Oh, Gawd, I'm so glad it's Friday! I think I've just figured out why I'm having so much trouble with cravings lately....it's a week before that TOM, which makes me unusually scattered and needy. You'd think that at my ripe old age I'd have figured out how to remind myself of this before it hits :^: I've been munching on tortilla chips this afternoon, so I'll have to make up for the lapse with a minimal dinner (maybe a protein shake), then early to bed. So all of us who had less-than stellar habits lately: that was then, this is now. We will make bette choices next time.

Spores, I love the sticker idea. I bought some the other day, and put them on my food journal when I've had a good day. Today will be a sticker-free day, but I can try again tomorrow.

Jodi--cooking for five! :hungry: I wonder sometimes how my mom did it, day in and day out, back before microwaves, when a good mother whipped up a home-cooked dinner every night. I guess she planned ahead, too. I will call her tonight and thank her!

Girlie--I'm sure that you looked fabulous today. I hope the interview went well.

Tomorrow I'm going to the gym, and to a program for the Avon Breast Cancer Walk. I'm not going to be able to participate in the marathon, so I've signed up to volunteer. In the meantime, I can pick up a lot of pointers from the special events leading up to the walk in two months. I love fitness walking, but my feet and knees can't take the stress of a marathon. In the evening I'm going to a party with a Brazilian theme (mojitos, ummmm), so I will have to devise a plan to limit the sipping and grazing to one drink and the crudites. Wish me luck!

Have a great weekend, if I don't check in before Monday.

judy

Hey everyone, Just got in from work and found DH sick with this flu. this is going to be a great weekend lol.
The last Race for the cure I attended was in 1996, then I weighted 189 and I jogged about 1/4 of the way. Now I couldn't walk it. It is very dear to me, I lost my mother to breast cancer.
I did good eating except for the chips and salsa I had for a snack at work today. My boss is on vacation and I'm filling in for her so I was stress eating.
I am very excited! only 3 days till I join Curves.
I better go now DH thinks he can eat some soup now. Everyone have a great evening.

hello everyone!
hope you all had a good friday! mine was looking great i got to leave work at noon like i had planned, i came home, was hanging out with the kiddos before they left for their dad's and then got called back into work! ugggg ruined a perfect friday. anyway i am home now and going to have a very relaxing sleep. i ate horribly today fried fish dinner, with french fries and cole slaw and to top it all off these cute little brownies were selling girl scout cookies so i bought some of them. i have no good excuse just really bad choices. my scale is up, despite all my good eating for 2 weeks straight. i am starting to feel crappy about the whole thing, so i think tomorrow i will go and join weight watchers and see if i can get my diet mojo back.

debbie- i hope DH gets well soon. i can't wait to hear all about curves. don't get too stressed while the boss is away!

judydc- yes cooking for 5 is a big challenge sometimes, especially when everyone is running in different directions with school, work and sports. the planning really helps a lot. i used to make bad dinner choices because i had a bad day at work or had too many errands to do etc. now when everything is planned out anyone who makes it home first can get it started. hope your day got better as it went along!

girlie- your outfit sounds great! good for you. i hope the interview went well!!

hello to everyone i missed have a great weekend!!

I didn't post yet. What is the world coming to. LOL!!!
I have been in to read a couple of times. Busy day with kids. I am over the worst of this cold. I had 2 meeting tonight. One for the local Turtle Days in July and another for the church picture directory. Then i got yacking .......
All is quiet here. Kids woke us up before 5am this morning. we were grumpy trolls by supper time.
Hockey at 9 am, then DD and I are going to the city for the day to do hair and shop and buy baby gifts. 3 new girls in the last couple of weeks. I have been making and freezing casseroles for another family that is due this Sat.It is our hockey and baseball coach. they have 3 boys already ,oldest is 6 ,DS's best buddy.
Ds is going to a bday party tomorrow aft.

Big hugs to everyone. I will try for personals tomorrow!!!

Hello Everyone,
I've missed you guys! It just seemed like life got crazy and I couldn't get here to post..but I have been reading. Thursday I was out of the office all day at a computer class, and then on Friday I was trying to catch everything back up.

Well, I had a gain at the scales on Thursday. It's hard to not get discourged when that happens, especially when I feel I worked my plan. But you know what...I'm still working my plan and those goals I set at the beginning of the month, and I'm not giving up. That loss will show up next week!

I don't remember who spoke about stickers, but I'm going to get me some! Thanks for the idea.

I went to the TOPS workshop today and it's the best thing I could have done for myself. It was very inspiring and I'm excited about my role in the chapter. I think my chapter will be very inspired after going and that will spur us all on towards getting back on track and getting this weight off.

Because there are so many posts I missed I know I'll forget to respond to someone but here goes (I'll give it my best shot):

Holly: You sound like you have a lot going on. I'm glad you feel better.

Girlie: That outfit sounds great! I bet you looked smashing! How did the interview go?

Stephanie: It's nice to meet you and have you hear with us.

Judy:I've had a hystercomy so I don't have TOM, but I still get those cravings!

Jodi: Did you join WW?

Anne: Did you open the Pilates tapes yet?

Well, ladies, I must be off again. We are having dinner with some friends tonight and I'm going to rest a bit before going. Have a great rest of the day. I hope to be hear tomororw to post.

Susie

Good Morning you glorious Chicks!!
11:04 and all is well!!!
Just home from church, had a chicken breast, and baby spinach on ww sandwich and an apple. I was up and at em by 6:45. DS was off to practise, DD and I went to church, DS came later, taught a spectacular class, and signed up folks for the directory. DD went to a friends. DS has a game at 4:30 2 hours from here. DD and I are going to a shower.
Bits of tidying to do and I MUST do some dishes.

Yesterday, I had a LONG but pleasant day. Not enough sleep though. I am tired out.
DS had a shutout, 10-0, his first!!! It was exciting. DD and i spent the whole day in London, saw my Sis and DN, did Grandma’s hair, did 2 other cuts, hung out a bit, went girlie shopping, I bought the Kalan CD, mmmmmyum.
DD has wanted a pink poncho, found one at Old Navy.She is thrilled, wore it to bed, took her to McD’s( it’s been since last july), went for groceries......home again, tidied up, DS came home from a party, tossed everyone into bed, watched Trading Spaces, IMed with a friend..........went to bed.
I am feeling less burned out today but definitely need a good sleep tonight.
I dreamt about Kalan all night. I have such a crush. Dork! www.kalanporter.com
I am listening to him right now. sigh

HUGS and HAPPY WISHES!!!

Can I join???
 

