WEDNESDAY: Today is Wednesday's Woes. A day to gripe on everything from the weather to weight loss. have at it girls!

POINTS:

Amanda :bravo:
Faye :flow2:

Back later. Got to get to the pool

Faye :)

Good afternoon All ... I had another 4 point day yesterday, that makes three in a row...don't know if I will be able to exercise tonight as I have a Dr's appt after work to check my bp and meds and may be later getting home ... plus I am getting TOM today or tomorrow so I already feel bloated and lazy. :lol:

My Weds woe is that I am sad today. My friend here at work got a call this morning that her father had been in a motorcycle accident and was being life-lined to Methodist. She has not been able to see him yet as he is still in critical care, alot of head trauma. Please pray for him today. :)

Faye - Sounds like your son has him Mom's mouth :lol: Just kidding ...hope you are enjoying the pool, real hot again I know ... with the allergies and the heat I am sooooooooooo ready for Fall !!! Aren't you?

Amanda - Glad you like the eye glasses ... I have some that I wear when I drive and sometimes to watch TV, truth be told I need to be wearing them more often as I notice my vision getting worse but I think if I have to wear them full time I would rather have contacts...that was so nice of your friend to buy those for you, so sweet.

Marsha - Thanks for the congrats on the loss ... I am thankful to be back on track, of course with TOM this week I do not expect a loss but rather a gain, ughhhh ... it is also very hot and humid here as well, stay cool !! :cool:

Julie - Great to hear from you !!!!

Hi to Scuzin, Susan/Va, and Nikki !!!!

Well I guess I will get back to work .... I need a nap!!!!! :(

Have a good day!! :D

Afternoon girls!

POINTS:

Carri :bravo:

Carri: Oh how awful! I will pray as soon as I get off. I hope things come out alright for him. I can't wait to celebrate your goal with you! I know you will get there!

My woe today is sore boobs and allergies. I woke up with my eyes swollen, my adenoids swollen then got a headache and a bloody nose! Sheesh! I love the warm weather for the pool but this is the worst my allergies have ever been. On top of that, I have dancing hormones and I can't even touch my boobs. I was doing jumping jacks in the pool this morning and my suit sliding up and down hurt them. I just can't risk artificial hormones so I guess I have to suck it up. Other than that I only have 3 weeks and 1 day until we are out of here so I can deal with a little discomfort, but let me tell you it is no picnic sleeping. If I sleep on my side, my adenoids choke me and if I sleep on my stomach, I feel like I have two bowling balls on my chest that BURN! One of these days I have to get through this whole mess! :lol:

I decided to keep the car today and went to the library. I think I would die without books. Carri, have you gotten to read Half Blood Prince yet? I am dying to ask you and Susan what you think of how it all turns out.

Well, it is off to the poop plant as Jack calls it to pick him up. He cracked me up this morning. The air was particularly odiferous this morning and we both said different things at the same time. I said, "Smells like old cooked cabbage" and Jack said, "Smells like somebody's f *&^s." :lol: I said, "You know, I can always count on you being particularly tacky." He laughed and said, "What do you expect I'm an old sailor?" Bless his heart, he works there and never complains about it though the money is phenomenal. He is college educated but because he had one bad break getting laid off when he was in his late 40's he couldn't get hired for compter work anywhere after that presumably because of his age. He says he can retire on a good pension in 10 years and that is what is important to him so I have to quit feeling guilty because he actually doesn't mind doing electrician work again and the pay allows us to live a great life now (actually better than when he worked in an office! :lol: )

I gotta go girls! Everyone have a wonderful afternoon! TTFN

Faye :)

THURSDAY: Today is Time for Us Thursday. A day to take some time just for you!

Back later ladies

Faye ;)

Hi all,

I got 4 points yesterday - I'm having a really good week and have stayed OP with my calories 100% so far this week (which makes a change! :lol: ).

I've been feeling a bit low over the past few days - relationship probs still, but things will get sorted out sooner or later so I'm just staying quiet for now. Lets just say I am still not happy and I don't think we are going to make it, but we are both trapped together in this flat for the near future so I'm trying to make the best of it.

CARRI - So sorry about your friend - I hope it's not as bad as it sounds.

FAYE - Sorry about your sore boobs - I'm wincing just thinking about it! Not long till Vegas.....but stay away from that packing for now!

Love Amanda x

Hi all, I'm still here! and I found my wallet finally so I can get back to the gym. I'm in the midst of production, tonight was opening night of the play I've been working on: Steel Magnolias. It went over pretty well.

Faye - I had the exact same woe! For the 1st time ever I wore a shirt that didn't require a bra, and I'm not by any means well endowed so I didn't think it would be a problem. Well the shirt moving around all day HURT SO BADLY.

