Good Morning... or is it?? lol I havent been sleeping well these last few days... it seem i only get one or two good nights a week... not good for the psychy...or however u spell it... Im sad and depressed... cant seem to shake it and i dont like it... but i guess this too shall pass. My boys seem to think that whatever i say is somehow negotiable... and most of the time it is... unless i tell them to specifially tell them to do something... like go to bed... man i am so sick of it... then last night i finally get them in bed and hubby calls and wants to talk to them... so i went up to bed ... told them to shut off the lights when they were done. i feel like i have lost my mind... but then again thats somewhat normal for me... got 4 points yesterday... i am going to rearrange the living room today... tehn clean out my closet... so i had better get to it.. have a good day all.. i wil check in later...
Sandy

POINTS POINTS POINTS:

SandyB :bravo:
Julie :bravo:
Carri :cp:

Carri: I know you are going to be sooooo happy when the houses are all done and you can settle into the new one proper! Then the fun of decorating begins! :lol:

SandyB: Just take it slow and easy and things will come back around and be ok. It is really tough doing things by yourself but try hard to be consistent with the boys and not give in even if they drive you nuts. Once they see your weak point they go for the jugular and it's all over!

Julie: Great job with the points. Hope you are back on the straight and narrow now!

DGS won't be here until 11:30 now, dd just called and said she had the time wrong for her meeting. Darn, could have stayed in my jammies for another hour instead of getting dressed! :lol: My problem is I HATE bras. They were a terrorist instrument devised by men to get even for something we don't even know we did! :mad: I try every way I can not to wear one unless I am in public or if someone is in my home. They may hang to my knees, but I could care less at this point. Half my body hangs below where it is supposed to anyway! :lol:

We belong to Netflix and I rented a documentary called Twin Towers and watched it yesterday. Tore my heart out. I originally saw the information on Maury Povitch who produced it so I put it in my Netflix queque and it came yesterday. The documentary won an oscar for a short film and it is very touching. It actually started as a documentary on the ESU part of the NYPD. It focused on a man with a lot of heroism stuff named Joe Vigiano. He and his partners in this ESU (Emergency Sevices Unit I think) and how they did their job, BUT his older brother was a NYFD fireman and his dad is a retired Captain in the NYFD. Both boys were killed in the Trade Center bombing and it went from the original documentary and tied in their dad and the boys. Very sad and tear jerking, but great for your kids to see just what good police and firemen are all about. I recommend renting it and watching as a family.

Rainy here today so no outside. Will do something else to get moving, probably chaising the stinker around Here is a pic of my grandson (his school pic this year. Gorgeous like his Nonny! :lol: )

Faye :)

evening everyone.

been sick cant hold up my head check it later

FRIDAY: Today is Fabulous Lbs Down Frfiday. How did we do this week?

sandyG: Hope you get to feeling better soon, sweety. Don't worry about us, take care of you!

later girls

Faye :)

Morning Ladies!

First off....3 pounds down!!! WOOOHOOOOOOOOOOOOO :D
I'm at 206, only 2 pounds more till I'm back to square one....

I think this is mainly because I have had such a crappy cold the past two days that I haven't eaten anything. (yesterday I had a bowl of oatmeal, a bowl of yogurt w/flax meal, and a cup of chicken broth....all day!) I decided to sleep in this morning rather than getting up at 4:30 to write. And I feel much better. The sore throat is gone, my head is still stuffy and eyes are watery, but I can live with that. I've been seriously pushing the chewable vitamin C and echinacea....it really helps.

Now, of course, I have to get some serious writing in today. It's so much easier when everyone is asleep!

Sandy--I hope you feel better soon! Don't underestimate what some vitamins, water, and rest can do for you. I'm sure it's tough on you all of a sudden being a single mom. Maybe you should try to get out one night a week just to do something fun. Take a class with a friend, or something. You can't be mom 24/7 without going crazy....trust me, I know! :dizzy:

Faye--I was doing some research on toxins in the body and came across some interesting info on SLS (sodium Lauryl/laureth sulfate). It's the stuff that makes soap, shampoo, and laundry soap foamy. It doesn't clean squat, just foams. Apparently it's on one of the government's lists of dangerous and toxic chemicals but it is EVERYWHERE. Anyway, the main thing it does is cause skin irritation and hair loss, but it also seeps into your body and totally F**Ks up your hormones. It mimics Oestrogen (I've never even heard of that one) and causes some people to have severe pms and menopause symptoms.

