in two pilates workouts... 1 total body one that I didn't even know was on that dvd and then one just for my abs. So I feel really good about getting some in because I was so tired once the kids went to bed that I just wanted to crash myself. But I thought, I can get at least 10 minutes in, well I ended up getting 20 in!! So I feel good about that. For dinner tonight we had tacos with morningstar farms crumbles in them ( I made a big nacho plate for the kids with the crumbles on it and they ate it like it was going out of style!) and I had a side of chips and cheese dip (made with light velveeta) so it was simple dinner.
Ginny I hope your DH gets over his mood soon. You know the saying of when mama isn't happy then no one is happy? well I think it applies to men just as well. I know when my DH is in a lousy mood it radiates to all of us in the house. So hang in there!
Geri, I think you are right about the picture thing. I won't even bring it up. I'll just make sure me and my DH and kids all look good together and they can worry about looking funny later, lol. I may go ahead and schedule an appointment to get our first family photo taken also on that day since we are going to be dressed up anyway My FIL is doing ok. He just had some laser eye surgery done that he said made his eyes worse. But who knows. He refuses to eat better so I worry some about his heart but he seems to be ok. He is on oxygen now to sleep at night. It's so sad since all of it can be avoided. But as you know, some people are stubborn, lol. But thank you so much for asking, that was very sweet of you. Your dinner sounded great to me! I love a grilled cheese sandwich and tomato soup. What kind of soup did you have?
Well I need to head off to bed now. It's been a long saturday and thankfully it is over TTYL!

Just a quick hello this morning. I just finished a 3 mile indoor walk with Leslie Sanstone...I LOVE that DVD. I'm so aerobically challenged that it's nice to find something that I can do. I'm sweating like mad!!

Dinner is beef tenderloin and I don't know what else yet...Spryng I had Wedding Soup (spinich, meatballs, pearl pasta in chicken broth) by Campbells. It was yummy. Congrats on your workout...it's tough to get going when you're tired. I almose felt guilty not doing some last night but after about 4 hours of housecleaning I figured I could use a break.

Hope you all have a great day!!

Good morning all!
Geri I would definitely count that housework as exercise If it gets you sweating and tired then I call that a workout. Beef tenderloin sounds great. I am making white chili and will have some crackers with it. It's really low in pts (3 pts for 1 cup full) so I will be able to have a couple of servings of the chili and that will get me super full
Well I just got back from the store, had to get some zucchini for my chili and now I'm just tired. I think I may be coming down with something. I got a great nights sleep last night and yet my eyes are sooooo heavy today. I need to hit the zicam after I get off here. I do not want to be sick when DH gets here on friday.
What is everyone else having for dinner tonight?
TTYL!

Good morning all!
Wow, where is everyone today? I guess it is still early. I'm so glad its monday!!!! I love it when a new week starts.
Things are going great here. Today is my higher pt day so I'm indulging in a little pizza (store bought, frozen) for lunch Dinner last night was good. The chili came out well and the flavors were very light and tasty. The kids didn't like it too much though, Ava ate all the chicken out of it and Joseph ate all the beans and that was it. So tonight I'll try to get them something I know they like.
What does everyone have planned for today and for dinner? Does the exercise challenge begin today?? I'll be doing my pilates or firm tonight after the kids go to bed. Probably pilates.
Well just wanted to pop in and see if everyone survived their weekend. Have a great day!!

Good morning.
It's been a long weekend for me. Saturday we went back up to see MIL. She still has her blood clot, but they are letting her out today. She has to be off work for a month, so she has a friend from Texas coming to pick her up. We were up at the hospital with her for about 7 hours. The boys were really good, just a little restless. Yesterday, I spent all day paying bills and getting caught up on laundry. Then at about 9 last night, my youngest ds got sick. No fever, just throwing up. He did that every two hours. Needless to say, it was a long night. Now, I have to get caught back up on laundry today. I have no clean towels. My good news is that my youngest ds is almost potty trained. He only wears pull ups at night. I am so excited.
Spryng, I completely understand you wanting to color coordinate for that picture. I have a wedding picture of me and DH and his whole family. Seprately, they looked good. Together, it was like a bad technicolor film. One girl had on a lime green dress with bright pink tights and purple shoes, someone else had on a turquiose shirt, then there was the relative who had on the polka dots. It wasn't pretty.
Well, I know we start our exercise challenge today, but there is no way I will be working out. I did go to wal mart on Saturday, and I was craving something sweet, but I put back my candy and got plums. So much better.
Hi to Ginny, Gosia, Melinda, Lori, Geri, Candy, and any one else I may have missed. Have a great OP day.

Good Morning!

I think it's been almost a week since I've posted. I went to the Dr. on Thurs. and he saw the sack where the baby is but he also saw a pocket of fluid. He said it was worrisome. Did I spell that right? Anyway, he said it could be blood left over from a period, a twin that died, or it could mean I will miscarry. So, I havent' felt much like talking latley. I started spotting over the weekend, but for now it has stopped. I'm just praying that it was a pocket of blood left over from a period and that's why I was spotting this weekend. I go back Wed. for another ultrasound and we should be able to see the heartbeat. I am 7wks today. This really sucks especially since Dh is gone. Anyway, could really use your prayers and hopefully I will have a good check up on Wed.

I'm not going to get personal now, but I hope you all have a great day. Congrats on all of your weight loss this week. Ya'll kicked BUTT!!!

Andrea,

I was wondering what happened to you.... I know everyone is praying for good news for you on Wednesday. No matter what happens...we're all here for you. Let's keep thinking positively.

