FRIDAY: Today is Fabulous Lbs Down Friday. How much did we lose this week, ladies?

Julie: I don't use my crockpot much, probably because I don't have kids at home, don't work and like to cook, BUTTTTTTTT CARRI, She is right!!!! Get that Fix it and Forget it Lightly cookbook. It has terrific recipes in it and it is only around $15 or so.

Talk to you later girls

Faye

Morning everyone.

3 points yesterday....tom crap kept me inside most of the day. I have a delivery of 2 cords of wood today, so I'll get lots of exercise stacking it all in the shed.

Hope there's some good news in the loss dept. I gotta get going, but I'll check back later.

Until Soon,
Julie

Morning All,,, ughhhhhhh first full day of TOM !! It is horrible... crampy and craving all kinds of chocolate...of course I can report no loss and would be afraid to get on the scale to report my gain. I have decided, whether it is smart or not, to start back up on my diet full scale on Sunday...since I am going to that Halloween party on Sat night and I want to be able to eat what everyone else is having ( just this time ) ... so I have resolved myself to do that and will need your help big time next week !!

Julie - I guess you told me Girl !! No, I hear ya, I do like my crock pot, and would like to get some of those recipes, thanks for all of the encouragement, you are right, I have come to far to start back tracking.

Faye - Any cooler in TN today? It is going to be real warm today, ughh but then back cold for weekend.

Hope you all have a great weekend ( and some losses ) , we have not heard back on the inspection thing yet which is driving us crazy but we will just have to be patient I guess...I would just like to know the damage... well anyway talk to you all later....

ok, here is what the Time thread is going to do. Since half the posters have TOM problems and/or other hormonal issues (as in MOI), you get a break until MONDAY. On Monday, I expect EVERYONE to commit to getting back onto program, water and exercise. You can't possibly feel lousy and do well, it just seems to not work that way. You have this weekend to be a little and I mean a little more carefree then Monday it is back to normal, agreed?????? I am not even going to register pts. I don't want anyone to feel guilty. This is just something we need to do and we are going to do it, but with conditions. YOU DO NOT HOWEVER have to do this if you are rolling along well. Don't muck it up just because there are others who have to take a break. If you are doing well, keep working hard!
Faye

Sorry that I have been mia, work has been hetic the last few days. Just wanted to report that I am down 3lbs. However methinks that the goodies of the ghools might not let me see any results next week. After this candy hunt that we are all in right now isn't our friend. Julie is right the crockpot is our friend. Just checkin in gotta run sleep is calling me.

sandy

SATURDAY: Today is Sunny Thoughts Saturday. What do you have to share with us?

Raining here this am and we have the city's amusement park day so will get wet butts probably! Have a great weekend girls and talk to you soon!

Faye

Morning everybody.
It's a beautiful sunny first day of hunting season in Maine. Heard the first gunshots around 6:30 this morning. I try not to think about it. Gonna get dressed in blaze orange head to toe and go out to stack wood in a little while. Ok, that color is flattering to NO ONE, but it beats a bullet through the head.

Faye, thanks for giving us all permission to take a break After my "firm" decision to get serious, I totally lost it yesterday with all the crap the kids brought home from their parties. I tried hard not to eat too much, and what I did eat made me feel sick...but it's nice to have a breather. I'm in with the group on Monday! TOM will be over and I'll be back to my normal self.

I made a batch of pumpkin butter in the crockpot for Christmas presents and I'm doing apple butter today. I don't know why I never thought of it before, it was so easy! I love to make gifts, but I have less and less time. These were cheap and easy, didn't even have to stir! All I have to do is make some beef jerky in the dehydrator, maybe whip up some cute ornaments, and I'm done with all the presents that get sent out! WOoohooooo....it's not even Halloween yet! There's my sunny thought.

Gotta get going now.
Everyone have a safe and fun weekend.

Julie

Hi all,

Well TOM has struck me down too (well PMS anyway!) - So Faye I am ready to commit to a new start on Monday.

AND I will get my big butt down that pool on Monday, I promise!

Love Amanda x

Oh my gosh, girls, I have never laughed so hard in my life! It stopped raining before we left and the day turned out beautiful. I knew I wouldn't be able to ride a lot of the stuff because of either my knee or my size, but Jack and I rode the scrambler. We put me on the wrong side and when the thing started going, I squished the heck out of my poor husband. He kept doing these OOMMPH noises every time the "G's" caused me to slide into him and I was laughing so hard I was crying. My sil and dil and gs were behind us and laughing at it too. Later, Jack took Thomas on this thing called a paratrooper and Thomas (who you'll remember is only 4) was leaning forward just laughing and my husband had a strangle hold on the bar and terror on his face My dd talked him into two more rides that scared him to death (her husband upchucks riding a lot of the more violent rides) and I expect him to be white haired by morning, God love him! We had the best time though the food was YUCK! I bought a funnel cake ate about 3 bites and threw it out. My tummy can't take that grease anymore.

Julie: I have never had pumpkin butter, it sounds yummy. Is it made like apple butter but with the pumpkin spices?

Hope you all have a great weekend. I am pooped as I had a lot of walking and very little sleep. I had one of my bad hormonal, sleep 20 minutes jerk awake with my heart beating fast and I shake so sleep was crummy last night.

See you in the morning

Faye