Happy Wednesday Evening Everyone!

It's been a few days, but like I said before, the first part of the week is so hectic at work, I'm exhaused at nights. There are 3 of us that cover for each other and 1 of them has had the flu all week so we've been extra busy. Plus there has been a full moon. Believe me, anyone who works in psychiatric services knows what I mean. There really is something to it - people's symptoms are really intensified during a full moon. Don't laugh - it's true!!!! Tomorrow is when the state accreditation people are coming, so there's some extra tension in the air.
Last weekend DH brought home a nice maple tree to plant. We don't have any shade around our deck & it faces the west so we can't enjoy it for a big part of the day/evening. I think we planted it in the right spot but I knew I shouldn't have been helping actually dig because the next morning the disk was out of place in my back/hip and I've been miserable ever since. Started Mon. out with a visit to the chiropractor. I sit on ice packs for about an hour in the morning so I can get going. Ever have an ice cold, numb butt??!! It's really not a bad thing. lol. :lol:
Anyway it is starting to get better but I'm still walking pretty slow. I've been watching what I eat this week but I know I've slowed down on drinking all the water I should.
More progress has been made with the storage building, I think the guys are coming tomorrow morning to work on it again.
DH had an OK checkup today. His symptoms are stable, I guess that's all we can ask for. No new meds - thank heavens!
Time to go. Hope all you wonderful JLs are doing great!

Connie

Hi guys,
Wednesday evening here..Hubby is bowling, the dogs have been fed, the kitchen and dishes are done. Its nice for a change to be in the house with no one here and the television off!! It was a totally beautiful day here in PA..the skies were blue and white. ..slight breeze with sunshine all day long. We have a dangerous mountain here called Mt Summit...and I had to take a youngster home on my school van after tutoring, he lives at the very top of the mountain. Half way up we saw police lights and ambulance lights and firetruck lights...Major accident up there, trucks and cars everywhere..I just pray that no one was hurt. So many ppl have been killed on this mountain. They have signs erected everywhere warning truckers,...dangerous mountain, gear down to lowest gear. Generally they always do...dont know what happened this time.
Guys I cant bowl with my left arm...can hardly bowl with my right arm..but, it would be good balance..and it would be a terrific reason for having lousy score...but no one ..NO ONE would understand :rofl:
It seems like everyone here is following WW diet or at least the majority of women are..I just wish...and wish and wish some more that I would follow something...especially in the evenings..thats when the eating bug hits me..
Maybe I should work out...(like talking to the walls) maybe I should try walking, maybe I should just try anything..guys..pay me no mind...just talking to myself here..But, seriously why is it so hard to lose this weight. We all know what we have to do...but we just dont do it..and I know its not laziness...its like Im afraid to be thin...then I will have to deal with the other issues in my life and guess I just dont want to...Now, you wanna talk about rambling...wow Im on a major trip here...so best I get off of here...and do something constructive...
Nite guys,
Have a great day tomorrow
Janet

Good evening Ladies,

Jane thanks for writing in all the points for the fast foods...was thinking of buying the book on points and fast food. In Canada we get 35 bonus points. So you must feel good, like you have power over your foods. To be able to eat a small piece of to die for cake..and thats it, its fantastic.
I had one of them days from H*ll and (Katie you would relate,,cc enviroment and all) I had not one but 2 people wig out today, and even though I walk past this huge pumpkin hanging off her cubicle for others to help themselves with candie I kept walking by. And I am so happy,,,lost 4.2 lbs! Did my shopping and found some yummy treats that the points aren't all that bad. Got me a huge family size pack of graham wafers and p/b...going to look for the the fresh made stuff...lower in points,

Katie, I love a good challenge!

Cristi, thats too bad Josh won't just quit smoking,,hes gone a month...more or less,,,why not just stop? I still haven't clean that one closet of refolding all the linens...one day as God is my witness I will refold them!

Marti whats this about a trip?

well Im doing good,,,have to take my vehicle in for an oil change,,the big one. *sigh that means they have to drive me to work in the morning...argh means I wake EARLY..someone who isn't an early bird it kills me...waaaaaaaaaa waaaaaa ok Ive whined enough.

night all

Good morning, ladies, :wave:

Cristi - yay for getting the closet cleaned out. :cp: I took all the Christmas presents out of mine, put them in those flex-steel garbage bags, and Neal tool it all to the summer kitchen. That room is strictly storage, of course. Wow, now I can actually step into my walk-in closet again.

Marti - when I first started WW, they gave a person a daily range instead of one set number. They redid the program so a person could have the points whenever they wanted. They're always trying to make it better so the people will continue to lose, and in the process, make $$$$ for the company that owns WW. Personally, I tweaked it to suit myself in the first place, lol.

Connie - I'm a firm believer that the moon affects people. Hey, it controls the tides of the oceans, surely it can affect us. More babies are born during a full moon, too.

Janet - Evening is the hardest time of day for me, too, foodwise. One thing that helps me is, I'll tell Neal and Katie what my evening snack is supposed to be, then I know if I go for anything else, they'd bust me on it, lol. Have you thought of writing your feelings down to help you deal with them better? Just a thought.

