Happy Friday
 

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Good Friday morning all. I didn't post last night, it was "Friends", and "the Apprentice", can't miss my Thursday TV night. :cp:
Alot of posts yesterday, I decided that now to be able to post back towards everyone I have to actually write notes as I'm reading through. I noticed that Candybar74 didn't post unless I missed it. She must've been busy. :hyper:
I'll start with Spryng that was the last one I read and it's fresh in my mind.
Spryng-Happy Anniversary, 6???, congrats. :bravo: I'm only 26 and I'm going on 9 years in September. And I know how you feel I don't think we've done anything the past few years for ours. Hope you have lots of fun. Never been to a casino? :yikes: Don't worry, I've actually only been a few times. It's fun for a while, it gets old. If you're like me I HATE smoking and obviously they are full of it. I was pregnant when I went the first time so I couldn't drink. I went to Vegas, I was pregnant and I HATED being in those smokey places. But like I said they can be fun for a while. Good Luck and Have Lots of Fun. About not having any energy in the mornings, do you drink coffee? :coffee2: I use to not, but now I love my 3 cups EVERY morning and it makes me get ready for the day. But I wanted to tell you that Watkins has a whole line up of supplements that they are so proud of. :) You'll be getting your book but I wanted to bring this to your attention. It's Balanced Ginseng, obviously ALL natural, but the catalog won't include this testimony that I have about them..."I work the night shift and I've found that when I take Watkins Balanced Ginseng before my shift, I can get through the night with all kinds of energy. If I don't take it, I feel tired in the early morning. What a difference it makes!" Look into that will you when you get that catalog. Hope it helps.

Mary-you're right counting calories can be addictive I have done it, I don't now, but I actually like to until I cook stuff that I can't get the total count for, then that blows me off of it. I'll tell you that is how I've lost weight 2x in the past. It works. :yes: In losing weight I try to stay at 1500 and as I lose I try to reduce that to a total of 1200 to maintain. I think that's good to be addicted to counting, it means you know what you're eating and you care. I say keep doing it. :yes:

Geri-I don't know how you do 3 mi. That is great. Keep it up! :encore:

Melinda-sorry I wasn't at the chat yesterday. I've just joined this forum this past weekend and I've been forgetting about it. I went once. I've been trying to keep myself busy and off this computer :comp: as much as I can during the day. I won't be there today, maybe Monday.

Ginny-Good Luck with eBay. I've made that a part time job, buying and selling. It's addictive. Good luck with that table.

Well, now about me. I made a pork chop casserole last night which has some rice in it, and I had a big, pretty salad. I don't eat many salads, but I knew I should. The ONLY snacking I've been doing is on sugar free stuff, I had 2 chocolate chip cookies yesterday. I've been drinking water ONLY. I also had light yogurt last night. I don't drink milk and like to get my calcium in that way. I think for now I've been doing much better. Each day gets easier for me. Oh yeah.....I EXERCISED..... :tread: Rode my stationary bike for 25 minutes. I was so proud. I also joined the Easter challenge on this site yesterday. I'll let y'all know how that goes. Hope everyone had a great night. It's Friday, I run all my errands and clean my mom's house. So have a GREAT FRIDAY. :D

Good morning all!
Well I just did my WI... the same as last week. 132.5 Those two lbs I gained are getting really hard to get rid of. But when I posted my big loss two weeks ago on the WW site they told me there was no way I lost 4 lbs this close to goal and I would gain some back. Do you think that is true?? Well it doesn't matter, next week my lateral thigh trainer will be here and I will get in alot of exercise so I know I'll get this weight off eventually. But I wanted to post my results anyway. :)

Crystal, no I've never been to a casino. I lived in oklaoma since I was 13 years old and there is no gambling there, against the law. So it was weird when i moved here to Kansas to see lottery tickets and such everywhere. But kansas city has alot of stuff like that and I thought I'd finally come out of the dark and see what all the hype is, lol. Plus it may be fun. But if it is filled with cigarette smoke I may not be there long... it really makes me sick, literally. So we'll play it by ear. Your dinner last night sounded really good! I want to do pork chops this week sometime. I haven't made any in weeks now. Alot of chicken here. And congrats on getting on that stationary bike!!!! 25 minutes is great! What a great workout. :)
Well I need to get around today. My babysitting job starts really soon and I wanted to have everything done here first before she got here. TTYL!

