Hey Leigh. Glad all is ok. Check in again later. I know you will.

Mindee...Welcome to our family! You will Love it here. If you go to page one, you will see a list of many of our names and backgrounds. Stick with us....You can do it as can all of us. Congrats on being a new Mommy!

QOTD yesterday and today... MOVIE??? I don't know what my favorite is.....Must have make up...my cream and powder.

Hi Ladies,

Don't have too much time to post this am! But I wanted to stop in

Mindee Welcome! Hope you luv it here! I know I do

Leigh, How do you pronounce Liam's name? I just wanted to make sure I have it right! Don't leave us in suspense! How are you doing???

Jaymi,
Have fun in town! Congrats on the exercise

Crystal,
Sorry you had such a ruff night! Hope you get some rest!

Mel,
You poor thing! Go back to bed! I am soooo sorry you had such a horrible night. I will keep dh in my prayers Congrats on the 1lb gone forever! One week down 9 more to go!

Well I weighed in this morning for the challenge and I am down one pound. I guess I will weigh on Fridays from now on since I have to weigh then for the challenge!

Anyhow, I will check in later! I gotta run errands this morning

TTYL!

oh btw,
a makeup must...... i wear it all except for blush... but my makeup is never complete if i don't have on my mascara

Good morning all!!

I am so excited this morning!!!! I actually lost weight this week!!! Yes I did!!! How did I do that?? I have no clue seeing how I ate badly for over a week last week and have only been OP since monday! But I know I was up a lb or so last week due to TOM and the week before due to bad eating... but I'm at 125.5 today!! So that is at least a 1.5 lb loss!!!! I'm so psyked!!! Almost to my goal weight!!! I really am dumbfounded. I honestly thought I'd see a small gain this week... a miracle if I maintained, but a loss???? inconcievable!! LOL! Ok... I'm on cloud nine.. I did notice my clothes were fitting really well this week and I bought a new pair of 7/8 shorts that fit perfectly but I thought it was just because TOM was over and my bloat was gone... but I'm losing weight!! YIPPEE!!! ok.. I'll stop gloating now, but there will be a smile on my face the rest of the day!

Ok, I know what QOTD mean... what does QOFD mean? But my make up must is.. foundation and masacara... but like Penny I wear everything but blush. But if I'm in a hurry or just running to the store and back it's foundation and mascara for sure. Has anyone seen that new foundation from mabelleine? Is called a mousse or something? Looks like frosting! I may buy some today, I'm getting low on my own anyway.

Ok plans for today... after I'm done here I will go hop in the shower, get dressed and all that good stuff and go grocery shopping. I may treat myself to a burger and fries since I have my flexpoints today. Then come home and crochet or something. Not sure about dinner today... maybe frozen pizza or something easy to make. I don't normally cook much on friday's. What do you all have planned?

Penny congrats on the lb gone!! Hey what is that challenge you were talking about?

Leigh, so glad to know you are fine. We were all wondering about you yesterday!

Mindee, welcome!! (love your name) I am Spryng (pronouned spring, like the season) I have 3 kids, ava 4, bubba 3, and Tanner 1. I've been married 6 years and am 24 years young... lol. I am on weight watchers and hit my first goal weight in april and am working on my personal goal weight. I hope you find yourself at home here. This thread can get very busy but just post when you can!

Mel, so sorry about your rough night! I hope you are able to get a nap in today. How do they treat a locked knee? how does it happen?

Crystal, I can understand why you are frustrated with your dh. 10 bucks a day for lunch is alot of money! That's 50 plus dollars a week! I only spend about 80 bucks on groceries for the week and that includes all 3 meals plus snacks!! Hasn't he ever heard of the dollar menu?? LOL... but honestly.. when money is tight he needs to think better. I hope things get better for you. Maybeyou should go out and spend 10 bucks on yourself everyday and see what he thinks at the end of the week...