FRIDAY: Today is Fabulous Friday Follies. Share with us any funny mishap that has happened to you lately.

POINTS:

Amanda :bravo:
Faye :dancer:

Carri: How is your friend's father? I have been thinking of him a lot and their family. Still praying! Is your dh back to normal with his back?

Amanda: Maybe if you really think the "romantic" relationship will never work, work on the friend side just so things in the flat will stay normal. I know things like this can be oh so hard, but if it isn't Nigel, there is someone out there for you and he will find you!

Susan: Glad you finally found your wallet! Somehow when I was sleeping I got someone elses AND my boobs! :lol: :lol: I am definitely "well endowed."

Susan/VA: How is hubby coming along? I think about him often.

Everyone else, Jacque,Julie, Nikki, Marsha miss you!

Faye :)

Good morning to all. It is rather chilly sitting here this am, but I love it!!! Much easier to put on some sweats and socks than to sit and sweat.

Faye - your Jack is real gem. I know that you already appreciate him, but he sounds good to others, too. Hope you feel better soon.

Amanda - hang in there, girl. My DD just had to tough it out with a girl that she was living with when things weren't going too well, so I can imagine it is difficult.

Carri - thinking about your frien'd father and praying that things turned out better than expected. Head injuries are so often critical. We are frequently reminded that never know what will happen in our lives from day to day.

Susan - glad to hear from you. Hope the production goes well.

Got some laundry to do, then off to town to pick up supplies for Bible School next week. Haven't taught for a while, got roped in this year. Our church is here in our tiny village of 80 people, but I do have 8 preschooler who will be in my class! Also have to book a hotel room for Sunday night - going to go with DD the night before her interview - we would have no idea what time to leave home Monday am and have to go through the whole Minneapolis area during rush hour, interview is as 9 am.
Have a great day everyone!
BTW- I have not cheated at all on WW - in fact have not used many of the extra weekly pts. Find it to be enough food if I make the right choices, but after that 10 lb. drop that happened so fast, the weight loss has really slowed down. 1 lb. last week, and only 1/2 so far this week - have until Tuesday to weigh though, so hope for at least a pound by then. I know that is OK - but would love it to be 2 each week.
Marsha

Morning All, just popping in real quick for an update and a Hello !! :) My friends father is still alive, thank God ... he has alot of injuries and they said he is not out of the woods yet, but he is doing better, he has a broken leg and arm and will have to have alot of reconstructive surgery on his face, but they are just so glad he is alive .... I guess what they are worrying about now is fluid in his lungs, so we will see how that goes ... thanks for all of the prayers and keep em' coming :)

I am on TOM so no exercise for me the last two days, in fact I was home with bad cramps yesterday ... but I did weigh myself and am down to 200 on the nose, so I am sure I will back in Onederland soon !!!

Hope you all have a great weekend !!! Talk more later ...

oh and Faye, I forgot to answer your question about my dh ( and thanks for asking ), he is doing really well, he has joined a gym and is going there about 4-5 times a week, he has lost about 22 pounds which I am sure is helping with the back thing since there will not be as much weight pulling on it, he had quite a beer belly, ha ha ... so the steriod shot seems to have done the trick, and I pray all of the time that it does not happen again, he does some exercises which specifically strengthen his back so hopefully that is helping as well ... thanks for all of your prayers for him in the past!

Hey all,

I got another 4 point day yesterday :smug: I am feeling REALLY focused at the moment - because I had such a great loss last month it has really motivated me to stay on track and do better with my food. Nigel keeps winding me up by suggesting we get a Domino's pizza and I am flat out refusing - I am determined to have a really good month! He says he's building up my resistance and gettting me used to saying 'no'!

I picked up my glasses today - I like them but they take some getting used to as I am not used to having to wear them. I don't think I am going to wear them out much in public - I'm too vain! They are cool, but one of my nicest features are my eyes and long eyelashes, so I don't like covering them up with glass screens! I mainly need them for reading and TV anyway.

FAYE - You are right - that is what I am doing. As Christians we decided that we can go about this is a loving manner, but it still feels hard sometimes because part of me just needs to move on. I hope we can remain good friends, but who knows how things will work out.

SCUZIN - Glad you found your gym pass! Aren't you too young for a part in 'Steel Magnolia's' :lol:

CARRI - Glad your friends dad is holding his own - I will pray for him. Glad dh's back is doing well - you are right, the weight loss can only help him! Congrats on getting to 200lb - Onederland is just around the corner, and I know you will stay there this time!