Angie - thanks for the kind words. And yay for the loss!! How much have you lost total now? I have the fast food points book, but Dottie's info is much more up to date, and has many, many more restaurants.

Did I tell you guys that I offered to make Katie an Alice in Wonderland costume? What was I thinking??? The pattern isn't one of those "Easy" ones, and it's been awhile since I even did a zipper. But I have velcro around here, if I need it, lol. The fabric is a medium blue satin, and the pinafore will be plain white. I got a pair of Mary Jane shoes at Payless for $3. They were already on sale, then I got half off again, by buying a scarf I can't live without. You know me, I wear winter scarves that match my outfits, lol. Anyway, all Katie needs now is a pair of white tights. We even have the ribbon for her hair. And no, she isn't going trick-or-treating, lol, she's going to a party.

But today is my shopping day, so I better get a move on! Have a great day, ladies. :)

Edited to add this photo of Neal and me on the patio at Spring Mill Inn. Aren't the leaves behind breathtaking? (didn't mean to make it so small)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...ioattheInn.jpg

Good morning, ladies!

Augh, no coffee again, and I don't feel like making any. That's it, gotta buy a thermos for Tim so he starts setting up the coffee maker the night before again.

Yesterday morning....I killed a black widow spider in my house!!!!! EEEEEK!!!! :yikes: :eek: :fr: :faint: I cannot convey in print how scared I was! I think she came in because Tim moved a bunch of stuff in the garage to make room to park his motorcycle, and disturbed her. Well, her presence in my house disturbed ME!!! Anyway, I was big and brave (well, "big" anyway), and did her in. She better not have any sisters planning on setting up housekeeping...

Jane, just saw the photo -- love it! Wish I could see you and Neal better :) The Alice costume sounds very cute. Last time we were at Disneyland, the most surreal Alice in Wonderland moment happened. There was this group of Japanese businessmen on tour, all in suits, didn't speak a word of English, and their tour guide was holding up this little brightly colored flag so they would all see where he was standing and gather around. A cast member playing Alice came up, and said in this clipped British accent, "Oh, are we having a parade today? Very well, alright then, follow me," and she grabs the flag away from the tour guide and starts marching around with it. He just stood there looking confused, and the tour members were staring at her, evidently thinking, "Who is this bizarre American girl?" Obviously, they had no idea who Alice was. Stops and puts her hand on her hip, scolding, "no, no, like this, follow me!" then continues marching with her knees very high and waving the flag. Pretty soon, the Japanese businessmen, all in their suits and ties, are marching around behind Alice, very seriously, knees very high, all in an obedient line. We about fell off our bench laughing...

Angie, for WW points on fast food, there are a couple of great sites on the net...don't know what the rules are if I can link to them (Jane, help me out on the rules?), but if you just type WW points Wendy's or McDonald's or Taco Bell into Google, there are a lot of sites out there. Just compare them to each other, because some will have a point count that doesn't sound right, and several others will have a different count. I usually go with the consensus. Also, if you REALLY want to know the right points, the restaurants themselves often have detailed nutrition info on the web, and you can figure out the points yourself...

Janet, I had a really hard time doing WW on my own. I needed the accountability of a weekly weigh in, and my husband doing it with me has made all the difference -- if you can get a friend or relative to do it with you, it is so much easier -- even fun sometimes! And the weekly meetings give help, encouragement, and support, and you learn and get motivated from things other people share.

Connie, the maple sounds wonderful :) And glad to hear your hubby's checkup went well...hope your back starts feeling better!

Ack -- gotta run -- still not ready for work...hi to everyone else!

Good Morning (or is it????????)

Gained bck to 161 and am depressed again. I feel so ugly and fat!!!! I don't even want to look in the mirror anymore. :( ,,,,,,,,and I am so pretty too - lol

WhatEVER......get a grip Susie Q........this is another day to get back on track!!! woo hoo

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I haven't caught up on post I just wanted to say ello , so ello!!

Remember if you don't eat that Twinkie......... I will!!! :)

Morning ladies~

Katiecat~you got that right! I have the Dining Out Companion and the Complete Food Companion that I purchased at WW a few years ago. The points that Jane posted here for KFC, Arby's roast beef, & Wendy's Chili are a little off. This book has a few points difference, on the plus side. I haven't checked any other sites except Dotties and some still don't match up. So I just go with the highest numbers that way I am covered and don't go over. That is when I do do WW. I have all the stuff from when I did it and just follow it which instead of having a set amount of points and the extra 35 a week I go by the range and go with the middle number. Then also you could carry over your extra points so it is almost like the plan today. OOoooo, a blakc widow!! :yikes: I would freak too! :fr: Bad enough that I hate spiders in general but I would totally freak if I saw a black widow! Hope there are no more. How is Tim liking his bike? Or should I say lovin' it! :bike: :moped: :scooter:

Jane~can barely see you and Neal in the photo. But the trees behind you are gorgeous! I am glad to be done with Josh's closet! Man, I didn't think the kid had so many clothes! He's like me...he wears the same few outfits over and over. This weekend I am going to tackle my closet! Wish me luck! LOL Bet Katie will be a cute Alice in Wonderland! I thought about dressing up to give out candy, but then I do every year. This year though, just too much going on. We will barely get back in time for the trick or treaters and I will want to relax so maybe next year.