Jaymi, I love bathing suit shopping! Maybe you can keep the one that is too small as an incentive to lose more weight? But I guess if it's the boobs that are popping out you should take it back ,lol.. my dh would want me to keep that one! LOL... I have one two piece and it's a tankini... covers my whole stomach, do your wear bikinis?? I wish I could but I never will get to. When I had a nice body I was always too modest to wear them and now I think... if I had that body again I would run through walmart naked! LOL... so ladies who have nice bods enjoy them!! LOL.

Geri, yes I've read about 3 of Dean Koontz novels. I like his writing style. Intensity was really good but Sieze the Night is my favorite so far. What is yours? I liked the 6th sense too, The Village is by that same guy, you may like it.

Ok, I need to get off here now and get around, it's already 9:30! I like to have my shopping done by noon so I don't miss my soaps, lol. Looks like I may have to tape them today, lol. O-well... TTYL!

Spryng congratulations!! You are doing so awesome!! So just think if you had been on plan all week you would have weighed like 120 jk I'm so happy for you!! I had a blast chattting last night. I won't be able to chat tonight I have to work at 8pm til 1am so I'll be busy

Penny way to go on being a pound down!!! Keep it up!!!!

Mindee welcome to the group!! I hope you like it here!!

Mel I hope your DH is okay!!!!! Let us know!! And make sure you get a nap in today!!

Crystal so sorry you had a fight with hubby.

QOTD: I don't really wear much makeup when I'm not working so I would have to say that the one item I couldnt live with out is chapstick.

Leigh Hope all is well with you!! Seems you are keeping busy! Was your Weigh in today? Let us know!!!

Di how are you girly?

Geri I loved chatting with you last night!! I wish you could make it more often

Melinda are you lurking around? How are you??

Ok ladies I gotta get my butt up and running lol Have a great day!!!
Michelle

Wow!!! You ladies sure do post a lot!!! I think that's great!!! So, let's see, where to start? Ok, QOTD- I don't wear any makeup. In the morning after my shower I put on Olay moisturizer with SPF 30 and that's it. Sometimes I wear make-up when we're going out or something but then I feel like I'm too made-up. My mom never wears make-up so that probably has a lot to do with it. Before I got married I went to a clinique counter for help, to learn how to apply and where to apply. I have some cosmetics but not much. Oh-well!!
Today, for breakfast I had multi-grain cheerios and skim milk and lunch was a veggie burger at Burger King, not very good, but the chicken whoppers were still frozen. I'm not sure what we're having for dinner, probably some doners or maybe a slice of pizza and some salad. I got my exercise in this morning at the gym with the kids and now I'm beat!! Its in the 90s here and Germans don't really believe in A/C, I'm pretty miserable and the kids have been grumpy as well. We have ceiling fans in our house that we installed this year and it makes such a difference. I'm finally getting my IUD in September, its been such a hassle. I'm just rambling, I'll stop now.

Spryng- I've tried both the oreo one and the chips a hoy 100 calories packs and they're both not bad for 2 points. They help with my chocolate fix. And, congrats on your loss!!

Penny- Congrats on your loss as well!! What challenge are you doing?


Mel- the apple and pb actually sound pretty good, maybe my little ones will try it!! Sorry to hear about DH, how's his knee now?

Geri- I love Dean Koontz too. My mom totally got my hooked on him. I haven't read him in such a long time. I see a trip to the library in my future!!

Crystal- sorry to hear about your night. I can empathize (sp?) with you. DD was awake at 1230 and tried to sneak into our bed and then DS was awake at 0430 wanting to do the same thing. We used to be a cosleeping family until about 2 months ago and now they both share a room with their beds touching. Some nights are good but the majority they try to climb into bed with DH and I. DH doesn't even seem to notice!!

Jaymi- I have to do most of my shopping online and I hate when stuff arrives and its too small or something. Then, I have to pay to send it back, its such a pain. And, I hate taking the kids with me to go clothes shopping for myself. I can never fit the stroller and the kids and myself in the dressing room. If I don't strap them in the stroller then they're trying to sneak out. What a pain!!

Well- I hope I didn't miss anyone! Oh-welcome Mindee!! Gotta run, DH is saying that he's starving!!! Is it my fault that he chooses not to eat breakfast and skipped lunch today!! Talk to you all soon!!