Hi. I am at my all time hight of 220, I think. I haven't gotton on a scale lately so I really don't know. I guess I will have to fine out so I can get my weight thread correct. I really need to lose so I am looking for all the support I can get. I don't plan on low carbs or W.W. Just smart eating, lots of water and that dreaded word, exercise. Is this the wrong approach? How is everyone else here losing. Wendy

Happy Sunday everyone,
I am just vegin out. watching movies, and reading. It's is a gray gloomy day and DH is still not feeling well. we decided to spent it resting.
I am very excited about Curves tomorrow. I hope it I everything I have been told. Someone said it was a just a social club, but some times I do better with close support like that. If I could afford it and they were closer than 20 miles I would join ww. Maybe we will get it in our little town soon.
Everyone have a blessed day.

WELCOME TO EVERYONE NEW!
BIG HUGS TO ALL

Debbie~good luck with Curves!!
Wendy~Your approach sounds perfect. All that was missing is SUPPORT and there is tons of that here!!

I must confess to be listening to Shania. It is the very first"country" album I have ever bought in my life. It has permeated my brain and taste. Egads, this country living. I went to a country video dance last year and didn't know one song. All the old rocker cells in my body are staging a revolt!!!

I am still pooped. The house is still untidy but i may lay down and think about it for a while!

Hello,
Ladies, I'm feeling overwhelmed! This is a very busy week for me. My DH is having surgery on Friday and I feel like I'm not going to get everything done that I have to get done. This includes everything with work, home, school. HELP! If I don't get over this feeling, I know I'll blow my plan. There's so much going on in my head that I don't feel like I know where to start.

Yesterday I didn't get to go workout. I spend 5 hours working on my Accounting take-home-test! I didn't get anything done around the house this weekend eithier.

I know that tomorrow morning, I'm going to start by cleaning one room at a time before work. This will take most of my computer time so you might not see a lot of me this week. Hopefully I can pop in for a short post at lunch.

I just don't want to get off plan, so I needed to come and say I need some help. How do I go about getting it all done? Usually I'm a great planner, but I'm not sure where to start.

I know that I'm tired mentally and physically that's not helpding the situation. I've also told myself that overeating won't help eithier and besides I don't have the time to sit down and overeat. You know a binge really does take up time! lol

I'm going to get going. Got to stop at the post office before work. Everyone is in my thoughts.

Susie

Susie~ I was feeling the same way yesterday.I had trouble disconnecting and going to sleep.
I did take some time yesterday and made a mixed CD( relaxing for me).
Sort of back to a routine today, although DH has been quite ill over the weekend with a fever and head cold. When not at hockey he has curled up in the fetal postion on the couch. I empathize but there is a part of me that is laughing. I had the same bug all last week and carried the full load. Nasty thougths wont get me anywhere.
I got up early to have some time to myself. I slept well once I finally fell asleep. No Kalan dreams.
I need some ME time desperately. The sound of their voices are exploding in my head and and no one is doing anything wrong.
I picked up a set of 3 wicker basket at Zellers for $7.97. I organised the junk that piles up on the TV stand!!
I bought a new file case too with hanging files.Gonna sort that sometime soon too. I love organizing things.Weehee!!
10 kids from 7:30-8:30 this morning.Deep breath. 5 toddlers all day. They ALL nap at 1pm. Then the 5 big kids come home at 3:30.
Food has been okay I think. I didn’t really have a"meal" yesterday but ate small amounts of healthy food all day. Lots of water. Not much exercise.
I will focus today on healthy meals, maybe write down what I am eating.
Wishing everyone a happy day!


PS re: organizing things: I have been collecting tupperware since my early 20’s and had a tupperware wedding shower. You should see my cupboards! Perfectly modularly organized with matching blue lids. Sigh! It IS beautiful. ROFL!!!!!

Good thought to everyone!!

Hugs to your DH Susie. What is he having done??

Stephanie: Thanks for all the info! I thought for some silly reason that a 5K was way longer. 3.1 miles...maybe I could do that. Congrats on your success with it! Are you willing to share your times? Good for you for cleaning! I have a townhouse too, and I hate going up and down all those flights of stairs. I wind up putting stuff on the landing to be taken up later, and then of course it just builds up. Cleaning is definately a workout! Don’t get too discouraged abotu snacking – it happens. And hey, 1700 calories is better than 2700!

Jodi: Yes, allowing for those nights out makes it easier to cook at home most of the time. A family of 5...wow, that is a lot of people to cook for!

Anne: Don’t get discouraged about the eating and (lack of) exercise. You can find your balance again. Just let go of the past and move on.

Girlie: I don’t thing they do Race for the Cure here. The big thing in Boulder is this annual footrace they call the “Bolder Boulder.” They close down allt he main roads and everybody runs all day through town. This is such a major health-conscious town, I would feel really uncomfortable walking in that event with all the super-toned Boulder people. But by the time I am actually able to do a 5K I will probably live someplace else anyway! I would like to do an event for charity; kind of a personal challenge and larger social good all at once. Glad you found a cute outfit for the interview! Sending good-luck thoughts!

Judy: Yeah, I love my stickers. Funny that something so small can serve as incentive. Hope your mojito party was fun! Hm, volunteering to help with a charity walk, that sounds like a good way to get involved. Maybe I’ll look into something like that. I’m not ready to participate in the actual marathon either, but being involved might help get me going.

Debbie: Hope yoru DH gets better and you don’t get sick! So exciting about Curves...do let us know how it goes.

Holly: Sounds like you have so much going on! Hope your shopping trip is fun! You deserve a break! Hope you can find some time just for yourself this week.

MychoiceSusi: Sorry to hear about the gain, but good for you for having such a great attitude about it! Keep plugging away at it, and the scale will show your efforts in time. I am glad to hear of your TOPS excitement. Are you starting a new chapter? What is your role? Sounds neat. I know exactly what you mean about being overwhelmed. Sometimes it is all just too much. Planning really helps. Sometimes I actually plan my day very specifically, down to the minute. That helps when I have too much to do, because I set a specific amount of time for doing each thing, and then I can just focus on that thing until the timer goes off, and I don’t walk around feeling unable to do anything because I am thinking about all that needs to be done. And the other thing that I am trying (I’m still not good at this) is really really prioritizing, and just accepting that I have to let some things go. For instance, this week is really busy with school and my magazine, plus getting in my exercising and cooking healthy meals at home. I had wanted to clean my house (it is SO dirty!! Driving me crazy!!), but trying to wedge that in with everything else was just not working. So I am letting it go. The school and magazine work HAS to be done, so it came down to a choice between cleaning or doing what I need to get me exercise and healthy eating in. And I’m going with the latter. The house can be dirty for another week. No one’s going to come give me a ticket for not being a good little housefrau.

Wendy: Welcome! Glad to meet you; hop right in. We all do different plans here and just learn from each other. I myself am not on a specific eating plan at the moment. I am focusing instead on exercising and just making some small sensible changes. I tend to get too overwhelmed with a program and fail miserably, so I am taking it one baby step at a time.