Just a short hello, but then I will be back later on when it is bidding time. Just got back from the gyencologist.....they want to do a sonogram as my uterus is enlarged. Guess I am a bit bummed by that one.....sure was not expecting it at all. So, I will be back on Monday for the sono. I do remember hearing during one of my pregnancies that I had a fibroid.....never heard of it since......hopefully that is all it is. Not much else is new other than that. Got my WW tape done this am- and so far my eating has been good.
BTW- Spryng as far as the table goes, some sellers will ship, this table is located close enough to me that I am willing to pick it up, instead of paying the $135 to ship it. Sounds like you are so excited for your anniversary!

Everyone else, I had better go.......sorry this is short, but hopefully I will be back later.
Enjoy your day!
Ginny

Well, I am up .5 from last week. 5.5 loss in 2 months, I need to do better than that. Maybe the two days of working messed me up. I will have to bring a snack at work, I probably overate in the evening b/c I was so hungry once I got home. 5/7 workouts, 3/7 tracking, 6/7 late night eating.

We will be out of town for a wedding JW is staying with mil/fil overnight. Need to devise a plan of action for my eating. You know weekends are the worst for me.

Geri - Curry Shirmp, yum. I love curry but dh does not like it so I don't cook it. I love Indian food, went to a place a couple of months ago and JW did not like the after effects. Do you supplement with the Dr. Phil products? I was thinking of getting some bars or shakes for snack, good for on the go. Not necessarily his products though. I am trying to work on slowing down for meals. I know that I eat too fast.

Spryng - Have a great weekend with dh! We went to Vegas a couple of years ago and the casinos have so many other forms of entertainment we spent maybe $10 on gambling. I get the WW e-mail sent to me weekly. Maybe you should submit yourself for reaching goal. Of Course you have to mention us in your success.

Crystal - Love the Apprentice. Who do you think will win? I like Troy, but he is not really CEO quality. I don't know who will win at this point. I do not think it will be Amy. Good job on the exercise.

Ginny - Don't worry to much about the test. You know dr have to do all these precautions for insurance companies and stuff. I will be thinking about you, but don't let it stress you out.

I can not find my two fav workout videos. I searched the house and have no clue. I was so upset, I put another one in and did not even finish bc I hated it so much. BTW, I did get a walk with JW yesterday. Did the precor and weights today. It is driving me nuts that I can't find it.

Happy Friday! Oh dinner last night was salad ( no suprise there), salmon, and pasta with light alfredo. Ragu makes it and it is great, I will have to check the points out though.

Melinda

Hi everyone,

Just a quick hello. Took the boys to the library this morning for a play group that meets 2 das a month. We made bunny ears and danced the bunny hop...well, I did...Will wouldn't dance :(. Oh well. We'll go again in 2 weeks.

I have a gf stopping by this afternoon and tonight I am going to another gf house for a jewelry show. Another of her friends makes jewelry & sells it...she's been doing it for years..long before it became popular to do. Anyway, I'll get back to you all later.

Spryng, at least you stayed the same! I won't even ride you about exercise...since you haven't been listening to me anyway ;). My sewing machine came today...gotta go try it out!
Melinda...I pigged out last night after dinner! I don't know what the heck that was about....but I'm very angry at myself...I'll get over it though and forgive myself. Gotta be po'd first! Hope you find your video's! I tried Dr Phil's meal bars as snacks and some other brand...liked his better actually but they're expensive...like $1.89 or so each at Target. Don't know if I'll buy anymore. Take some fruit or yogurt or something for snack and try his plate dividing method at dinner & NO SECONDS! Works great unless you get into the cupboards at night (arrrrrrrrrrrgggggggghhhhhhh)
Crystal...congrats on the exercise!
I'll talk to you all later! Hi to everyone else.

Help...Help...Help...!!!
 

It started out great this morning, :) but Fridays are the WORST for me. I run my errands, clean my moms house and usually do so bad on Fridays because I'm not at home. Today was no different. :( I tell myself that I did good all week and it's okay to screw up every once in a while, but even though I tell myself that I don't really think it. At least not for me, when I screw up once, it makes me crave more and more. Please tell me how you feel. :^: How do you cope when this happens to you? How can I keep it from happening EVERY Friday? I'll try to get outside later and get some exercise in. Wowy, I feel bad.

