Good morning ladies!

I have the most horrible toothache - tooth broke a few weeks ago and now the nerve pain has started...anbesol and ibuprofen are my best friends at the moment, can't afford to go to the dentist and prob wouldn't get an appt with the cheaper one for weeks anyway so will just fight thru it till pain goes...

Down 1lb this week which is good considering the amount of potatoes I've eaten - was really craving them this week (PMS) plus it was stepson's 15th birthday and I had a tiniest slither of cake I could cut - I"m not really into birthday cake so it was for show really lol DH was nagging me to have a piece (so he could have a huge piece!!! - which he did!)

Holly, I hope your visitors don't get too delayed. I have a friend in Newfoundland making her first ever flight tomorrow to Ontario and I'm so worried it won't be the enjoyable experience she was hoping for. It's taken her till the age of 30 to go anywhere (she's 50lbs lighter since last year and that has a lot to do with it!).

The anbesol is calling my name...love n hugs to all, will post more later when I don't feel so crappy.

Sarah

Good morning, ladies! I'm finally posting again after a busy week...glad to see everyone is still losing or at least not gaining much. I survived my boating weekend without too much embarrassment. I hate bathing suits!

I munched on way too many snacks on the boat, but had a salad for dinner and oatmeal for breakfast. I still managed to be up two pounds on the scales. However, I lost it this week (in part because I had a 24-hour stomach bug) and will move my slider scale down one pound! Gotta admit I'm a little superstitious about posting my weight loss...it seems to be tempting fate.

Stevi: Way to go on nearing the 50 pound loss! At this point that just seems impossible to me, but you're an inspiration.
Sarah: Hope your tooth is feeling better soon.
Holly: Don't get too exhausted before your guests arrive. Being the procrastinator, I usually do a marathon cleaning session and then am caught hiding the vacuum as guest walk in the door. Just reading your meal description is making my mouth water!
Debbie: I think only gaining .6 pounds on vacation is worth celebrating. What kind of scales do any of you have that gives fractions of a pound? I'm shopping for better scales.

Hope you all have a fantastic weekend...a slightly hungover Joan

HI ALL!!

I have been a cleaning dervish. I sure do wish I could be "just" and Mom and domestic Goddess. I feel very content. (not thinking about the income I did not earn).

yippeee.....dfriend got into the hotel in Toronto at midnight last night.He emailed a few minutes ago...And then we called him.They will be here around 12:30-1pm.

I will go and open the market and stay for a bit. All i really need to do here is un and re load the dishwasher and tidy in the kitchen.

HUGS!!!!!!

Hello! My name is Hope and I thought I'd join in! I haven't been below 200 since before I got pregnant with DD #1. I was 193 back in the Fall of 2000. Now, I am 210 and am working very hard to get below that 200lb line!

I am VERY motivated and look forward to chatting with you all!

Have a wonderful weekend!

Welcome Hope!!!!

Happy weekend Ladies!
I'm just wanted to check in as I haven't been on much in the last couple of days.Things are not going to slow here until Sunday so no walking for me until then...its been since Tuesday! Thats the longest I have gone in 3 months with out exercise. I am feeling better though. I will weigh on Monday to see if there is any damage from Eating out Friday and Saturday. Lets all pray.

WELCOME Hope!!!

Thanks for the welcome ladies!

Hey everyone,
Hope ya'll have had a great w-end. Mine's been hectic, but good. I still haven't made it back to curves. I won't be able to make it tomorrow either. I have to take DH's new glasses back. He bought transition len's but for some crazy reason one won't change. Since the place is closer to my work I get to take care of it.

B-eggbeater,sliced tomato, dry ww toast
S-WW ice cream
L -1/2 ham sand with 1tsp mayo
D-grilled chicken, rice and green peas.
S-apple

This week is a lot calmer at work so maybe I'll make it to curves tuesday.

Joan: The weight watcher scale weighs in tenths And I have some cheap healthometer scales I got at walmart that weighs in 10th and keep track and shows how much your weight changed since you weighed last..I try to stay off them. I'm get compulsive about weighing and will get real discouraged. I try to only weigh at WW now.

Hope:

Sarah: Great loss... hope you get tooth taken care of soon.
Home remedy: put a tea bag under hot water just to wet it then hold it on the bad tooth til it quits hurting..taste like crap but works.

I still have some housework to finish before bed so...later my friends.

GOOD morning.