Hi Ladies!!

I'm sad that I missed chat last night, but Yoga was a blast and a much needed release!

Spryng congrats on the loss, that's fantastic! Maybe you need to eat more? LOL

Mel, I'm sorry to hear about DH, how is he doing? You definately need to squeeze in a nap, you've been having such a rough time with sleep lately! Try to pamper yourself and take it easy.

Crystal, don't even get me started on husbands and money. I used to be way more laid back in regards to money, then I started taking over the finances. Yikes, we dip into savings like every month and it's because of hubby. He could have cash on him and he will still use that freakin debit card. It's the one thing we tend to fight about on a regular basis. I hope you can work it out in a civilized manner, I wish I could.

Mindee welcome to our group, just keep posting and we'll get to know you. This thread moves like crazy most days.

Michelle I'm doing pretty well sweetie, thanks for asking! I've been feeling pretty positive all around and thankful for my beautiful family and all the good things in my life. I wish I could bottle this feeling and open it up when things get tough. But I'm enjoying it now and that's what matters.

Lori, sounds like you are doing a great job with the food, keep up the good work!

Jaymi, I never shop online because sizes never seem to be the same from one brand name to the next. It's really annoying!

I'll check in soon, Jill where are you? You should have posted first! LOL just kidding!

Leigh, I was worried where have you been? What's more important than checking in with us? LOL

QOTD (question of the day, Spryng! ) I usually wear base, mascara and tinted lip gloss. i look like a straight out clown if I wear normal lipstick, it's hideous I swear!

OK, gotta jet, the boys are restless and I need JAVA!

hugs,
Di

P.S my bio for our page:

DianeJ : Di, mommy to Logan and Ethan (2 year old fraternal twins) and married to Steve for 9 years. Currently doing Weight Watchers with a South Beach twist.

Mel~ Thanks for the welcome! I am sure that I will be flip flopping between this page and the first one so I can read who is who.

Penny~ Thanks for the welcome! I already do love it here!

Spryng~ I love your name as well. Thanks for the welcome! Congrats on your hitting your goal weight!!

Michelle~ thanks for the welcome! I do like it here!

QOTD~ I don’t wear any make up! I didn’t even wear any the day I got married. My hubby told me that I looked beautiful without it, and that I didn’t need to wear any. I have on occasion though worn some to other weddings and parties.

Lori~ My cousin and her hubby live in Germany. And my hubby’s cousin and his wife lived there, I don’t know if they still do because he is in the armed forces. Thanks for the welcome!

Di~ thanks for the welcome!

This is quick, my @!#$%^#@! computer is really buggin out on me. Welcome Mindee. QOTD: I usually don't wear makeup, so I don't know what my can't live without things are. But, make up is a requirement for school, so I will find out shortly. Anyway, I am off of here, and will definately be hooking up my webtv later. Have a great day all.

Oh Geez where do I start! Ok my daughter was only up once last night at 4:30 so that was not too bad but I wish she would go back to how she used to be! Anyway I had so much fun chatting with you all last night, I wish everyone from the thread could chat at once, that would be fun. Well I am going to weigh after I post this and then I need to get my menu for the day together. I was pretty on plan yesterday and had a really good dinner and just a tiny snack afterward so we'll see if I lose any. I have to work again today from 3-6 but other than that I really don't have anything planned today. What is everyone else doing today?

Di I'm glad you got to do your yoga today, I know I always feel better when I exercise. I know I should have been first today, I should have just posted when my dd woke me up and I would have been!!

Lori I was reading your post and wondering where the heck you lived that you had already had lunch and then I realized you were in Germany! I forgot about that. Good job staying on plan and try to stay cool, I am way grumpy when I get hot. I hate it!

Michelle, how many days a week do you work? Just wondering. I'm glad you wont be at chat tonight cause now we can talk about you! J/K have a great day! Have fun planning your snip party.

