Good evening all!!

Michelle, so sorry your brown rice burned. I only use minute brown rice so it doesn't take very long to cook. And so sorry your bra gave you frost bite! LOL. It could've been your underwear, LOL :lol3: I LOVE stuffed peppers too. I have a really good recipe for skillet stuffed peppers that I make every now and then.
Cindi, I agree with Michelle, don't let her cheat the system. It works if people don't abuse it. I mean if it doesn't bother you then fine, but obviously it's bothering your DH. What I would do is call DHS or welfare or whoever sets those things up and run it by them and if they say it's ok then let her do it but if not then put a stop to it. My SIL is the worlds biggest state assistance user! Drives me nuts. She gets tons of food stamps etc because she lies about everything and refuses to work, so things like that get under my skin quick. Hope your A/C starts working better. Mine has been on since 3 pm. It's just too hot today and the kids were sweating so I had to give in and turn it on.
Crystal, don't worry about not liking those menus. I know not everyone eats the same, lol. But I am in love with it!!! lol
Melinda, I couldn't live without my toaster oven. I use it for everything. Hope yours gets fixed or replaced soon. I hope the weaning gets easier for you. Are you not bf at all anymore?

Well I wasn't going to start making any of those new recipes until monday but I got home from grocery shopping this afternoon and was starving because I usually eat dinner around 4:30-5 pm and it was 5:30 pm, and since I had all the ingrediants for any of those 6 recipes I couldn't help but want to make one! So I made the Asian Burritos with Ginger Salsa and it was SOOOOOOO good!!! I made sweet potatoes and a big salad to go with it and it all hit the spot! ( I haven't had ground beef in such a long time and it was so tasty!) If anyone is interested I'll post the recipe for you all. I thought it was delicious and my ds, who is more picky than my dd ate all of his!! That says something, lol. So everytime I make a recipe now I'm going to rate it in my saving dinner book and that one got 5 stars for sure. Dh will be home tomorrow and we'll eat out but sat and sun I may make another recipe in here, lol. I am so excited about this book!!! (can you tell? lol)
But anyway, now dinner is over and I have a few odds and ends to finish up before DH is here tomorrow that I want done tonight. So I'll TTYL!

I just finished dinner omg those were sooooo good!!!! Its going to be one of my favorite dishes. But I'm just stuffed now lol. I hope I'm not too stuffed to get a walk in a little bit later if not oh well.

How was everyone else's supper? Hows the night going?

Spryng - Now you got me wantin to try that recipe it does sound sooo good wanna share the recipe?? lol

Ok well I guess I'll finish watching School of Rock with hubby I'll be back for chat later!!

Michelle

Hi girls, this is just a quick note. Just got the kiddos in the bed and gonna enjoy some WW ice cream. I got 30 solid intense minutes of workout and feel good. Hope everyone else has a great night. I'll check in in the morning.
Good Night

Hi ladies!

Going to go sit out on the deck and have a beer and some pretzels...good for the crabbiness...not so good for the diet! Gotta do it once in a while ;). Talk to you tomorrow!!

PS Ginny...HAPPY ANNIVERSARY! If he forgets, I'll come out and kick his butt for ya! Hee hee.

Good Afternoon Ladies,

:) Hope you are all having a great night!

Geri,
You posted to everyone else and didn't even tell us what is going on with you.... LOL :lol: How is the TOPS group going??? YOU GO TOP LOSER! LOL

Crystal,
I agree with Spryng about changing your starting weight to match the new scale. But that is up to you! And congrats on the exercise

Leigh,
OK Lady HOPE you have a wonderful time with dh and Please let us know how you are doing tomorrow!!!!! Yes the suspense is KILLING me!!!! LOL

Spryng,
I'm gonna check out the site! Sounds pretty neat! My mom had bought me the 1Million and One Recipes CD so if you ever need anything new let me know! I have alot to choose from...... LOL But I will check out the site too! That is so great you loved the recipe! I hate in when things don't turn out right when I try so hard!

Michelle,
I might have missed it but how was the weigh in this morning? I know you got on there! LOL I am so glad you like the peppers.... I ate the last one for lunch... YUM YUM YUM!!!!!!

Jessi,
I hear you on the baby getting active! And I hate to tell you but it only gets worse....LOL

Ginny,
Congrats on the anniversary! When is the last day of school there? Do you do any other job in the summer? or just take off?

