POINTS POINTS POINTS POINTS POINTS:

Julie :bravo:
Faye :bravo:
Susan :flow2: :bravo:
Amanda :dancer:

Carri: So glad you feel better. Better watch the milk products though!

Susan: You hang in there and keep working like you are working and it will start coming back off again. It may take a couple weeks to see any progress but just don't lean to heavy towards the scales to make you feel better!

Sorry I have been absent today, but boy have I been busy. I got up at 5 am, cleaned my downstairs, then went to the gym and did my treadmill work, came home and did breakfast and cleaned that up then cleaned the upstairs, did up all the laundry and put it away, went to the mall to buy Jack a white dress shirt for the wedding, got a bite to eat, back home, started packing for vacation the stuff I knew I was not going to be wearing etc, downloaded and e-mailed all the shower pics to my son's fiance, back to Walmart to get Jack a travel kit bag and then home and folded a last load of laundry and put it away. WHEW! Now I am going to go get in bed and read a book until I fall asleep!

All you ladies have a terrific evening! Thanks for all the good job wishes. If God means for me to have it so be it, if not that is ok too.

Faye ;)

SUNDAY: Today is Silly Poll Sunday and here is our poll for this week:

I read something recently regarding how children are raised these days. The study said they are less disciplined, spoiled, self indulgent and generally less obedient than children of previous generations. It said there are more disruptive children in schools too. What do you think?

I can only go by my grandson, nieces and nephews, and what I see shopping and in restaurants, but I think the children I have been exposed to act like spoiled brats and when they don't get their way are given in to by parents a lot of the time because the parents let the kids have the upper hand. Sad to say I think. We have children that are now going into the job market thinking only management positions will do and when they have to start at the bottom quit jobs after a very short period of time. This one I have experienced first hand over and over.

Have a great day ladies and will check in when everyone is up and around!

Faye :) (cute new smileys check them out!)

Good Morning:
I can't speak on the poll with any kin of authority but I can say this...I wasn't exactly the most diciplined..however, I was at least respectful...I can remember being 11 or 12 and getting a ride home from a friend's Father and that friend telling her father to "shut up" and him doing nothing. I was shocked! I would never have gotten away with something like that. So I'll agree, younger generations are becoming less respectful and all around more self centered.

I get 4 points for yesterday!

Its finally sunny here again (I hope it lasts all day). Have a great day whatever the weather.

Hello Ladies,

I think kids of today are the rudest ever, and i blame the fact that parents are not allowed to discipline them in the same way..when i was young a clip around the ear was'nt child abuse :lol: and it made you think twice about being lippy again :lol: I know when i've ever had a disagreement with my stepson he is terrible and they are well aware of the fact that you can't touch them. Not that i would, but there have been times when i would have loved to ;)

I got 0pts for yesterday :rolleyes: stayed online most of the day then went to the mall and when i got back was informed that said stepson had been in a motorbike accident and was in hospital :( he's had 4hrs of surgery to repair broken bones and is conscious and in true form is only concerned about his brand new bike :lol: oh well, at least his Dad can relax now and get back to work. Gonna try and get some exercise today if nothing else.

Hi everyone ...

Got 3 points yesterday...no exercise, but plan to get back on that track tomorrow since I am feeling better...

Faye - I will keep my fingers crossed for the job... :)

Yes, I totally agree, kids are not diciplined at all these days, I hate to admin this but seeing how bratty most of these kids are is one of the reasons that I dont have any...my newphew is 5 years old and he is a nightmare...when he was very little my sister was a single parent and didnt get to spend much time with him so when she did she didnt want to be "mean" to him by diciplining him, the result....a kid that none of us can stand to be around, he spits on people, slaps my dad, etc...even she does not know what to do with him anymore, I tell ya these "timeouts" dont work....my two cents...

Okay guys, have a good day, talk later... :p

POINTS POINTS POINTS POINTS:

Susan :bravo:
Carri :cp:
Faye :dancer:

Boy, since they added smileys I had to hunt for our smileys for points!

We belong to Netflix (which we love btw) and I just got 2 more films in the mail, The Italian Job and Radio. The Italian Job was pretty good, but if you haven't seen Radio, run don't walk and rent it. What a wonderful wonderful film and boy did I boohoo in part of it. It is a must see in my opinion.