Ricci, I'm so glad that your MIL is getting out of the hospital and that you'll get some rest or at least get caught up. How is ds feeling today? Potty training sounds like it's going well. Will's dr asked how it was going and I said he knows what it is and loves to read his potty books but shows no interest. He just said don't push it. Easy for him to say...the first 3 diapers I changed were poopers this morning!! Fun, fun, fun!! Of course only 1 was Will's but it would be nice if he at least showed a little bit of interest. He won't be 3 until May so I know I shouldn't worry about it.

I actually got a workout in this morning. I was just going to do the "power firm" portion of my Leslie Sanstone dvd but it was only 20 minutes and I felt so good and the kids were playing so nice I decided to see how much of a walk I could get in....only 1 mile before Tony really started to get cranky, but it's better than I thought I would get. Scary thought that I would really feel like I wanted to keep going Now I'm doing laundry. I just didn't feel like touching it over the weekend.

Let's see, lunch will be a tuna sandwich and some veggies on the side. Dinner's going to be the Morningstar Farms pizza burger, a salad and another veggie. WI is tonight between 6 & 6:30. I usually don't eat dinner until I get home from my meeting but since I don't want to be eating that late at night (after 8) I'll eat beforehand. I don't think it'll really affect my WI that much. I'm not usually excited about going, but since I know I have a good loss coming I can't wait! The not eating after supper is already a lot easier. The first couple of days really stunk though. I'll post my WI before I go to bed.

I hope everyone has a good day. I'm going to try to be in the chatroom at 2 if anyone's interested. We'll see how the boys are doing at that time. Have a good one ladies!

Hello to everyone I didn't personally adress! If I can't see your last post then I forget what you said!! TTYL.

Very busy weekend! Stayed on program on Saturday, but Sunday those Girls Scout cookies. Good news they are out of the house, bad news that means me and Dh ate them all, as JW can not eat yet.

Andrea: Our thoughts and prayers are with you. I know it is hard,but try not stressing our too much.

Got my workout in this morning. Lunch is leftover chicken in a salad and green beans. My DH has a meeting tonight, so that will be good for the late night snacking.

Happy Monday!

Melinda

I did get my work out in. I felt like such a slacker not doing it. I feel better now, not so tired. Amazning what a bit of exercise can do. I can't wait for my pilates dvd's to get here.
Andrea, I will defineately keep you in my thoughts and prayers. Ihope your next dr's appointment goes well. I don't know what I am having for lunch. Tuna sandwiches sound pretty good. Geri, I think I will be in the chat room today. Depends on ds.

Good afternoon all!
I have been keeping busy today. DH called and his next load is going to kansas city, which is about 2 hours from here, well more like 1 1/2 hrs but he said that he may get to spend the night here tonight and part of tomorrow before he has to get the load delivered!!! I'm trying not to get my hopes up but it makes me antsy so I had to get busy doing something so I've been cleaning. Even swept and mopped my kitchen (which desperately needed it) got my shower while the kids are sleeping and now I feel really good. I'm going to take a picture of myself in a little bit because I was trying some clothes on after my shower and I fit into one of my old summer dresses!! I haven't been able to wear this dress in over 2 years!! So even though it's cold outside I am wearing it inside because I feel so good in it, it's even a little loose. So I'll take a picture to share with you all
Ricci, which pilates videos are you getting? I finally saw an infomercial on the windsor pilates and now I really want them. My aunt has them and she's doing WW now also and she swears pilates is helping her tone very fast. I love my pilates but those ones look very intense. Maybe that is what I need.
Melinda, glad those cookies are gone and out of the house. Now don't buy anymore!! lol.
Geri, I wouldn't worry too much about the potty training. Does your DH take him with him into the bathroom? Have you tried the cheerios trick? My ds actually learned sitting down (because that is what he saw me doing and his sister) and then one day he just wanted to go standing up and he has a very good aim! lol. I've never had to clean my walls or anything yet. Are you going to a WW meeting?? I thought you switched to dr.phil? or are you combining both? Maybe I'm confusing you with someone else here. You know my brain is half dead most of the time.
Andrea, my heart goes out to you. How worried you must be. Just take it easy and stay off your feet if possible. I know wednesday feels like years away. If you ever need to talk or vent please email me ( [email protected]) I am here for you in any way possible. Keep us updated.
Well I guess I will get off here and see if anyone is at the chat today. TTYL!

Hi all! Andrea, been missing you. I hope everything goes well Wednesday. I'll be thinking about you and hoping for the best!

Ricci, hope ds gets better soon. Dd came down sick Saturday with the yucky cough thing I had. Throwing up is the worst though. Hope he'll recover soon and you can get some rest! Congrats on the workout!!!

Geri, you've been doing great with your snacking and workouts so I'm sure the scale will reward you tonight! Finish that bathroom yet?

Spryng, hope DH does get to spend the night tonight. If not, enjoy lunch with him tomorrow!

Melinda, congrats on the workout and on getting the cookies out of the house! Ha, ha. I agree with Spryng, don't buy anymore!!!

Well, I got my kitchen cabinets all picked out yesterday and the cabinets for all the bathrooms so I am excited. Plus, I got a call today that our septic permit is on the way so we may be able to get our building permit as soon as next week, or at least apply for it! Yeah!!! I can't wait! Now, if I can just get DH on the ball getting the last few bids on gas, plumbing and a couple other things, I can apply for my loan.

Spryng, can't wait to see the picture. Talk to ya'll later!!!

Here are a few pics, two of me at my currant weight (taken today) one of Ava and Bubba taken the other day at the park and one of Tanner taken today. He had a cheeto face so he's not really clean.