Jackie,
How are you doing??? Did you get the house tidied up? If that is how you spell that? LOL Have you tried flylady.net?

Melinda,
Sounds like you are going to be busy! That is so great that you volunteered! Congrats to you! I bet you feel good about it! And Congrats on the 30th bday coming up! I am so glad you are getting to mix with ole friends! You are going to have a blast!

Cindi,
I agree with the others about the daycare situation. I kept kids in the house for about a year and just quit in december. I have major problems with moms taking advantage of me. I just had to get a break. I actually ran into one of the moms that I turned down.... I felt kindof stupid seeing someone I turned down on childcare but the mom was horrible not bringing in all her stuff and making me use my own...... :( Hope things work out for you! And I hope you make the chat!

I had chicken tonight but I was not hungry anyway... But I made the rest of the family low fat chicken pot pie... I cook for my mom and dad b/c they are living in a camper next to us on our land b/c they are building a house behind us. Anyhow, My dad has been doing low fat for 5 years now. So I accomodate there needs to! Everyone said it was great!

Anyhow, If I can keep my eyes open I hope to see you at chat tonight! I didn't get a nap in today :(

Geri,
Sorry I missed your post!

I think it is ok to be able to live a little when you want!

You have been doing so great so you are entitled to a break! Enjoy! ;)

Heyyyyy!! I just came across this story that I thought you all might find interesting here's the link:Super Size Me Its about a guy who ate nothing but McDonalds for 30 days!! I am sooo disgusted lol but check it out if you care to!

Well me and the girls had such a great time after we watched School of Rock, Taylor wanted to dance and we did the riding on my knee while flying all over the place lol it was hilarious and we had sooo much fun!! Teagan rode on the other knee but the poor thing was just sooo tired, she had red rimmed eyes but she was fighting the sleep pretty bad. I just got her to sleep and Taylor is going right now!! The rest of the night is mine!!

Well I hope to see some of you ladies in the chat :) I'm gonna kinda surf the web while I wait for chat time :)

Night
Michelle

Michelle,

I saw that article!

My mom and I both read it!

Ok Ladies!

Have a great night! And a wonderful weekend starting tomorrow!

We all deserve it!

:) :) :)

We are doing awesome!

Ack! I saw that article too Michelle.
Hope your beer raised your mood Geri.
Penny I'd love your lowfat pot pie. My family loves pot pie.
Crystal congrats on your 30 min of workout! How was the ww ice cream?
Spryng hope you are all ready for your Dh to come home!

I missed a few days. Its been sorda nutty here. I needed to get away and stayed at a friends house tuesday night. So tempting she is the best cook and her pantry is always loaded with chocolate and bad food. I did great. Took along my diet coke and just tasted what ever she had to offer. I got home late Wednesday and made a stuffed meatloaf. Just had a few bites and a nice salad. Then Thursday grilled out ground round and had a small patty, some greens drinched in vinager diet soda. vogurt and fruit for breakfast and some chipped beef with cheese blocks and olives for lunch. I feel pretty good. I've had my walk everyday and gotten on the bike a few times. Today I worked really hard tilling/hoeing/etc for my garden. That was a giant workout. It looks so pretty I can't wait to have fresh vegis. So I had to skip the walk.
I'm going to weigh in on Mondays. I feel lighter! Maybe I'll take a peek tomorrow? better not...

Good, Wonderful, Friday Morning All
 

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What a beautiful, wonderful monring, huh? Well I read through all the posts but didn't right anything down, thinking, "oh, I'll remember", yeah right, I'd better scroll down.

MistyMichele, the WW ice cream is incredible and you get a full cup, vs. a half a cup with any other ice cream. Sounds like you're eating has been well. I hope that time away was what you needed. I'm glad you got to work in your garden. I've got corn, zucchini, cantaloupe, lettuce, beans and carrots starting to sprout. Doing really well and I can't wait to have them either.

Penny, sounds like you've been doing well and that chicken pot pie sounds really good. I did change my beginning weight. I'll post my losses and such here in a minute.

Michelle, hope you had a great night. Was School of Rock really good, I've been wanting to see it. We think Jack Black is just a nut.