I am considered an excellent cook by most people, but boy did dinner turn out crummy! Jack made mashed potatoes and overmilked so they were totally soupy, I baked a chicken and we couldn't get it to finish cooking for the life of us even though the little pop up had popped up half hour earlier and I made cornbread stuffing for him and got WAYYYYYYY too much sage in it and it in my opinion was awful though Jack told me it was good and I made frozen corn and followed the directions instead of doing it myself and it stuck to the bottom of the pan (the microwave was occupied, which is where I usually make corn) I made yeast rolls though and they did turn out ok! :lol:

Well, I need to check on Jack. Last time I looked he was napping watching Nascar and needs to wake up so he will sleep tonight!

have a good evening ladies and see you tomorrow!

Faye :)

Hi all!

well I thought I was all set for a 4 pointer yesterday, but I made the mistake of only writing down my points at the end of the day (when all the damage has been done) and found I had gone 10 points OVER my allowance! So in fact I got 2 points - I feel so much better for getting to the gym.

Silly Poll - I have to agree with you. Some Kids these days are rude, spoilt and disrespectful. I worry about my sisters children - they are both really spoilt and always get their own way - they have no respect for adults, but if they are rude my sister just laughs. They are 5 and 6 years old and are already getting in trouble at school - I try to gently explain to her about discipline and positive reinforcement, but at the end of the day she is so tired from working all day (her husband is useless), that she just gives in to them. Natasha is 5 and i would expect would like to be a bridesmaid at my wedding - but she is so spoilt and naughty that I don't want her! It really is a worrying issue - but you can't tell other people how to raise their children can you?

CAT - hope your stepson is recovering well from his accident.

Take care!

love Amanda xxxx

Good Afternoon!
OH its such a nice day!!! :sunny:
There are people everywhere on campus on the lawns playing frisbee and relaxing in the sun. It’s the 1st relatively warm day of the year. Yay for Spring.
I just got back from the gym. Had a very good workout. I do 30 minutes on the...quasi elliptical machine....I don't know what to call it....its not the regular ellipticals most people think of...it has to foot pedals and you are suspended kind of...and they just go back and forth...and I guess it does make a kind of ...curving as opposed to elliptical motion...anyway, I like it better because I think I work harder on it. Like I said I do 30 minutes on it and make a goal to burn 300 calories, even though I know those aren't quite accurate it gives me a gage for how hard I'm working. I always go over 300 and today I hit 412 in 30 minutes :D. It will be my goal when I get back from Spring break to get back into weight training. I haven't been to that part of the gym for a while!

Cat - hope your stepson is ok!

And I hope everyone is enjoying their Sunday

MONDAY: Today is Mission Monday and we are continuing our March Madness. Sounds like everyone is doing pretty good, but keep on working towards your goal!

Cat: Hope you stepson is going to be ok. Motorcycle accidents, even the ones that aren't serious usually have a lot of cuts and scrapes that are nasty. Hope he was wearing a helmet!

Amanda: You get :dancer: for today.

Jack has a dr appt first thing this morning with his regular doctor so he can get referrals for his cardiologist so I need to get hopping!

Faye :coffee: (carmel apple cider from Starbucks since I hate coffee!)

Good morning ladies,

Well, the weekend was so so......0 points on Saturday, cuz it was supposed to be a "free day" on BFL. I've decided I don't like free days.....I'm so worried about how much my "free-ness" is killing my progress, that I can't even enjoy it. I didn't really eat bad stuff, just way too much bread and some sugary alcoholic coffee and margaritas. I felt so bloated on Sunday! I got 1 point for exercise on Sunday. Was op until dinner when we ended up eating at burger king out of desperation.

Anyway, I'm on track for today. Already got a 45 min walk in this morning and I'm grocery shopping this morning so I'm stocking up on lots of fruit. I've been feeling really groggy all the time since I've upped my protein so much. I'm not sure if it's the diet or if I'm fighting a cold, but my head is all foggy. So,I'm going to up the fruit intake, that always makes me feel better.

About the poll, MY kids are very respectful, very kind, very disciplined.........cuz if they aren't, WE make sure they PAY the CONSEQUENCES! The key words that today's society doesn't seem to understand is WE (I am married, and we both work as a team to raise our kids) consequences (they do get punished when they do wrong, and it AINT a time out!) and pay (we don't let them get away with anything. If it's wrong, and there are no extraneous circumstances, they are punished....period.) Lest you think I'm a child abuser or something, I'm not. My kids are happy and well adjusted. THey have boundaries and they know not to overstep them. We always talk about what went wrong, and I always tell them that we love them no matter what they do wrong.....I hardly ever have to worry about discipline now, because we were so vigilant with the discipline when they were younger.

