I've had another great op day...:dancer:
I'm not sure where I went ...but I'm BAAACK!!
We are taking a roadtrip this w-end. We are driving to Kentucky to see MIL.
I think it will be nice to get out of town. I sure hope nothing happens to keep us from going.

B-yogurt, applesauce
L-lean gourmet meal and salad
S-apple
D-salmon,broccoli
S-Orange

Good Morning All,

Both of my GMs are out of the office today. I feel like I am on an "in-house" vacation. Great time to catch up on work, or at least act like I am. :^)

We have so many signing up for the at work WW, that we do not have a conference room big enough to accommodate it. I am very excited. There are 3 or 4 girls in nearby cubicles that are joining also. That should help.

I got a new do last night. I just love it. My hairdresser said it makes me look younger. I said, in that case, I will take two. haha I do feel like a new woman today. Now if I was just 90 lbs lighter, I would be groovin'.

My new tatoo was my second. I have a butterfly on my shoulder also. I don't even know what possesses me to get them. It is like all the sudden, I am getting a tatoo.

Debbie, visiting Kentucky, you are only one state away from me (Indiana)....stop on by.

Jiggly - drink more water, it helps with bloating.

Hello to all, gotta get busy.

Have a wonderful hump day.

Annie

No humping here on hump day unless I add it to my list!!!

I can feel my stress level building.
Hubby didn't run the dishwasher last night because I didn't "tell" him too, hence the supper dishes are still on the table. I took DD to gym and went to bed at 9:30, I was at the end of my rope. He pushed them out of the way to make his lunch this morning.

Today I will:
~shower/ trim my bangs( cant see)
~take allergy meds
~run dishwasher
~pack up the rest of the avon and do up bills
~make calls/emails
~desperatley need groceries
~need to vacuum still
~need to sweep kitchen floor
~would LOVE to do some yoga
~tame some paper tigers
~care for 3 preschoolers til noon-1 for the afternoon- May get groceries then


cereal eaten- gonna go clear my sinuses in the shower

breathing

Holly~I know how it can be...DH just left a whole sinkful of dishes waiting for me for today, even though I have to work this afternoon. (extra day) I am aiming to get laundry all washed and folded, dishes in the dsishwasher, adn a trip to the gym this morning. I hope I can do it!!!

-4 kids had a tea party with cookies and apple juice
-4 kids have coloured and now playing house
-5 phone calls made
-1 order packed
-1 goddess showered, dressed and moisturized
-1 dishwasher running
-1 plan of action for the aft in place, going for groceries at 1 pm, back for bus at 3:40
-3:40 5 kids will arrive


It is a beautiful sunny spring day 11C/52F perfection!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Good morning girls!

Weigh In today and I lost another 3lbs! I'm so happy about that as it was TOM week!

I've been really busy trying to sort out stuff we brought over from my mother-in-law's house. I have way too many clothes in way too many sizes! lol I washed everything that I brought over, 5 loads done yesterday and put away! (and some thrown away!) I have hung my size 16 jeans right at the front of my closet for inspiration. I know I have 30lbs before I get into those but I know I can do it! I still have what feels like a million boxes to unpack and still more to get packed up at MIL's house. Neither of dh's brother's are giving us any help and it's really taking us a long time to get sorted. Oh and of course I am just waiting for the 'well I wanted so and so where is it?'. Look in a box pal, you'll find it somewhere!!! Is how I am kinda dealing with that one lol

One day I will be fully moved into this house...one day!

Holly, you sound so organised every morning, you know exactly what you need to get done, I should take a leaf out of your book!

Annie, I have a tattoo too, on my outer thigh - I designed it myself - it's a heart with the British flag on one side and the American flag on the other. I'm lucky, one of my best friends is a tattoo artist so I get tattoos for free if I want, and I do her website for her. I'm thinking of getting another one but I just don't know what I want.

Debbie, I hope your trip to Kentucky goes well, nice to have a weekend away!

Susie, good luck with 'staying in line' with all that hostessing. Must be really hard going. I know you can do it!

Jiggly, aren't those hot flashes and mood swings awful! Funnily enough I didn't have pms this month!!! I knew af was supposed to be coming this past weekend but I had none of my usual wanting to kill everyone in sight feeling. I had one choc craving on Sunday so I ate a sugar free choc pudding instead of dipping into the huge tin of Quality St that is sitting here. Kick that damn PCOS's *****y arse babe!

Ellen, good luck with the housework, men are such a pain sometimes. I have yet to figure why they put dishes in the sink when there is s dishwasher, mine does it too. The one that really peeves me is when I have a saucepan or something soaking in the sink and people put other dishes into the dirty, getting cold water! Why would you do that?

Have a great hump days girls, keep on doing what you're doing!