Okay, it’s Monday. I didn’t find time to post this weekend, and my eating and exercise were predictably bad. Weekends are hard for me. I didn’t meet my goal last week of five days of exercise but I did four, which is quite an accomplishment. I’m going to give myself credit for that and not dwell on the day I missed. Today is the start of a new week! My goals are to exercise 3-5 times and to eat dinner at home a minimum of four times. I can do this, I can do this! Hope everyone is well; sorry if I missed anybody.

I just want to get through this week without eating everything in sight. It is a really bad morning for me. I don't have a job lined up after this one and this one is set to end this Friday. There was some guy that called this morning and was a REAL JERK!! Then I called the temp agency to see if they have anything lined up for me after this job and found out that the lady I normally work with is no longer there. She was there on Friday. They say that she left of her own accord, but I don't believe it. She was even sending my resume places on Friday. She was really nice and I liked working with her a lot. I felt confident in her. Now it's hard to tell what they'll try to line me up with. I'm trying so hard not to have a panic attack. I feel very much like I could have one (I've had a couple throughout my life). I really, really need something good to happen today! Oh and I also had to get another antibiotic from the doctor for this bronchitis. I had to call the doctor on Friday. I've gotten that and I'm still not feeling a lot better. The doctor wrote me a Z-pack 3 day prescription. Those things have never worked for me. Lost wages for the week plus doctor visit plus medicines have cost me $450 so far. That was all my savings. So now I'm living payday to payday again and don't have a job lined up. I just want to cry. If anything good happens, I'll post again.
Stephanie

Thank you spores!! You make me tear up just because you're being so nice! Thank you. It's such a yucky day. I was posting the same time you were. Thanks for making me smile. :) First time this morning!!! :)

Stephanie

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Steph, you just hang here with us chicks. At least you can laugh at,opps, WITH us!
Dont give up!

Thank you HollyHock! You all are so great!! I'm feeling a lot better already. I no longer feel like I might have a panic attack and I don't want to cry anymore! I'm sitting here smiling even! I have a clarification on the job thing. I will be working until noon on Friday. It will be nice to get off work early on a Friday, but it would have been nice to have a full week's paycheck! Oh well.

Back on track. Before I get too far gone!!! I just dared to add up what I've eaten thus far today. (I got a little wild at lunch - went out instead of eating what I'd brought) So far I've eaten 1,355 calories. I'm not being a model citizen with this, but I think I can still turn it around and still have a calorie deficit for the day!

Thank you all so much. Oh my goodness! I just don't know what kind of frenzy I would have eaten myself into without your support.

I do have a question for you all. How do you get enough fiber into your diet?? I discovered over the weekend that I don't get nearly enough fiber. I eat mostly protein and carbs. I even tried eating some different stuff I have around the house yesterday and still only got about 60% of the daily recommended amount of fiber. Before I paid attention, I think I was only getting about 30% or so. -I ate a whole bag of microwave popcorn yesterday which increased me by 28%!! Maybe a good cereal would work?? I haven't really ever noticed my lack of fiber intake before to try to increase it, so I don't know what works! Thanks so much for your help!!

Stephanie
234/226/125
SW/CW/GW

Stephanie--I hope you get the job thing straightened out soon! I'm so sorry, this must be tremendously stressful. We care, so don't worry about sharing your stress with your fellow Losers. Re fiber, I'm on a conscious carb plan, so I'm rarely eating grains, at least for a while longer. I eat fruit three times a day--usually berries (in a protein smoothie, with a spoon of flaxseeds and sometimes with half a package of instant oatmeal), an apple and an orange or a pear. Most days I have a big salad for lunch (lots of veggies, a bit of protein). Most afternoons I have a protein bar for a snack. Some have a bit of fiber--try the Marathon bar, which is surprisingly yummy, too. I have two cups of veggies with dinner, so that gives me more fiber. Oatmeal, Kashi Good Friends cereal, and other high-fiber, low-sugar b'fast options can get you off to a good start. But you have to slowly build your tolerance, or you'll explode..... ;)

Debbie--How's Curves? I look forward to going there three times a week. The women at the one I go to are friendly, but focused on getting a good workout.

Spores--congrats on getting in four days of exercise last week. Good luck with this week's goals.

Holly--I'm imagining your Tupperware collection....and just what are Turtle Days?

Susie--I'm so glad that you like TOPS. I've considered joining group like that, but in some ways there are too many parallels to my nonprofit worok, I'm afraid I would start bossing people around. :coach:

Wendy--Welcome! I'm losing by going to the gym, walking more, cutting out fried foods and simple sugars, and upping my intake of veggies and healthy proteins, fats and lower-carb foods.

Jodi, Girlie, Anne, hope you are all doing well.

I'm in good spirits today. I've been spending a lot of time looking inward, thinking about why I do things that are patently self-destructive. Life keeps getting in the way of my successfully losing weight and keeping it off--this time I'm not going to let that happen!

judy

AH, the 31st Annual Gala Days and Turtle Races!!!
Lol, I thought it was hokey at first and I now I am there thurs to sun. You gotta catch a turlte and train it ot race. there are bed races, baby contest,karoke, dances, roasty beef supper, breakfast, church, gospel sing, kids acts,spelling bee,rides, lawnmower races......................The WHOLE township comes out. I am doing the Turtle Idol this year ,weeheee.

This is DS, best friend and coach!!!!! Darn cute and sooo happy!

hello everyone !!
back to monday again! the weekends get shorter and shorter i think. i kept very busy at work so it went fast. ran home from work ate dinner, and started running kids to practice. i have a whopping 45 minute reprieve before i have to go back out and pick them all up again! sports gotta love them lol. i went to my first weight watchers meeting on saturday. it was good, i didn't really learn very much, but there is something about being in a room of people who all have a common goal. their scale weighed me high and i am still trying to get over that! i think i can do it though! so i have had 2 good days so far.

judy- good for you doing some soul searching, i can totally relate to the self destructive behaviors. i hope you find your answers. keep looking forward!!

stephanie- good luck finding another job hon. ((((stephanie)))) something will come along. you sound like a real survivor so have faith in yourself!! as far as fiber goes, beans are great, i have been eating a cereal in the mornings called fiber one it has 14g's of fiber per 1/2 cup serving. it takes a little getting used to, has a sort of bran taste to it. i use a packet of sweetner and 1/2 cup skim milk and add fruit sometimes. it is very filling, it is the highest fiber cereal that i can find. i also use whole wheat bread you want one with 3g's per slice. hope this helps! good luck and keep your chin up!!

spores- sorry you are still rushed, hope it gets better soon. you are doing a great job with your choices for exercise and trying to eat at home keep it up!!!

holly- i love organizing things too, i am a list maker! isn't it fun to see everything all neat and tidy? lol too bad i am only able to do a little at a time. hope DH gets well quick for your sake lol

susie- i hope you are doing better today! don't stress about no getting everything done get the most important stuff and the rest will wait. i hope DH does well with his surgery, i hope it isn't anything serious. take care sweetie all will be well!

hi wendy nice to meet you hop right in! your choices sound fine, we all follow different plans in here. the support is great! hope you post often!

debbie- how was curves??
well i hope i didn't miss anyone, have a great evening!!!

cute pic holly, the coach isn't too bad either!!