Let me tell you, it's exhausting making sure that they grow up right. And I totally understand single parents and 2 job families being too exhausted from work to want to deal with their kids. BUT this country is raising a generation of PUNKS and it's these punks that will be running things when I'm old. This scares me. Unfortunately, I'm probably doing my kids a disservice by making them be honest upstanding citizens in a world that will be controlled by manipulative, lying, irresponsible jerks. They just won't have the right skills to compete.....

All these things are a big part of why homeschooling is becoming so popular. I think something like 25% of kids in Maine are homeschooled......and those kids are so sharp, intelligent, kind, respectful! It's like they aren't even "normal" kids at all.....

Well, gotta get going........tons to do today.

Everyone have a :strong: day!

Julie

Morning All - hope everyone had a great weekend :cool:

I did, it got a little chilly out ( about 45 degrees or so ) but I was just happy to be out and about and not at work!!! :lol:
I had another 3 pointer yesterday :flow2:

Julie - Sounds like you are raising your kids right !!! I respect that ... :high:

Everyone else ( besides Faye ) must be in bed yet this morning or too busy...will check back in later...

Have a good Monday, I have to get a mole removed this afternoon so I am having a nervous Monday, the mole is harmless but having it removed is what is worrying me... :stress: ah I am sure I wont feel anything ...

Good Morning!
4 points for me yesterday.

I think I have devised a plan to keep me from overeating especially on the weekends. Now, while I have always just stepped on the scale on friday mornings, I would them proceed to pig out saturday and sunday with the mentality that I would burn it off durring the week. Well I decided that I will start weighing myself EVERY day. Because if I know I will have to answer for it the next morning, after eating all that heavy food, as opposed to the next week...I know it will keep me from being stupid too often. It certainly worked this weekend. :D

Carri - I hope things go well with the mole. I'm sure it will be nothing. Forgive me for saying this, but just be glad its not like my dad...he had to have something removed...from the tip of his nose! So now he has a little flat spot. However, he said you really couldn't feel much at all. So no worries.

Thanks Susan, yeah I know it will be fine, once they numb me up I will be good, she said it really isnt a mole, it is some type of scarring tissue, most likely from a bad chicken pox scar...who knew????? :lol:
Hey and good job on the 4 points yesterday, the weekends are the hardest I have just recently been able to stay OP all weekend, it is hard!!!! :jig:
but we can do it!!!!!

Quiet today, huh? :coffee:

Hi Ladies,

Faye, yes stepson was wearing a helmet but that did'nt stop him from breaking a bone in his arm which came out through the skin :p hence the long surgery putting plates in etc :rolleyes: he will be out of commission for a few weeks at least, not sure when the hospital plan to release him..think they are waiting for the dislocated elbow joint swelling to decrease, he has a drain in his arm at the moment. Kids! I'm hoping that this has put him off his dirtbike but i doubt it will have done.

Finally, i got 1pt yesterday for exercise :lol: i'm really hoping that i can stick to plan today and make it more :) its time to fight the flab again :rolleyes:

POINTS POINTS POINTS POINTS:

Julie :flow2:
Faye :flow2:
Carri :cp:
Susan :bravo:
Cat: :flow2:

Ok, Ladies, Susan brought up something that I have been mightily struggling with for months and that is weekend eating. We really need to work on that most of us as we seem to slip on weekends. Let's include in our March Madness a real big effort to keep to our plans on weekends and that includes keeping busy, exercising and what not so we don't eat! For those of you who have conquered this particular problem we all applaud you! :cp: :cp: :cp: :cp: :cp:

I am going to the zoo tomorrow with dd and grandson. I told her we must take healthy lunch stuff so she is bringing turkey sandwiches, plain and we can get little mustard packets or whatever and I am bringing, raw veggies, fresh fruit, ff fruit dip and ff dressing for the veggies and ff brownies. I cut three small brownies so we can't like eat the whole pan. If dgs wants something more she can buy him an ice cream or something. I should be one pooped puppy as I am going to the gym in the morning, then to the zoo then with Jack back to the gym in the afternoon.

I have something interesting for Target Tuesday so be watching for it.

Have a great evening gals and remember, I care a great deal about each and everyone of you and want you to be highly successful!

PAM, DOT, BETH, DEBBIE, JUDY, JOY, BOTH SANDYS : WE MISS YOU BUNCHES AND HOPE TO SEE YOU BACK HERE SOON!!!!

Faye :)