Sarah

DIshes are done, and last load of laundry is drying, but DD started to get sick, so I will not beable to make it to the gym this morning. I will try tomorrow if she is feeling better. I have a tatoo too. I have a cupid on my lower back. I think I am going to get another one, wahen I lose a little more weight. But I am not sure what to get?? I am thinking on my leg, or foot?? Have to run and get that laundry finished!!

PMS - Oh Sarah, I do have it this month, this week, yesterday and today. Everyone at work peed me off yesterday. And I brought goodies for an associate anniversary then he just griped about what was brought in. What a RUDE B*st*rd. I barely kept myself in check, and with this PMS, he was almost toast.

Later Ladies

Hello everyone, sounds like things are going well for most of you, and that's great!

I had gain this week - .2lbs. Not much, and I'm not too discouraged. I know I did a lot of things wrong last week and am working to correct them this week. I've been getting lazy with exercise, I skipped Friday and Monday, but did go for a bit yesterday morning, and plan to go for the rest of the week. Some weeks I will lose, some weeks I may gain, and I just want to keep going.

I've not been feeling the greatest lately. I stayed home from work yesterday and got in some good rest. I also made a soup that I love, it's easy on the tummy too. I mixed a can of veggie broth with a can of fat free chicken broth, and threw in all kinds of fresh veggies: mushrooms, zucchini, bok choy, chinese greens, sugar snap peas, and a little bit of rice - not even 1/4 cup. I also threw in some cooked shrimp. It was awesome soup! Very hearty, and I let it simmer for about a half hour - and the shrimp added great flavor. DH LOVED it. We will be eating it more often. It's very simple, very low in fat and healthy.

Hope you all are well!

Girlie

Hey guys,
I'm adjusting to my job. It is easier than I thought. I just had to learn the shortcuts.
I've been op today. I made it to curves. :carrot:

Girlie: YUM!!! The soup sounds great.

Annie: :hug: Good job biting your tongue...LOL

Sarah: :bravo: great loss...You rock!!! :dancer:

Later, Lost is on.

Good morning ladies! I have been feeling better, but i have been just so drn tired. It is even worse than the how tired I was when I was preggers. I have to go to the chiropractor, and maybe that will help. I was op yesterday, but because DD is sick I did not get to the gym. DH said I could go after he gets home, but he started late this AM so He will probably not be home b4 dinner time. If I don't make it I promise to either hula hoop or go for a walk~~supposed to be up to 65 here!!! Yaya I think Spring has sprung!!

OMG I can't believe this! Yesterday I stepped on the scale cause I wanted to see if I had lost any weight at all. I don't like using my scale cause I had brought it out of desperation, it's non digital, and I hate non digital cause I can never see my exact weight. Anyway, I stepped on it cause I hadn't weighed myself in the while and it spun around and stopped a lil after 240. I was pissed cause I thought it was wrong and it was broken but today I was at my mama's job (she works at the VA hospital) and I went to the employee health office and the lady let me weigh myself and they have this cool (expensive) digital scale and I weighed myself and it said I weighed 244 1/2!!! Which means I've lost like 6.5 lbs!!! *screams*

Great going Shari!!! You R-O-C-K!!!!!!!!!!!!

Yesterday was loooooooooooong but successful. The Avon party was not as nice as "advertised" but I had a good chat with a couple of sister reps.( I didn't wash my hair, just pout it in a bun, LOL!) The food was all gone when i got there and i had skipped supper with the dentist and all..............
DS had 3 fillings done and was a trooper.I survived a day of 9 kids!

Just 3 little monkeys today once I launch the others.

I will still work on taming that paper tiger. I MUST do taxes this weekend.

Ds is going home on the bus with his "girlfriend" to go as her guest for her hockey party and then his hockey party follows at 6.

I need to write our church newsletter and get organized for the School Council Meeting on Monday.

Clyde ate breaky yesterday and then slept for 13 hours, ate at 10:30 pm and then slept til now. He looks so small and old.I am hoping he will just go in his sleep, gently.
I saw a station wagon at the corner garage.......
Station wagon has been test driven. I enjoyed it. They will do a straight trade; my van for the wagon.

I would save $80 a month in gas for a little less mobility with a house full of kids. Just waiting for hubby to call and say okay. I try to keep him in the loop with these decisions *giggle*

........he is going to stop in and look under the hood on the way home.


HUGS!!!!!!

Thank you Hippy!

And holly, you are one busy bee!

Good Morning, good morning!!!!
Hubby and I are planning how to get the kids. I was going to tell them to hustle and get ready for school and not miss the bus.

We had a fab first thunder storm of the season last night. A real crasher. I was all cozied up in bed reading. Delightful.
No specific plans today. yippee!!! Lots I can do. Going back to the garage and see if I can wrangle a trade. They were getting wishy washy on me.
-housework
-tax stuff
-Avon brochure and order delivery
-a nice soak in the tub

We may go and get our new pets today.