MARSHA - Well done for sticking to your WW plan 100% - it is a very flexible diet isn't it? We tend to 'fail' at diets when they are too restrictive, so finding a plan that you can live with forever is the key to getting the weight off and keeping it off! That 10lb loss was massive - so it's perfectly understandable that you've slowed right down. I lost 5lb last week but have lost nothing this week despite being OP 100% - but I know my body is recovering from such a big loss last week. Over the month it will all average out. I know what you mean about wanting to lose 'just' 2lb a week - I used to get distressed about tiny losses, but now I just look at my monthly total and it all adds up!

Have a good evening

Love Amanda x

Hi, ladies - this was one busy week at work. My husband seems to be on the road to recovery and I'm one happy person.

Congratulations to those of you who had a "losing" July. I only lost 1.25 pounds the whole month (after my grain which is gone).

Just hope everyone has a good weekend - and try to stay cool!

Hey hey,

I am treating myself to an afternoon of beauty :) I've done my nails and bought some special hair stuff and new eye makeup...should look fabulous tonight! And I'm going to the beach tomorrow! Can't wait.

Actually...I'm not IN steel mags...I'm teching it, but I do seem to always get cast as older women...I have yet to do a show at this school where I do not have to grey my hair. Since I'm a charater actor and not a "leading lady" young and wafish type I get filtered into the motherly roles.

SATURDAY: Today is Sunny Thoughts Saturday. A time to make us all smile and laugh with jokes or funny stories.

POINTS

Amanda :bravo:
Faye :dancer:


A man has a heart attack and is brought to the hospital ER. The doctor tells him that he will not live unless he has a heart transplant right away. Another doctor runs into the room and says, "you're in luck, two hearts just became available, so you will get to choose which one you want. One belongs to an attorney and the other to a social worker".

The man quickly responds, "the attorney's".
The doctor says, "Wait! Don't you want to know a little about them before you make your decision?"
The man says, "I already know enough. We all know that social workers are bleeding hearts and the attorney's probably never used his. So I'll take the attorney's!"

Susan/VA: I am so pleased dh is starting to recover. Now that they found what was causing part of trouble. Is he eating better?

Susan: Your big break is just around the corner I can feel it! :lol: Hope you enjoy the beach today.

Amanda: Sounds to me like Nigel is trying to sabotage your program. He isn't the first person to do it. Especially since relationship wise, things are not good for you. I am sure he is a wonderful man, but lesser men then he have tried to keep their significant other fat and happy so she won't go "looking elsewhere." Don't be surprised if underneath this "toughening up" explanation isn't someone who is trying to cling to a relationship that is kaputs and is afraid a smaller you will draw men. You hang tough sweety and you work on what you want out of this.

Marsha: I think WW is one of THE best programs around. I am glad you are being successful with it. Maybe you should up the intensity or the time of your workouts to get that ole metabolism a boost if you are sluggish in the lbs department.

Carri: I am SO glad your hubby is doing great and losing weight too, how wonderful! We are very proud of you here and how you are turning yourself around. You are getting close to that goal so work hard. Hope you are feeling better today with the ole TOM. I have missed mine again and hope that either I have one soon or skip August too as I surely don't want to have to deal with it in Vegas with white and pastel pants! :(

Allergies have again driven me from bed early. I feel like I have 10 lbs of hair in my throat this morning, bugs up my nose and an anvil in my head! :lol: I am like Carri, I will be glad when the temps drop and maybe all this will lighten some. It is the worst year I have ever had. On the bright side, I guess I can get some work done downstairs this morning if I am quiet.

Jack and I decided to play poker last night because we were bored. We played Texas Hold 'Em with Jack being a player and the dealer. Girls, I got creamed by the little stinker. First off, I never had a decent poker hand and secondly, he kept betting big making me fold and taking my chips. Rematches are **** and I am going to play with him tonight and clean his clock! :lol: :lol: One of my problems is I don't LIKE to fold so I hang in there longer than I should. We were playing tournament style and not casino style so it is more fun I think because you are playing against each other instead of the "house." I have been practicing with a casino program we have for the computer, but truth be told, I have $49,000,000 to play with (mostly from winning slot machine jackpots) so I don't worry about betting too much! :lol: :lol: I guess I need to work on it some! :lol:

Everyone have a great weekend. It will be quiet here today. I am going to the pool at 7 then clean the downstairs I think. Seems that comes around a lot!


Faye ;)

SUNDAY: Today is Silly Poll Sunday and our silly poll this week is, what appliances, inventions etc, would you definitely not want to give up and what ones do you wish were never invented?

Morning gals! I see it was quiet here yesterday. As to the poll, I wouldn't want to give up my fridge, indoor plumbing and probably electricity. CELL PHONES are the bane of my existance because everyone is either rude or dangerous using them!

Faye :)