Angie~CONGRAT'S on the loss this week! WOW, that is AWESOME!!! I am proud of you! :bravo: :cp: :hat: :dance: :cb: :cheer: I don't know why Josh won't quit smoking. Just had this conversation with my mother about my dad. He had breathing problems over the weekend and the doc told him to quit smoking-he refuses! Stubborn man! But then he has been smoking since he was a young boy so it would be really hard to quit. Now Josh...has just been smoking a few years and being in the Army and not having one for what, 3 months now you would think that would be the last thing on his mind. Not sure why he would want one and then have to go back to not smoking again. If I could make him I would, but I can't so...not sure why he started because none of us smoke. Although, almost everyone in my family does.

Marti~I don't have yahoo. I was just trying to see Katiecats pictures and yahoo was being stupid. It was slow, then every time I clicked next it would go to a page that said I don't have access to that page. Then I would go back and click on another pic and it would be fine. Then it would do it again with the next picture. Even when I came here it was slow and the pages wouldn't come up. Would have to refresh so just posted a HI and thought I would try the next day. I have noticed certain times of the day it will do that. WTG on getting in a 50 mn. work-out on the gazelle!

Connie~love maple trees! As a matter of fact we have three in our yard. Two in the front and one in the back. The leaves are almost off and I am sad because they didn't turn the pretty colors before falling off. Maybe next year. Hope your back/hip is better today. Count me in...I too am a firm believer about the moon and weird things happening. Seems like people just go crazy.

Janet~I haven't been bowling in ages. Actually, I've never actually bowled, just taken the kids and watched them have fun. Would love to one day though. Not sure I could hold a bowling ball though. My arms are junk and can only lift certain amount of weight. I mowed the front yard Tuesday and got the blower out to blow the little bit of grass off the drive way and man my arm was killing me after that. They will hurt if I carry a water bottle with me when I walk too so I have to be careful.

Anyway...Hi to everyone else :wave:

Need to get going. Haven't gotten my walk in for the day yet and was going to get in the shower at 11:30. I slept in this morning even though I woke up at 7. Had planned on doing the WATP video but I am disappointed in those. I did the one mile and two mile with my pedometer on and was disappointed to find that the one-mile tape does not equal a mile walk as she says it does. The two-mile either. I kept up with them and even did extra and still, no 1 mile or 2 miles. So I am not sure I will do them unless I add the treadmill to the mix. Just going to go walking. At least I know I am getting what the park says it is. Anyway, I am headed to the mall to get my wedding ring(s) cleaned-every April and October and I kept putting it off so I have to do it today while I am thinking about it. Then I am headed to the park to walk. It is so cool out, only supposed to get up to 58 degrees and I love this weather. So...

Take care ladies and have a wonderful day!

Hiya Ms SusieQ! :wave: Was just getting off the computerand saw that you had posted and have to say HI! Must have been that KFC chicken! Just kidding :p ;) And you are far from ugly and fat missy! And you stay away from those twinkies! :lol: Hope you have a nice day-gotta go for now.

Back again for just a few minutes. Need to go post on the get-together thread. Read the posts before I logged off earlier. Anyway, went and got my ring(s) checked and cleaned. Man do they shine-look like a brand new ring! Everything is fine with them. Didn't get the walk in after all because it was raining a little. Didn't want to chance driving all the way to the park and then it rain. Of course if was closer from the mall than here. Still would have been a wasted trip if it rained. So think I will forgo the walk today since it is so late and walk the rest of the week. This will be my free day instead of Sunday. Checked the mail and received a letter from Josh and am very happy to say he is going to be stationed at Fort Riley here in KS! Yippee! :cp: :dance: :cb: Even though I still won't see him much it will be nice knowing he is closer to home. He got a 4 hour pass last week and said he was going to go eat ALL the pizza he could! LOL Anyway...tata for now. Have a good one ladies!

Cristi - that's great news! I know that's where you were hoping he would be stationed.

Jane - great pic - can barely see you, but I can see enough. BTW - my WW points calculator gives me 35 flex points a week. And I have eaten mine for the week :dizzy: I like how you have made it work for you -


Ugh - no time to catch up...I started selling wreaths for DD's preschool today. They are beautiful, and I know people who like them, so it's not too bad. I try to sell UPS orders to my out-of-town relatives, then it's really easy. DD's school also has a silent auction and we were told yesterday that we would need to procure $500-$1000 worth of goods for said auction. By March. Yuck. I hate procuring. My previous plan of knitting things is kaput - no way I can get that much done. So now we are moving on to, hmm, I don't know, standing on a street corner with a sign?

STOP :nono: :nono:



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