I did it!! I did my 1st workout and I loved it. I was the biggest person I saw, but I wasn't the oldest. They were so helpful and supportive. I'm sure I'll be sore tomorrow. That ok.
Jodi: my scale lied to me also. I have futher to go to my goal. But it is doable.
better go it feeding time at the zoo.
remember my family is 3 grow men. lol
BIG HUGS TO ALL

Yippeeee!!!!! Go Debbie!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Yikes 3 grown men to feed.
Jodi~ glad you feel postitive about WW. Hope the weekend was good if too speedy.
Steph~ 1/2 c of bran cereal is great. I happen to LOVE it. Eat apples,brocolli,carrots....lots of fibre in fresh fruit and veg, whole grain breads. You could also take a suppliment( natural) if you arent' getting enough from food.Drink lots of water when you boost the fibre.
Judy~ I am an introspective sort too. I think the body, mind and spirit go hand in hand.
Spores, Susie ,HI!!

Hi Ladies,
Thank you for all your support and advice yesterday. Just writing about it really helped. That's why this board is so important to me. Really it's a journal that I share with everyone.

My DH is having surgery for an abdominal hernia. He's had it for 3 years and it just keeps getting bigger and bigger. Finally he decided he was tired of the way it was showing through his clothes. I've had a lot of surgerys but I've never been on this side of it before. It's a little unsettling. He and I are all we have. We have no children and my parents are gone. I do have a brother I'm close to. We have a lot of friends and such but he's the person who makes the difference in things to me. So I'm admiting I'm a little scared to have to wait for him to come out of surgery. He's usually my rock when I go through things and this time I have to be his and be alone while I'm waiting.

I made a list yesterday off all the things I feel I need to get done so that I have a handle on things. I was able to cross 3 things off of it yesterday. I'm a person who has to have things in order or it drives me crazy! I also started cleaning the house this morning. I got one room done in a half an hour, will work on another one tomorrow morning.

Jodi: It's unsettling when a different scale shows we weigh more than we thought. Just remember it's just a number and all it is a marker of sort, to let you know where you are at so you know where you are going.

Holly: Thanks for sharing the picture. I think you are the most upbeat energetic person I've ever met!

Stephanie: I hope that a permanet job becomes available for you soon. Hopefully by Friday the temp agency will have something else lined up for you. I don't have anything to input on the fiber issue, but aren't these ladies awesome? ! If you have a question or a concern, someone here can help you. It's nice to have you with us.

Debbie: I'm so PROUD of you girl!

Judy: I have to laugh when I read your line about being afraid that you would be too bossy. That's certainly in my personality and I can see it come out sometimes in the meetings because I jump right in with something. Hey, someone has to do it right?

Spores: I have a hard time on the weekends also. Maybe someone here has some advice on that topic. Maybe we could discuss it?

I've got to get to work.

Have a great day ladies. I'm working hard to stay on plan because I know you all are doing the same.

Susie

Susie/Judy~ I speak up too. I look in the first sec to see who rolls their eyes. it bothers me when people hold back and then ***** and chew later.I have had to learn to sit back and listen and wait. I jot down notes and then I weigh the pros and cons of speaking up. It was a HARD , LONG lesson to learn.
Susie~ HUGS for your worries.It must be really tough being the one waiting.
As far as being energetic, I do wonder and worry if it is more obnoxious than anything else. I cant really help it though. LOL!
I am trying to be proactive today!
DH is driving me batty. The kids are driving me batty. My back aches. I am irritable. I am assuming it is a mild case of pms. LOL, or I am just a b***h. ROFL!!
Okay, So after the big kids go to school and the baby goes down for his morning nap, I will take a HOT shower and then do the whole yoga tape. I will breathe.
I will eat lots of fruit and veg. Drink lots of water.This aft at nap time, I will find a quiet corner and meditate.
Hubby just went to work but was incredibly miserable about it. I must say we are ALL relieved.
Time to pack lunches.......
I'm back.
DH will not probably stay the whole day but wanted to put in an appearance. His comments from the peanut gallery ALL day yesterday sure got my dander up. I had 10, yes 10, kids all day. Plus 2 adults.It was BUSY. Get off my back and the kids backs too.
I spent most of the morning letting the kids putter and I sat here and made mixed cd's and listened to music.
It was enjoyable. I made a mixed cd of all women singers I love.Etta James, Janis Joplin through to Annie Lennox, Shania Twain, Pink.......... nice.
DD had dance last night. I came home and watch Idol. More comments from the peanut gallery but he was being funny. he would say hey ,that guy can sing, I would say he's a babe too. And then the next guy came up and DH says, ooooo he is a hotty, I love those shoes, ROFL!!!
We watched 24 together. The only show we both like, our 3rd year. Keifer is a babe too but i haven't mentioned that yet. LOL!
DH IS hoping that the more I listen to Kalan though, the more likely he is to get lucky. Poor old goat!
The troll finally went to bed and I had some quiet time.
I didn't eat enough during the day yesterday. I had a terriaki P chop and veg for dinner but was starving at 10. I had some cheese on Ryvita and fruit.
It has been a couple months of having to be up at least by 7am every single day of the week. I am sooooo tired of it.
The last hockey game is 8 am Saturday. SS is a 9am till June. sigh. 8 kids most days in shifts. Maybe after hockey is done DH and I can shack up in a motel in Bayfield and hang with his friends. Wooohoooo.
School council meeting tonight.

A few kids off on the bus, 6 here. Everyone came in PJ's, giggle. Jammy party!!

I wonder if I actually had anything meanful to say......the head is pleasantly empty.

The sun is shining. It is a frigid -14C. Windy.

Have a groovy day.

Good morning everyone,
My scales went out in the trash. I weighed 20 lbs more at curves. DH told me he weighed 20lb more at dr office. So they are gone! I am not sore yet today but I am going back this am. It looks like with my hours at work and the hours they are open I'll be going on mon, tues and sat am. then fri pm.
The building was very cheery and GIRLIE. Lots better than any gym I've been to.
Yes, having to feeding 3 men is a real diet challenge. DH has high bp, high triglycerites. He will follow a diet to a degree. DS1 is very obese but will have nothing to do with a diet. and no amount of begging will convince him. Hes 30 yrs old. So he just eats somewhere else if he doesnt like what we are having. DS2 could eat anything. He's 26yrs old and still can fit in his clothes he wore in hs. He is just a bottomless pit. I try to keep everyone happy. I can't go to any extremes. I just sneak healthy in on them.