My weight was down 2 the other day. I will weigh in again and see if it was for real.

Just saying hello. I'm going to have breakfast with the hubby, but wanted to check in and update my signature - down 2.4 this week, very surprisingly. I started off badly this week, but worked out hard and even went in at 6am today before weigh-in.

Hope you all have a great day - the weather is LOVELY here!

Congrats Holly and Girlie!

Hello,
Well I got through my week of taking care of the customers. I didn't get much sleep and when I got home Friday I crashed. The first night I was out with the group I had a little to much to drink; I got caught up with the party mood of the group and I suffered that next day. The second group I paced myself. Still had a lot of fun but didn't feel like crap the next day. Just tired because they stayed at the club until 3:00 a.m.!

I got a lot done around the house yesterday and spent some time reading to relax. I'm going to go for a walk today. The sun is shinning and it looks warm so I think I'll walk outside.

I didn't get to weigh-in because I was out of town but I have a weigh-in this week and I'm really looking forward to it. I feel I've stayed on plan and I'm working hard to keep on it. I keep telling myself that I'm doing something nice for me and that it is a privilage to do so.

I'm happy for those that lost this week. I'm planning on joining you!

Ok..got to run.
Susie

well i am back from the beach.oh man i had sooo much fun,layed on the beach for three days,sooo nice!!! i did not want to come home at all,i begged to stay longer,we promised each other we are going to move there one day soon. better be soon,at least a year or two :)

Hey everyone,
I've had a great w-end. Today we went to the local flea market to buy our tomato plants. Walked for 2 hour at a fair pace. I didn't take time to browse. I was on a mission and wouldn't be distracted...lol. It is 89f here now. It's hard not to think about planting the garden. We bought tomato, squash, okra,
pepper, watermelon, and cantaloupe plants.

I've stayed within my pt range for the last couple of days.
I'll WI tomorrow when I go to curves. :crossed:

Charliekay: glad you had a great trip.

Susie: :dizzy: Sounds like you really enjoyed yourself...LOL

Shari, girlie, and Holly: :bravo: Way to go, you guys...WOO...HOO!!!

Later :gouphug:

House is very clean for a change.Well, at least by my standards, which aren't high . Kids had a good aft and eve. Hubby must of gone to bed. i thought he was out in the shed but the lights are off.

I confess to loving our little gerbil, Bozo. I could watch him for hours. Goldie is my first Guinea pig.He is pretty cuddly.

The cats have settled down a bit with the new fellas.

The Junos were great but Kalan didn't sing!!

6 kids tomorrow.

Hubby does not want the wagon. Our van is perfectly fine; just pricey for gas.

I will cut corners other ways.

That's about it. Hugs and good night.

Good morning,
My walk last night was great! I needed it to clear my head.
I have my workout bag ready for a lunch time workout because I'm going to the movies tonight with the Chickies. We are going to see Failure to Launch.

I can't keep skipping workouts; I want to make time for them so I am.

Debbie: I'm so happy to see you back on track. I'm getting there.
Charlie: I am a beach lover too!
Jiggly: I don't know that much about IBS but I do know that if you are eating my veggie and fiber you might need more water to move things through.
Holly: I see how busy you always are. How are you doing with your weight loss this week?

Ok...I've got to work.

Good morning all! We had a vuer busy weekend, and the weather is getting nicer~when it was not raining! It seems like it rained all day sunday and through the night. It is still raining now, but hopefully things will clear up soon. I love the spring, but hate the rain. Will have to find one more thing the firls can do inside today. ((Hugs)) HAve to run!

Hello Ladies.........

What a weekend, spent Sat in ER. Son broke index finger on left hand (he is a righty). It is broke completely, at an angle, looks awful. Doc in ER couldn't set it as it is so bad. He goes to a hand surgeon today to schedule surgery. Yikes. Might know, just got the last doc bills caught up. lol. Only working till 1:30 today to take him.

Eating has improved, SLIGHTLY, still no exercise. Joined WW here at work last Friday, the first WI to get started, however, is not till 4/7. Get a good start till then, or pig out till then? lol. I am trying to be good.

Gotta get groovin. Short day.

(((HUGS)))

Annie

I brought home an extra kid from storytime to play, giggle.

Getting ready for school council meeting tonight.

My weight is odd. I am taking a homeopathic treatment for my immune system and stress and it causes fluid levels to fluctuate. I was down 2, up 8 and back down 6 last week. The Doc told me not to weigh myself for a month but i am feeling fat and squishy.

The upside is that I am healthier and not as unable to cope.

Jiggly~ I really dont know how to do less. I HAVE stepped down a Sunday School Super and am not helping with our summer festival in town.
Many of our choices as parents/a family create more hands on work than some do; but give us a fab family life.