Anyways...

Ginny- Good luck with the sono, let us know how that goes. I'm sure everything will be fine. :yes:

Geri- Have fun at your gf house, I don't have many of those, so I wouldn't know. :chin:

Spryng- Have fun for your anniversary. :lucky:

Melinda- My Apprentice buddy. I was so upset that Troy got fired. I liked him so much and you're right he was lacking some CEO qualities, but I think his better qualities outweighed his bad ones. He was so cute. And because he only has a high school diploma I wanted him to go all the way, I hate when people think you can't get that far with only the diploma. He did good though, made it to the last 5. I don't think Amy will get the job, I liked her at first, but I think she was strong as a group but not on her own. Bill or Kwame would both bo ok. I don't think Nick will get it, he's a little weak I think. Did you see the scenes for next week? Two get fired and something about Omerosa being back, what's that about? I guess we'll have to wait and see. Glad I could talk with you about this. :)

I hope everyone else had a great day. Like I said Fridays are the worst for me, so I should be ok this weekend.

Stress eating is wonderful, isn't it???? I had soup for dinner, and then some candy (not a small amount either) after. I do not dare even mention to Dh about this sono on Monday- he is so stressed out (and hates doctors so much) that I will not tell him until I have something more concrete to talk about. I know that sounds bad, but he can be so argumentive when it comes to doctors, that this way is easier.

Crystal- plan, plan, plan. Weight watchers would suggest you packing all your food- or preplanning for anything that you would eat out to avoid making poor choices. Even go as far as leaving notes for yourself to eat the salad you made for lunch- or snack is carrots.....or whatever. try to make the day as goof proof as possible. Or just go for damage control and go off plan as little as possible (a planned off plan). Hope that helps. And tomorrow is another day!!!!!!!!!!

Geri- how is the sewing machine!!!!!!!!!!????????? Fun???? What kind did you end up getting? What does it do? What are you planning to sew??

Well, I survived the afternoon with the kiddies......and monsters they were, but I did get them to calm down. The total trip was not too bad. And I am so happy that I do not have to see them for over a week!!!!!! I do have to drive next week, but only for the parochial school that I bring students home from. So that is only 2 hours a day. Not too bad....And only Monday-Wednesday.
So far the ebay auction has heated up... 45 minutes left. Dh has given me the green light to go as high as necessary (he knows that finding this table again will not be easy). He just does not want to know how bad the damage is! I will do my usual and jump in at the last minute. Guess I'd better scoot. I will let you know if I win or not. Hi to everyone......and have a great weekend.
Ginny

We won the auction!!! (at least something happened good today to me).
I am so excited, Dh and I did not have the money for this table when we first bought the end tables years ago, and we did not have the room either. But, my Dm gave me some of the money for the table as a Christmas /bday gift (almost half) and I have been patiently waiting for it to show up on ebay...as I saw a similar one around November. So, now we just have to figure out how to get it up here (not tough, Philadelphia is not all that far, and Dh works with some folks who come from that area). So we will see......gotta go get my sleepy headed Dd to bed (her momma is tired too!) Have a good weekend.
Ginny

SAHM's #144 has been started... just thought I'd post this in case anyone didn't know.

Hi Liberty! My name is Mary. I am 34 yr old mom of 2 boys and one teenage daughter. I also recently quit my job, last September, and now work from home and home school my boys. I love being able to work from home (small business owner) and home schooling my boys, BUT it has some draw backs....I have gained a bit of weight! Am afraid to get on the scale! Also, my youngest son has always had a weight problem. I am getting ready to start the South beach diet, and it will be more costly and take ALOT of will power to get the family to eat healthy all of the time! I feel like I don't have any time to exercise, but deep down, I know that I can find 45 minutes three days a week. I just get so over whelmed with life that it is easy for me to not make exercise a priority! I have been having alot of muscle pain for about 1 1/2 yrs now and a severe lack of energy. I know it must be due to being so out of shape. I also need some ideas for cheap & easy healthy meals as well as some motivation too! Have you choosen a particulair weight lose plan yet? I am sure we can come up with some ideas together!