Holly: girl, you must have nerves of steel. 10 kids!... and you without childrens chewable Valium. lol

Susie: sorry, dh has to have surgery
Try to get a friend to go with you. Having someone there will make it so much eaiser on you.

Stephanie: I put 1tbs of flax meal on my old fashioned whole oats every morning and then I sneak in another tbs somewhere else during the day.



I'll change my weigh tracker later... bummer!!!
EVERYONE HAVE A BLESSED DAY AND ALWAYS BE KIND TO YOURSELVES.
BIG HUGS

Hello everyone. Sorry I was missing over the weekend and such.
I had a good interview on Friday and am waiting to hear back...oh, this is the worst part! I've already decided to go car shopping if I get this job...I would be able to afforder something newer and so I wouldn't have to worry about my car falling apart on me. It rattles so much and I have to yell to have a conversation in it if I'm driving over 40mph! Anyway, I'd be able to save more, pay on my debt more and send my mother money. I've been so horribly lazy about exercising. I'm also considering cutting some carbs. I don't eat entirely all that much. We went to a restaurant w/buffet and I realize I eat mostly protein and veggies anyway, so it shouldn't be too hard. I only make things like rice and mashed potatoes at home because DH likes it. A lower carb, lower sugar diet is supposed to be better for people with PCOS, insulin problems like me. That means low carbs, low sweet fruit/sugar and high veggies and proteins and legumes. I'm definitely not going NO carb...I just want to make better decisions and lower the intake.

Need to get back to the gym. DH takes my car 3 nights a week to school...I should be able to go at least 3 of the other nights. I'm feeling extraordinarily lazy. Take a few days off leads to not going at all. And a month ago I was going every day practically.This is the time of year when I start to slack. I need to recognize this pattern and shape up.

I'm glad to see everyone is doing okay...

Stephanie:
I hope you get another temp or FT job soon. I know the paycheck to paycheck thing all too well. *hugs* PS- great source of fiber is split pea soups and lentil soups! I try to drain as much of the broth out of these as possible and leave mostly the peas or beans to reduce the sodium. They are both very low in fat as well.

Sorry this is so short. Will keep you all updated!

Girlie

Hey everyone, Just got back from Curves, and I'm LOVING IT! I had forgotten how much energy exercise gave you. I haven't felt this good in a long time. Going to get some housework done while the energy is up.

TAKE THE TIME TO DO SOMETHING GOOD FOR YOURSELVES, I JUST DID!

Stephanie: Oh, oh, I know just how you feel, and how awful that panickey, overwhelmed feeling can be! Sending you lots of good thoughts. I know this is a very stressful time. But remember: you can make it through this. The world will not end. You have managed to get through tough spots before. Breathe, breathe, breathe. You have people who love and care for you. You have deep and strong inner resources. Things might be difficult for a while, but you will make it through this and be okay. Eating everyting in sight sounds good, but it will probably make you feel worse. Maybe there’s a better way to make yourself feel better: Do you journal? Give yourself an extra ten minutes on your lunch break or this evening when you get home and write write write it out. Hop into a warm bath tonight and give yourself some hiding-from-the-world time. If you start feeling really freaked out, just take a walk. Grab your housekeys and just walk out of your front door and keep going until you feel more calm. Sometimes you just need to get all that tension out of our body. No matter what happens, you will be okay. Oh, fiber: like Judy said, fruits and veggies are a great source. I also like oatmeal, Kashi bars and cereal, and Clif bars. I prefer to get fiber through food rather than supplements. Have you looked at fitday.com? You can find out the nutritional content for just about anything, and if you want you can use their free software to log your food and get your totals for all kinds of nutrients.

Judy: “I've been spending a lot of time looking inward, thinking about why I do things that are patently self-destructive.” Yes, me too! This is such a difficult issue. Because surely our little self-preserving brains aren’t trying to destroy us! Best I have come up with so far is that I have self-preservation instincts that are just no longer effective. Somewhere, my subconscious wants to save me from the impending famine, but it hasn’t gotten the memo that industrialized agriculture is keeping the fridge full (for now, anyway; rant about industrialization of the food supply forthcoming). There’s a lot of rewiring to be done, I think, to change those deep-seated subconscious urges.

Holly: The turtle race sounds fun! Now, thats a race I could manage. Cute pic, thanks! Wow, you sound swamped! Good for you for finding some relaxing time.

Jodi: Glad to hear Weight Watchers went well. I too think that being in a group of others with the same goals would be inspiring. I tried WW a couple times when I was younger, but it didn’t work for me. Being accountable to a higher authority just put me in the mindset of “how can I get away with cheating?” I need to learn to be accountable to myself – to view myself as an authority figure. Hm, there’s a project!

Debbie: Congratulations on the workout!!!! What a great feeling that is, to know that you can do it! Wooooo! Phooey on those scales. It is just a number to give you a benchmark. It means what we allow it to mean. Wow, you have a lot of diverse mouths to feed. Good for you for just making something healthy and letting them sort it out.

MychoiceSusi: Oh, surgery can be so scary. Sending you warm good thoughts. You’ll get through it, and you rDH will come through fine. Just don’t forget to nurture yourself so you can nurture him. Yes, getting a handle on weekends is so hard. Especially because Saturday and Sunday are “supposed” to be the relax-and-have-fun days, and of course for me, that means don’t exercise (“relax”) and eat a ton of junk (“fun”). Maybe the first step is to redefine what I think of as relaxing and fun. Find fun in cooking healthy food. Find relaxation in active things, like playing frisbee in the park. Anyone else have ideas?

Okay, it’s Tuesday. Kind of a hard day for me, because I *finally* am finished with my Tuesday classes! Great, but now here I am with a long to do list and so much unstructured time. I am a structure-addict. I need something telling me what to do each and every minute or I get lost, wander around, mope, snack, watch television, and mildew. I have been clicking around online for an hour now with no purpose. And that to do list keeps seeming longer and longer. So. After I post, I will choose one thing on the list. Just one thing. And I will do that thing until it’s done. Then I will set a timer for 20 minutes and let myself mope until it goes off. Then another thing on the list. Boom boom boom. That’s the plan. And two of the things on the list are: eat lunch, workout. I mustn’t put them off like I often do.

I notice that it seems almost everyone here is the person in charge of cooking and cleanig in their home. Am I the only one who doesn’t think of those things as my responsibility at home? Just curious. I seem to know very few straight married women who don’t feel responsible for doing the cooking and cleaning; even if their DH helps, they still feel like it’s ultimately up to them to make sure it gets done. This is interesting to me, because I grew up in a household where my dad worked and my mom stayed at home and was in charge of house-things. But somehow I never really got the message that it was my job do to that sort of stuff. My BF and I have pretty much a 50-50 partnership attitude on the whole thing (though of course we are always working on figuring it out). And I wonder how this fits in to the whole paradigm of putting-other’s-needs-before-our-own that seems to be such a challenge in weight loss.