Spryng!!! Congrats on losing weight even after your week of bad eating! That is so cool! You should definitley treat yourself to something today. Good Job!! What soaps do you watch? We just recently got rid of our satellite dish and now we have 2 channels so I have been trying to catch up on Y&R but can't seem to because it's been 9 months since I have watched it!

Hi Penny! What do you have going on today? More scrab booking on the puter? I bet! Have a good day.

Mel Sorry about your DH I hope his knee gets better. I hope you get a nap in too! There is nothing worse than wandering around dead tired during the day. I can't do anything when I'm tired. Sneak a nap in when your kids are sleeping.

Jaymi sorry about the bathing suit thing. I have found that I do the same thing now that I have a kid because I don't usually have a lot of time to try things on or want to with her with me so I just buy it and then try it on. It usually doesnt fit so I spend the next 2 weeks trying to find time to take it back! I used to sell stuff on e-bay a lot. I would find name brand clothes on clearance and then sell them for sometimes double or triple what I paid for them! People have caught on though and clothes do not sell nearly as well as they used to so I don't do it anymore. Don't hate me but it's tax free everyday here so you could really go nuts! So at the dollar tree everything really is a dollar!

Crytal I know your pain about the debit card! My hubby uses it every once in awhile but it's usually right before he gets paid so we are tapped out and then he'll buy something big and bounce the checkbook, I always yell at him and say if you needed to buy that just let me know so I can transfer money or wait till you get paid! He doesn't get it though, soooooooooooo annoying. I make him pack his lunches most days cause it is way to spendy to eat out all the time, plus really not healthy. I just get him these microwave meals that are like $1 he really likes them so it doesnt cost very much, he takes some chips and a drink with him too but those are pretty cheap. Anyway just an idea.

Hi Mindee! Great to have someone else. I'm Jill and I just started here a couple weeks ago and I am really addicted! These are some great ladies! Congrats on your baby! Isn't it the best thing ever?! WELCOME!

HI Leigh what are you up to today? And what did you do yesterday?!

Ok baby is up and I need to get off this thing. Have a great day everyone! TTYL

Oh ya, I'm a makeup fanatic and I will not leave the house unless I have mascara, some kind of foundation and mascara. It's just not an option! I look like a freak without it!

I am down to 155.5!!! I don't think it was all from this week cause I haven't weighed in quite a while but I don know that is 1.5 down from where I was last time I weighed!! Yay!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Di I want to give you a little tidbit to think about. Just think of this....Even if there were something "wrong" with either of your boys......would that make them any less special? any less loved? any less of a person? any less intelligent? The answer to all these questions is NO!!! There are lots of "challenged" people who are extremely intelligent and their quality of life is just as yours or mine is I only say these things because although I know that you are having a hard time right now, I think that it is important to remember that there are still your children, still loved, still special. Just remember that when things get hard. And know that I am thinking of you and sending lots of prayers and love your way!

ok I think my weigh in will be good this week lets hope cuz last week sucked!! I was at 222.5 last week....but I'm not yet telling what I was at today, don't wanna jinx it

Jilly you guys can talk about me all you want!!! Just tell me all the juicy details!!!

Ok I'm off to shower and head to walmart. I hope you are all havign a great day!
Michelle

Oh boy everyone. Thanks for the thoughts and prayers about Dh. He says he's fine today. I haven't been able to nap, Bcause only Bugga napped. less than 3 hours ...I'm running on empty. I did take abigail to a garage/yard sale and she got two little pocket books for playing dress up for a $1.00. One was a DKNY.

Jill, Penny and Spryng. Congrats on those lbs Lost!!!

Di. I agree with what Michelle said. Focas on the positive. They are the same two beautiful little boys they were before all the talk. Glad you destressed a bit with Yoga.

Spryng. My Dh was sitting with his knee/leg bent back. He just couldn't get up. Dr. said the cartiladge wraps around the knee cap. They had to pull and stretch and bend his knee. It was exscutiating for him. He was shaking like crazy. Giving me the chills just picturing it again. woooh

Oh yeh, Michelle. what size are your girls feet? clothes? I have a couple things you might be able to use next year. LMK