Having a lovely time. Guest are still sleeping. They are 13 hours ahead of us at home so they are tuckered out. Friend and DH stayed up til after 2am talking 2 nights in a row. The wife and I and the children were all in bed by 11pm.
We had DH’s folks for a turkey dinner on Saturday. Yesterday morning we went to the diner in town for breakfast and then toured the area. They are from a city of 8 million. We are on the outskirts of a village of 1002.Lots of wide open spaces. We had 20 for dinner and a party and a camp fire yesterday. DH’s family and 2 friends.
Today we are hitting the mall in the city( our small city) and then going up to the lake at my parents for the evening.

Enjoyed not having 5 other kids screaming thru the door about 2 hours ago!!!!!! I have been having lots of thoughts about stopping babysitting. Not sure what else I would do.
I have a hard time letting go of the commitment I have made to these families and the freindships formed by all of us. I have had most of these kids since they were infants and now they are turning 6.And then they have a younger sib now.

HUGS!!!

Hey everyone,
I'm glad it's almost bedtime. I had a busy day. It been 100f and I was out in it most of the day. I didn't do too bad in the heat but the sweat really messes with my eyes. I have very dry eyes to start with and I think the salt in the sweat drys them out more.
I made it to curves this am...
I've had another crazy food day.

B-yogurt 1
L- lean cuisine meal 5
S-(2) soft beef tacos 12
sour cream 2
D- spinach 0
butter 2
S- WW ice cream 1
S-apple 1
I told you it was crazy...
Total 24
curves 2

I am a mother of two and have a step daughter, i weigh 209 right now and would love to get below 200, haven't seen the 100s for 5 years. I am working on it with portion control, seems you don't really need 3rd and 4th helpings, (who would have guessed?) and walking.

Hi Hope and Card...welcome! Card...I'm at 209, too, but after cheating with fettucini alfredo ("heart attack on a plate") at Nothing But Noodles I might have to move it up a pound.
Sarah: How's your tooth feeling?
Debbie..glad you made it to Curves. I've heard good things about it and I like the idea that you can workout quickly...but unfortunately there isn't one close to me Thanks for the answer about the scales. I get compulsive about it too. Does anyone else move the scales around and redistribute your weight to get the needle to move down a little? This, of course, is after stripping and emptying the bladder!
Holly: Your guests must be having culture shock! Sounds like you're showing them a good time.
Stevi: Hope your Monday weigh-in showed a loss. BTW, your little fellow is adorable!

I've lost a little motivation recently. I've had some stress with a moody husband and just want to stuff myself! Plus, I can't get myself to the Y or even walking much. I'm a little depressed, too, because we have so much work ($$$) to do on our old house (a little Victorian) that we're going to rent out. I'd like to just sell it and simplify life, but we're in an up-and-coming neighborhood and DH wants to wait a couple of years. Just too much to do and I feel like curling up into a fetal position. blah. Hugs and lots of will power to all of you struggling to get below 200!!!
Joan

Good evening ladies!
All is well with the scale (Ha I'm a poet!) No loss but no gain! Hopefully when ToM decides to depart I'll show a loss. He is really stickin' around this time. I got back to walkin/joggin' yest and today. Today was just walking as I'm a bloated disaster. Did really good today until dinner...Why ,Oh WHY do I have to cook so darn good?!?! LOL Made homemade Choc chip cookies for my son to take to summer camp. I had to make sure they wher'nt poisioned. Also made a shepperd pie with ground Turkey for dinner and had a lil more than I intended. I'm right at 1500 calories when I try to stay below 1200. Oh well...call a cop.
Joan~ You are so close!!! Don't stop now! 10 lil bitty lbs and you are in Onederland baby! What does your screen name mean? EVERYBODY messes around with the scale. I put it in five different places on the floor and then have three different places for my feet! Whatever weigh posts the most out of 5 trys is what I take.
Card~ "...3rd and 4th helpings..." Too funny! You are a card! Welcome!!!
Debbie~ Your day didn't look so bad. How many points do you get a day?

Stevi - Can I just say - love your photo!
Heritagephoto - Carpet makes the scale show less weight - tile = more accuracy. Choose your digital poison ; )

ok,, it's beddy-bye time and i will attempt to get up with my insane husband at 5:00am and work out to Turbo Jam!!!! Whooo Hooo!!! I had to dust it off.
Good night and can I say this on a weight loss site? - Sweet Dreams! Heh, heh, heh