Okay, off to do do do! Did my treadmill yesterday, and it was for some reason really hard. I couldn’t go as fast as I did last week. Maybe those three days of no exercise set me back. Will try to push myself today without overdoing it.

Have a great tuesday, all!

Now I am thinking, Spores.
For me ,and I guess us, we both do what we love to do. I am a natural nurturer and I love cooking, cleaning,running the house hold.He does LOTS of other things like car repairs, renos, yard work( we have acre), ots of activities wiht the kids, bedtime routines.
Now, if I was told to do stuff and it was expected I would have my back up. And if I am swamped and ask for help I expect it with out argument. There is balance.
I think it is more about personality traits. I know married couples whose roles are the opposite of ours. What ever floats your boat.
I aim to take care of my husband and kids because it is what feels right to me but also have what I need to be centered. I do okay at it most days.
I see myself as a fairly strong "feminist" but I happen to have CHOSEN the traditional role of a 1960's wife. I would way rather live this way than modern families where both parents work.

The whole post was great.Some fantastic points and thoughts.

Stephanie--I hope you are holding your head up today, and being good to yourself!

Susie--When is your DH's surgery? We'll all send you positive thought waves when the time comes. :grouphug: In the meantime, please assume that it will be okay, that your hubby will be happier and healthier after he's had the hernia taken care of!

Debbie, you little athlete, you! I'm so glad that you like Curves. I go on Monday and Wednesday evenings, and on Saturday morning. I will tell you from sad experience to pay attention to your form on the machines until it becomes second nature. I got sloppy there after the first few weeks, wasn't relaxing my shoulders and keeping my head back, and managed to strain something in my back. It's all fine now, but it helps to get a 'refresher' after your first few visits, to make sure that you're doing it right.

Girlie--I'm on a sort of "conscious carb" plan, closer to South Beach than to anything else. I refuse to give up fruit altogether, and now and again I've had a piece of really good bread, or sushi rice, and not felt as if I've screwed up. But day in and day out, my extra calories were mostly from carbs, and after years of low-fat diets, I could eat bowls of cereal and not ever feel full. So far this is working for me, albeit slowly.

Spores--re the weekends, I've noticed that when I'm busy, I'm not "hungry." Hmmmm :chin: But Friday or Saturday nights, I find myself rambling around the kitchen, even when I know I'm not at all hungry. I think I'm comforting myself as an aging single gal who's not cuddling with a BF or out on the town. Playing Home Spa helps, 'cuz it makes me feel special. So does talking to my mom or sibs on the phone. Sometimes I check in here, but when I go online at home, I tend to lose all track of time, so I don't always crank up the computer.

Holly--thanks for sharing the picture. Turtle Days sound pretty fun! Re gender roles: my ex and I were good about sharing chores. We got to be in charge of things that bugged us or that we were good at, which made it easier to divvy up the stuff neither of us wanted to do. In my extensive study of men and their curious habits, I've discovered that a lot of it comes down to good home training. So those of you raising young boys, do the next generation of women a favor and teach your manlings to take care of themselves, and let them see your DH bustin' a sud or two!

Jodi--I'm glad to hear that WW will give you good support! I like their magazine a lot. I've been considering joining some sort of group, but I can't bear the thought of adding one more time commitment to my schedule. So you and the gang here will have to help me watch my weight.

Gotta go buy groceries. The only fresh produce I have at home are two onions :lol:

judy

Holly: I think that's so cool that you and your DH have found a way to share a life according to what you both love. That's the greatest thing! It's funny; I am more the fix-it type around my house, so I do that kind of thing, and my BF does the things I hate like grocery shopping and errands. Guess it's different for everyone!

Judy: I too tend to be less hungry when I am busy, especially when I am busy doing things I love to do. When I have lots of work I don't like, I tend to magically get hungry! Funny how the brain works. Gender roles are an intersting issue. I was shocked last semester when teaching my high school kids: universally, they all thought that feminist was some sort of dirty word. They thought that being a feminist meant being a hairy-legged man-hater. Sigh. I had one 18-year old boy who said he had never in his life done laundry!

I am glum this afternoon. I did my treadmill (yay!) and then talked on the phone with a friend. He just got offered what is essentially my dream job. I'm happy for him and all, but I can't help but be jealous. I feel like I'm just slogging away at everything, and nothing is coming together: weight, career, home, all that stuff. And he just has this perfect thing fall in his lap. And here I am mildewing, with nothing happening. I know, I know, I have lots of wonderful things in my life. But it just feels like I'm spinning my wheels, with no prospects on the horizon. And I know that envy isn't going to help one bit. But damnit, I can't help but wallow a bit.

The key here will be to not react to this by eating. Mustn't give up and binge when I am mopey. Going to cook poached salmon and risotto and broccoli for dinner tonight. Going to get my work done and not watch television. Going to find one little thing about my life to celebrate.

Phoo, having a positive attitude is hard.

Good morning ladies,
I'm happy to report that I almost have my housework caught up and it feels good! I feel much more in control right now and I'm looking forward to bringing my DH home from the hospital and just taking care of him. I'm going to rent some movies tomorrow on my lunch hour so that we can just veg out over the weekend. After all isn't that why I've worked so hard this week?

Weigh-in is tomorrow and I'm hoping to have stayed the same. I've not overate this week or binged but I have allowed myself sweets every day. I hope that doesn't come back to get me! I keep thinking about how spring/summer will be here and I swore to myself last year that I would not be overweight again all warm weather season. Sounds like I better get busy.

I have 3 more classes until Spring break. I can't tell you how much I'm living for that.

Spores: How did you do for the rest of the day yesterday? I'm really proud of you for coming here and admiting that you had something bothering you. It's not easy to admit that we wish for what others have sometimes. It's also really easy to get down on yourself and think that you should be in a better place than you are. When that happens to me (I usually feel that way when I think life is passing me by), I really do start counting my blessings and think about all that I've done and the other things that I have in the process.


Judy: Did you get a chance to buy any fresh veggies? I lol when I read that you only had onions. I've been there! You asked about DH's surgery. It's this Friday. Thank you for all the good thoughts.

Jodi: What night is your WW night?

Holly: I like what you had to say about choosing the way you life you life. I think you can still be a strong woman and be a stay at home mom. You know, we women are just amazing people. We take on and adapt to what we need to do. STRONG is what we are!