Official weigh in today: 247 lbs, three lb gain since last time I weighed. :( But I'm okay. Goal is four lbs this week.

(((ANNIE and SON)))))

+3C/36F today so far, calling for rain/snow later, sunny at the moment!!!

I had 4 phone calls at 8am aleady! :shock:
Still not liking this time change. Was up til 1am and couldn't wake up for 6:30.

Need to eat, shower, go thru notes from last nights meeting. I am speaking on behalf of school council at the Kindergarten info night. DD had gym, DH will have to take her.

I will clean the kitchen well today and put away laundry.

HUGS!!!

Quick update. Eating has not been great. I didn't log my food well this weekend. Trying again for today. Exercise is GREAT though. DH has gone with me to the gym again - we did 54 mins on the elliptical. :)

Wish he could eat better though!

Happy Tuesday, Everyone...

Girlie

WELL SHOOT!... I did a post and goofed somewhere and lost it...LOL
Anyway..So good so far. OP today...Bad over the w-end

Annie: Hope ds is doing better

Shari: I know how you feel. My weight has been stuck for a few weeks now.
We just have to stick with it... WE CAN DO THIS!!!!

LATER :grouphug:

Thanks for the hugs. Doc couldn't get DSs finger to align or connect. We go on Friday to have two screws put in his finger. Surgery is at 2pm, so he will only miss 1/2 day of school. He is excited about only missing 1/2 day, cause if he does not miss any days of Building Trades, which is in the mornings, he will get 100 bucks on the last day of school. They are building a house in Greencastle, Indiana, and are almost done. It looks great.

Working both Sat and Sun OT this weekend. Tax season almost over. SHuweee.

Have a great day ladies.

(((Annie)))

Morning or I guess I should say afternoon :^)

Yeah, Annie, I went for a 15 minute walk at lunch time. Not much but something. Food good today also. One day at a time.

This is going to sound silly, but I keep telling myself that food is yucky and full of boogers. So far it is working. I just keep chanting it to myself. Whatever works, I guess. LOL

Jiggly - You are on a great track, goodie for you! :^)

Debbie - Let's stick together and keep on trying. I know how you feel about up and down weight.

Girlie - Great job on the exercise the rest will come.

Holly - You busy little bee......I am having a hard time adjusting to this time change also. It is the first time Indiana has changed times in 30 years. Not getting dark till 9:30 pm just blows me away and makes it hard to go to bed early.

Jasonslea - Great attitude, we can do this, we all can.

Hey everyone else.....keep on postin'.

(((HUGS)))

Annie

I didn't lose a sausage this week! But at least I didn't gain either!

Must have been my slight over exuberance at the weekend - new seafood take out opened and we decided to try it - food sucked so bad I ended up eating the white bread rolls as that was all I could stand! Then having eaten the white bread I decided I would eat some Quality St (choc). Saturday we went to the drive-in and I ate fries with my burger (again on a white bun!) but I did have diet coke!

Shall just have to be good ALL this week as I had 2 'treat days' last week!

Well done everyone keep on going. Not gonna post much as I feel like crap today. I have a cavity and silly me stuck a toothpick in it last night to remove some remnant of food and as I have my thumb in a splint I stuck it in too far and hit the nerve OMG! Nothing would calm the pain so I took a percocet, still no relief so 4 hours later (just before bed) I took another one. I slept really well, no wake ups for a pee but I feel like a zombie today. I am just starting to come around a little bit, queasiness is passing and I've lost that 'weak' feeling finally. Won't be doing that again in a hurry!

Oh, got my Tae Bo dvd, gonna start that tomorrow...wish me luck!

Love you all, big hugs...

Sarah

Good day everyone,

DH went to the gym with me for the 3rd time last night! We went Friday, Monday and Tuesday...although it does take some nagging on my part...I don't want to nag, but on one hand he tells me he wants to go, and on the other hand, he starts getting lazier the later it gets. We didn't start working out until 10pm, but I still got in 60 mins of elliptical, and he did 55 mins, and I was in bed around midnight and slept like a baby...I woke up at 6.30a but felt like I'd had 10 hours of sleep.

I hope to try to make it to the gym earlier tonite! DH is going to try on tuxes for a wedding he'll be in, and maybe that will get him more motivated...

Girlie

Hi, I'm down another pound this week. I still can't believe i'm in the 20's again, but soooo far from the goal. I'm not having any problems with commitment. I exercise everyday and keep track of every calorie. I know that if I stay on track it will eventually happen, and that it can't happen any faster than it is, but I keep on thinking, why does it have to take sooo long. 27 pounds until 199.

Thanks Debbie, JB, and Annie! That's why I love coming to this board, I get such wonderful support. :) You all rock!