Well, I slept really pretty well. And yesterday evening I was have some trouble with my dh and I really don't want to get into it, but lets just say, that things are great. We're fine and can't wait until our trip. Well, I know I've changed scales and have a new weight, but my old scale is still accurate to tell me how MUCH I've lost and it says I've lost 4 lbs. this week. I went and weighed on my FIL's scale first thing this morning, that's when I like to weigh and always weigh a bit less, anyhow, it gave a great reading. I've lost a total of 15 lbs. since I've started at the end of March. I'd say that's great. You girls are awesome. I hope you all have a great WI. Well, Andrew is crying, gotta go get him up. I've got my regular Friday things to do, so I'll check in later. Have a good one everybody.

Weigh-in Day
 

Hi gals -only time for a super quick post as I'm in the hotel using up money. Did grea out at dinner last night :) No scales available in the hotel (I really did ask!! lol!!) But my weight yesterday morning was . . . 169!!! So, I've lost three lbs and am already back to my pre-vacation weight. I'm very excited. Also, DH said, "Oh, I can already tell you've lost weight" :lol: ;) That was nicew to hear.

I'll attempt to post later and respond to ya'll, but I'm thinking of you here in Savannah.

Leigh,
WOOO HOOOO :cheer: :cheer: I am sooooo happy for you!!!! You are doing awesome!!!!!! Have fun :) You deserve it!

Crystal,
Glad your fil's scale is more accurate. Congrats on the 15 pounds gone! :cheer:

Julie,
I bet your scalie is going to give you an awesome weigh in! It sounds like you are doing great! And yeah I hoe our veggie garden here..... Quite a workout...

Spryng,
I was gonna tell you, we have the same hard plastic pool from Walmart with the slide but I never thought about getting Andrew another one for him. Good Idea! I usually get in with him b/c the kids splash so much!
Yeah picture it me and three kids in a little plastic pool, LOL not a pretty sight at all! :lol:

I might take the kids to the park today. The weather seems so great this week! And I am actually getting a little tan.

Have a wonderful day ladies!

Good Morning Ladies!!

Crystal congrats on the loss! And yes we loved School of Rock it was a fun movie! I also have stuck on you to watch with Matt Damon mmmmm need I say more? lol

Leigh - Wooohooo keep it up!!

Penny - What do you have planned for today girl? I need to go out to walmart and get some diapers and formula then I'm going grocery shopping and I have some bills to pay over the phone! Not too exciting.

Spryng - Hey girl I just want you to know that we'll miss you over the weekend, and I Hope you have a wonderful time with your dh!! I know you will!! You do HAVE to post when you and dh weigh in together though!! Inquiring minds want to know lol.

Well my house is pretty clean still so not much to do in that department. I guess I will get off here and go find something to do since my girls are playing so nicely together.

TTYL
Michelle

Good morning all!


Michelle, I loved Stuck on You and yes I love Matt Damon too! lol. Didn't care much for school of rock though. Hopefully you won't have to miss me this weekend. I'm hoping to get at least one post in a day. So we'll see, but yes I'll post our WI's tomorrow. I don't think mine will be much to talk about though because my body has been acting weird lately. Maybe it's that summer retention Ginny spoke of since it's been so hot here lately... but I just feel blah and bloated even though I'm 100% OP. But I'm sure my DH will have a great loss. I'm excited to see to!! :)
Penny, that is sooo funny about the pool. I get in my kids too!!! Hey, it's not actually bad if you lay accross the long side you can get covered in water! LOL. And the kids think it is so funny if I get in. :) I hope you get to get out and enjoy the park!
Leigh, how is savannah?? Sounds like so much fun! I love hotels! So glad you were able to post and congrats on your loss!! You are doing great! :)
Crystal, 4#'S!!! That is amazing! Congrats! You must feel so motivated!
Misty, so glad to see you again! Sounds like you have been doing great too and I can't wait to hear about your WI!
Geri, hope today is a better day for you. Call or PM me if you ever need to talk ok? I am here for you! :callme: :grouphug:
OK, well I need to vacuum my living room and then my house is DONE! LOL. Dh is at the yard right now getting his truck worked on (again) so I'm waiting for him to call me to let me know if he needs me to come get him or if they will give him another truck to run a few local loads. His home time doesn't actually start until 8 pm tonight so sometimes they send him home early and other times they run him all day long. And he doesn't know yet. So I'm sitting here killing time. So I guess I'll get off here and get dressed, vacuum, paint my barn, etc while I wait. Lets have a great OP friday!!!!
Crystal, today is your splurge day isn't it? If so enjoy!!! :) :)