The chemical builds up over time and doesn't go away unless you totally stop using products with sls. I thought with your symptoms and being at your wits end and all....maybe it was worth looking at. Maybe it's an internet myth or something, but there were tons of sites all providing the same info. Including government sites. So, who knows? I know you can get non-sls products for about the same price at health food stores, but you have to look at the labels carefully. "All natural" doesn't mean what it used to.

I was only looking this up because I've been interested in making my own chem-free cleaning agents, makeup, skin cremes, etc. Mostly because it's really fun to do, but also because I think the chemical loads in our bodies are a primary cause for alot of illnesses.

Sheesh, didn't mean to rattle on so............time to get the kids to school!

TTFN, hope everyone has some great pounds down to report!
Julie

scales who cares right now as long as i can find a couch. sleep is calling time for a nap and then it is off to work.

LBS DOWN:

Julie :tread: :tread: :tread: great job!

No lbs down, but no lbs up either so I can live with that for right now.

Julie: Thanks for the info on the detergents and whatnot!

It is chilly and wet today and kind of icky. My lovely neighbor with the kids threw chicken bones onto the patio sometime this morning. Luckily I went out to get the garbage can and saw it before I let the dog out. What PIGS!

Have to go. Everyone have a spectacular weekend.

Faye :)

Hi all,

just popping in to say a quick 'hello'. I've been pretty down lately, so I'm just trying to muddle through. My eating has not been good, but I'll get there!

Might not be around for the next week or so - need to sort my head out.

I'll be back though, so don't worry!

Love Amanda x

SATURDAY: Today is Sunny Thoughts Saturday. What can you share with us?

I am going to try hard to be more diligent about this topic. We need to share more and not just woes. My sunny thought this week is that each one of us have people who love us and we love. There is a natural high associated with having people that care about us. When you want to take that bite of cake or veg in the chair, remember that there are people who love us that want what is best for us! We also have each other to come to and when all else fails, we have God that is always there, never on vacation, never not answering his door to talk to!

Have a great day girls.

Faye :)

Hi Lovelies!
 

Sunny Thought for today - I have been MIA but your posts, especially this last week have been so uplifting - There seems to be a movement to rededicate yourselves to your programs and focus more on what you have done than what you have not done. It is very inspiring! :thanks:

Sorry I have been away so long - but I do drop in on you all in the a.m. whenever I am on the :tread: I have been extremely busy with contractor headaches, work challenges, my fit and fair community project, my landmark class, choir rehearsal, and trying to eat and workout regularly.

Just a quickie update on a few of those items:
Bedroom extention contractors took 3 weeks to determine how to solve the heat duct problem and did nothing with plumbing or electric in the interim:mad: Sunroom contractors forgot to have the beams and studs inspected before we paid someone else to drywall over them. The inspector said no go and had parts of the new drywall cut out :eek:

Work is crazy. I have only 5 of my student advisors in place and working at their schools. But I still have 7 schools open and have been doing the recruiting of new participants in a few of them all by myself. On top of that, our assist. dir. has not processed the new apps for our participants regularly and I alone have about 300 plus new apps that are piling up.

And with all that plus the other things I have found it more challenging to exercise and eat right everyday. Getting 3 meals a day on my schedule is tough. But I taught 2 great bellydance classes this week and managed 2 treadmill jogs! Still struggling with water and getting enough rest.

Sandy - Thanks for the article Sandy on sleep deprivation and obesity - I am a firm believer that sleep is just as important as water, eating on plan, and exercise!. But I am working on it. Hope you feel better soon!

Julie - My "trigger" weight is now 230. It used to be 239. I toggle around that number but never above it. Today I weighed in at 228. So I just got off the treadmill and drank 50 oz of water. Congrats on your pounds down!

Other sunny funny news - I lost a bet to dh before he went to Germany and today I fulfilled it - I am now a long haired beach blond - Can't wait for him to get home tonight and see it -I think I may get lucky!

Have a great evening all. :wave: mscat
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