Debbie: Good for you for throwing those scales out. You don't really need them at home anyway. You can weigh-in at Curves and if there ever comes a time when you can't afford Curves or you don't want to go anymore, did you know that most doctor's offices will weigh you every week if you want and put it in your chart? I did that for awhile when I couldn't get to my meetings.

Ok ladies, I must get to work. Have a great day.

Susie

Toooooooo many thoughts to process.
I stayed up til midnight thinking and watching Idol to turn the brain off.

1 When I was at my Grandma’s on the weekend she smelled badly of urine. When she got up from under the hair dryer the seat was wet. My Mom ,Aunt and Sister( I need to come up with a name for this codependant 3some who share a brain) have been whispering about the smell etc for a while. I get defensive. The woman is 95. She is proud and maybe doesn’t realize the extent of it. So I have been thinking of a compassionate way of dealing with it on my own. The battleax brigade( ha, that’s it!)
are NOT kind about it.My idea is ( I do her laundry weekly), I will buy some panty liners and put it in with the laundry and out a note saying, I thought you might want to give these a try.
She is our very own Queen Mum.
I am open to feedback.

2 DH is still incredibly miserable. He has been stewing about what I said yesterday. he wont look at me. I still think it is hilarious.He hasn’t stomped his feet yet.
I did ask him how he would like if I went to his job site and harassed his co workers and then followed him around criticizing every little thing he said and did?End of story for me.
I took both kids with me to the school council meeting last night. Big kids play with them in the gym. it was okay but we didn’T get home til 9 which is an hour past bedtime .They had a lot of fun and were angels.

3 School Council Meeting- was great, BUT, we discussed at length the issues in the kindergarten class with parent bullying. Some names have come up and one couple I consider pretty good friends,awkward, and then the principal talked about the ringleader calling again yesterday accusing him of not being aware of the “bullies” and problem children in the school. The list included my son and some of his friends. He gave it as a example of how out to lunch this bunch is. I am mulling it over ,of course.
SO, Is my involvement in the administrative stuff at school going to have an adverse affect on my kids. Was he lumped in here because of me or was it coincidence????
I think I will call the principal and ask him this directly.
I want to help and make a difference and this issue is causing a HUGE amount of negativity in my daughters class but I dont want my actions to harm my kids.

4 I have been asked to write a draft of a parent handbook discussing “issues” and how to handle them,legal rights of kids,protocol, peaceful school initiatives.....
So now that is streaming through the old brain.

5 I am definitely getting my period.I have noticed the last couple of months that I feel anxious at the start of it.

I am burning out but I have known that since last weekend. I had a family cancel for today. I just have 2 toddlers til noon. My 2 are in school. i almost sent a note to voluteer this aft. Hello?? You need a break chicky. My hope is that DH doesn’t come home early.
I will take a bath for sure.
Re:DS and hockey. When he plays hockey it is the only time time in his life I have not seen him agitated or anxious. He is calm, peaceful and full of pure joy. I LOVE this for him. He even twitches and squirms when he sleeps.

March break starts this Friday. For next week I will have 6 kids for full days including my own. 2 others are off all week. I have a highschool girl coming for the mornings to do activities with them. I am taking them to the sugarbush for a day too. I think it will be a good week.

I need to eat. i am having trouble finding stuff to eat that appeals to me. Then I am hungry at night and eat carbs. I think I am too tired to out effort into it.
It has been mini wheats and fruit every moring for awhile.
Maybe I will scramble an egg.

Breathing.

Sorry I didn't post yesterday. I used all my computer time to just chill. I looked up a couple online walkthroughs for some playstation 2 games I was having a hard time with. I was just stuck on a couple of them! Then I looked up my Gallop Racer 2004 game to see when I could put more mares in my barn!! Being the crazy horse person I am, I absolutely love that game!!! It was really good for me to just chill out a bit. I went home last night and after I sent my daughter to bathe, I played my Gallop Racer for a bit and got past a tricky point in one of my other games. It really helped me to just chill out - A LOT!!

I did read posts yesterday! Just didn't post anything myself.

Jodi - Thank you!! I had to go to the store last night. The pigs needed food! (we have 2 guineau pigs, a rabbit and 3 cats) So anyway, I picked up a box of Fiber one. I also got a couple bananas! When I got home I ate 1/2 cup of fiber one with 1/2 banana cut up in it! It was very good! I also didn't realize that high fiber foods were SOO filling! I didn't have an urge to snack all night!! It was really great! Thanks for letting me know about it. I'm not going to increase past the one serving a day for a little while to give my body time to get used to the increased fiber intake. (will only increase to two servings after that)

Debbie - great job working out!! I'm very proud of you!!!

Susie - thank you!!! It's so great to have all this wonderful support!!

Girlie - Thanks!! I hope you get the job you interviewed for!!

Spores - Thank you. I am feeling soo much better today!!

Judy - My head is back up. And I'm sitting up straight! :) I'm feeling ever so much better!

Hollyhock - The turtle races sound like great fun!

Ok gals! I have to let you all know! I am feeling so much better! I'm even back to making good food choices again!!! Thank you for all the support! It's been invaluable! Monday night, my boyfriend had a moment. He got all stressed and was worried about his finances. We live together, split the bills, but keep our money separate. I giggled at him. And gave him all the supporting reasons why his money was a little lower than he was used to seeing and how everything was going to be just fine. That talk helped me a lot. In convincing him not to spaz out, I totally saw all the reasons I shouldn't be spazzing out!! I mean if I don't end up with a job, I can apply for unemployment (and keep looking for a job) and shouldn't have any troubles getting it. Yeah, it would be less than I would make if actually working, but I could make ends meet with it very easily. I just would have to watch ANY extraneous spending very, very carefully. But I can do that. I made a great choice by getting in more fiber last night. -AND fresh fruit!! (I couldn't actually quote the last time I ate fresh fruit, any fruit really - I've been VERY bad) I also got a gorgeous pair of pants last night! They were on Sale for $2.00!! They are a dark grey dresspant that zips up the side. They are also a size 14! So they are for later after I've lost some weight! I'm currently wearing a size 20 pants. Have some size 18's in my closet and one or two 16's for the downward spiral. :) I hope that I can be in those size 14's at least for the fall! I just couldn't pass them up! Oh AND I am drinking water this morning!!! :p I still have my diet soda sitting at my desk but I haven't yet opened it!! Thank you all so much for helping me to get back on track! It means a lot to me! I would still be wanting to eat everything in sight if it weren't for all your great support! ;) Big hugs to you all!!!

Stephanie
234/226/125
SW/CW/GW

Oh Hollyhock! I think what you're doing with the school is good. I have such troubles with my daughter's school. She is in 2nd grade and they are just completely horrendous sometimes. (the children AND the administration) Her teacher scheduled a parent-teacher conference which had to be rescheduled by the teacher - upon rescheduling, I discovered that the assistant principal was supposed to be there too! They say that my daughter is not in trouble for behavior that she just sometimes doesn't want to do her work. They came into the meeting with information on ADD/ADHD and information on medications! What jerks! I have told them many, many times that I have no intention whatsoever of putting my daughter on medication. She hasn't been diagnosed ADD or anything but it has come up some in her school career. But she can make 90-100's on her papers and tests (pretty consistently) when I get her going well. (which to me says that she is very capable and just needs more encouragement - it's just much easier on the teacher if she's medicated) The teacher even went so far as to request an 'observation' from a YMCA staff member in the afterschool program. This staff member just graduated from high school and has no educational background whatsoever to qualify her in making observations! I was mad! The teacher and assistant principal both were just attempting to steamroll over me! I called the schoolboard and requested how to submit a formal complaint on a teacher. The schoolboard had the school principal call me (whom I had not been able to get in touch with prior to this) and he and I had a meeting. Things seem like they might be some better now. They better be, or I'll be calling him and the school board again. It was ridiculous Holly. The teacher fussed that Savannah wouldn't do her work sometimes, then she penalized her one day for working ahead of the class on her math work!! 2nd graders are not cookie-cutter!!! Talk about something to confuse the poor child. Ok. Sorry. But no, I think being a part of something at school can at least keep this kind of crap from happening to your children. So don't necessarily think that it's time to give it up. It may be the only thing to give them a fair shake. - On an awesome note, I found out yesterday that some girls FINALLY got in trouble for calling my daughter names!!!!!!! YES!! They were calling her a ******. They got sent to the principal's office for it!!! YES!!!! It seems like my meeting with the principal worked. And if you knew my daughter. She is so, so sweet. She is still a child. But she is very caring and sweet. So consider staying in the school involvement. I think it makes a difference!!

Stephanie

Woohoo!! I have drank almost a full 20 oz of water and I walked around the block a couple times (for 10 minutes) on my 15 minute break at 10am!!! It feels so good to be back on track with everything! Actually, it's like I'm back with a vengeance!! I'm doing even better than I was doing before!! I'm coming back into it stronger and better!! I have so many goals that are happening this year that I want to look great for!! I got those great pants I want to fit into!! I'll be turning 30 in July. My ex boyfriend that I am friends with now is getting married in May. I'm invited to the wedding and I want to look fabulous for that! Plus I still would like to try to do the 5K on April 9th!! So, I really don't have too much time to slow down on this!! I'm glad I'm back on track now!! Thanks so much to all of you!!!

Stephanie
234/226/125
SW/CW/GW

Hey everyone; I have made it to curves 3 days in a row. I love it! I decided to go right after work. I knew something might happen if I came home 1st. I have supper in the oven and don't have much time. I am driking a lrg glass of WATER another plus.
Sorry I'm rambling again. Just excited.


Holly: I tried to update my weight tracker and goofed it up. It is the code in the midde we use isn't. I suffer from CRS and am totally computer illerate!!


BIG HUGS EVERYONE!!

Stephanie~ thank you so much. I got really choked up when I read your post this aft.It means so much to me that you shared that.
I called the principal and he was so sorrortive and kind and said he backs up me and the work I am doing 100%.
The trouble making parent commented to the principal that DS was part of a group of bullies. It was malicious, but i was wondering if it was a reaction to me being on school council. The principal and I had a great talk about it. He made me feel that I am valued and the project I am working on is more important than pettiness and that the people who matter, him, teachers invloved parents know it for what it is.
I wrote out a very rough first draft of the parent guide. It has gone out to council members to edit and input. I will send it to the kindergaten teacher and principal for thier input too.
Anyhow, I have cleared the muddle in my head.
I do believe in what i am doing and it is what I excell at. It feels FANTASTIC to be heading this project.
Hugs and thankyou Steph. My heart goes out to you for your challenges at yuour school.

hello everyone!
hope you are all doing well! i am feeling just fine. stayed over at work and got one job finished for the week i feel really good about that, the thing about my job is that is gets crazy busy for a while and just about when you are ready to scream it all mellows out and you have a chance to breathe. the WW is going well, i stress ate last night but i tracked all the points and am not over for the week yet so that is good. i have been too chicken to hop on the scale at home, i think i will just wait it out until saturday and see what the number is. i still am not exercising, thinking about it daily but not doing it. it will come.

stephanie- glad you liked the cereal i really do also. you sound so positive!! i am so glad to hear!! you are going to do great!! glad the job stress is calming down, sometimes you just have to go with the flow and see where life takes you. good luck girl!!

holly- 1) i think your idea for your gram is a good one, i bet she will appreciate the gesture. when you write about the battelax brigade it reminds me of cinderella. don't let them get to you!! 2)let DH stew for a while either he will come out a lovely soup, or he will boil over either way it sounds like you can handle him! 3) as far as the school stuff goes, if you enjoy being involved and helping out then don't let a group of nasty parents get in your way. you seem to be doing all of this just because you are a great mom and want to be there for your kids that is all that matters really.

mychoice- so glad things are winding down for you, you'll need all you have to be there for DH. good luck with his surgery!! my WW meeting is on saturday am. so i can't cheat on friday nights anymore lol.

spores- sorry you are in the dumps! the dinner you planned sounds great, and you are cooking at home good for you! about viewing yourself as a higher power, there is something i wish i could do. if only the other half of me would listen. WW is not a bad plan really, it is basically what i have been doing all along. i need the extra incentive of being charged money to get me moving right now though. lol whatever works go with it!! in response to being the cooking, cleaning person... i am the one here that does the majority of the house stuff, cooking cleaning, shopping, budget, bills etc. i don't really like it much but that is how it has worked out. we all have household jobs but i seem to have inherited the majority of them. (lucky me) this really wasn't a big deal when i stayed at home but now that i work 40+ hours a week it is alot to say the least. so i guess the point here is if you want to come over call first cause my house is a mess ROFL!

judy- we're her for you that's for certain. i hope the produce shopping went well. i shopped like a wild woman this past weekend and now i have so much stuff i'm not sure what to do with it all. i am not lacking in veggies this week at least. lol hope all is well!

hi debbie and girlie hope you are well!!
have a great night everyone!!

Susie~ I am glad all your ducks are in a row so you can focus on taking care of your man!!
Spores~it is good you acknowledged your feelings and wrote it out.It gives it wings. Keep working at your goals and things will fall in place as they are meant to be. Congrats on the workout and planning the healthy meal. Was it delish??
How are you feeling today?
Debbie~ once again, WOOOOOHOOOOOOOO< 3 days!!!!!!!!!!!!
Girlie~ what's up chick?
Jody~good on getting the work finished. BTW house work is NEVER done. Aren't your kids old enough for a fair share? Glad the WW is helping.
Judy~ how was your day?

Later Chicks!