Great Pictures Dips!!! You looked so healthy and strong! WOW.... Those are muscles! Gives me something to work towards!


You and Angie live so close to each other.. you should really plan a visit!!!

Well, Today is Thursday, and after I make it through my 8 hour sentence, I am heading off to the Y to meet up with a personal trainer to get my health assessment and a body fat analysis. Hopefully in 8 weeks (when we do the check up) I will have made some improvements. It's also crosstraining night, 3 miles on the elipitcal machine, and strength training, which I will go through all the machines with the trainer. Should be a good work out.

OK... Hannah said something to me last night that has me concerned. She said she was keeping it a secret, but for whatever reason, she decided to tell me. She said ever since her dad has died, she has been hearing voices, his voice and seeing him around her. She said it has happened alot. I asked what does he say, and she tried to sit there and remember, but said she really couldn't because he always said alot, but that he would talk how happy he was when she was born, or about the easter egg hunt that they went on and he carried her, stuff like that. STUFF that are either in pictures that she and I have gone over, or things that I have said to her in the past. Also, she says she sees him around her.. when her friends think she is looking at them, she is actually seeing her dad. She has made mention of this before, as a random comment, that she sees her dad.. I was just thinking she meant she sees people who remind her of her dad, or she hears something, a song or whatnot that reminds her, but she said she actually sees him. Oh.. and also, that he has been coming into her dreams at night. Her nightmares. She has been having a lot of them, but that he comes in to protect her, in a white robe and wings.

I'm not quite sure what to say about this.. other than I tried to let her know that he still loves her and that maybe this was his way of letting her know everything will be OK. I am not sure. I didn't want to let her know how freaked out I got, and scare her. In the back of my mind, I do believe that there is a possibility that she really has seen something that is part of her dad. My mom had experiences where she would see her dad that died when she was 16 on several occassions, mainly when she was really down, or depressed or stressed, she would sense him or see him out of the corner of her eye, stuff like that. And my stepdad said he thought he saw his shadow too... so I believe it can happen, however, it freaks me out to think Steven could be INSIDE my house.. you know! :-) Anyway,.. I am going to try to talk to her a little more about it today and see what else she will say before I decide she needs to see a doctor or therapy.

OK.. back to work here... I'll talk to you all soon!

Good morning girls!! Well, yesterday I got in 45 minutes for a workout and I incorporated a banana and a little bowl of sugar free pudding with cool whip because I was thinking I wasnt getting enough calories in a day and it worked because my scales had a nice little loss this morning. I am waiting until Saturday for my official weigh in though. :lol:

Dips, WOW you are one built girl! I wouldnt wanna piss you off. :lol: You have inspired me to be all I can be too.

Cherie, Me and Dips dont live that close together. I went to Mapquest and we are 438 miles apart and they estimated a 7 1/2 hour drive to get there. I have faith that we will all get to meet in person one of these years though. Once I get to goal and get my tummy done I will fly wherever you all want to meet and we can all party.

I dont know what to say about your daughter. Maybe this is her way of coping with her loss to make her feel like he is always with her still. It must be so hard on them being so young and all.

Well, I gotta go to work but I will check back in later.

Hi Girls

Dips you look so great. Your arms look wonderful. Love the pictures.

Angie don't you love it when you peek at the scale and have a loss. Good for you!

Noelle I hope you got pampered at the salon. I bet you look fabulous!

Cherie, poor little Hannah and Megan too. They have been through so much with the loss of Steven. I am glad she was able to talk to you about it. I think you said the right thing to her about her Dad wanting her to know that he loves her and everything will be okay. I hope you have a good meeting with your personal trainer tonight.

Kempy I think it is great you are giving to the economy in NO. Hope you find things you like.

I didn't make it to my mom's last night because of the weather and my brother was late getting in. The roads are so icy here. The wind chill was almost zero here when I brought ds to school. Angie and Dips I wonder if it is headed your way? Anyway after ds gets done at school we are going for pizza. God give me the strength. Pms is really being rough on me this month. I feel bad because I have not had any weight loss in a long time. My body just will not have the scale moving down. Anyway girls I think I may run to the store to pick up a few things. Talk with you all soon. Hi to all I missed.

Hi girls, I'm really tied up today and don't have much time but I wanted to say hello to everyone :D

Dips, wow look at them muscles, I'm sked a you :lol: You better keep that picture up at your house when you have a daughter ready to go out on a date with her new boyfriend :lol:

Cherie, my niece behaved similar to Hannah when her great grandpa passed away. I think her mind was just working overtime and she was trying to make sense of everything that was going on. I do believe in angels (and demons) and believe that some people are just more attuned to spirits and stuff like that so it just may be that she is just more in tune with his spirit? I would be freaked out too but your words of comfort to her are more than adequate I think. You are a good mom to your girls :hug:


I really gotta run...Rick is standing outside my office window checking out the computer screen :devil:

I'll be back later if I can. :wave:

Hi Noelle, Rick no peeking :D just kidding. Don't work to hard girl.

I have brownies in the oven for the pizza party tonight but they are not going to be going into my mouth! I will resist them. I will just smell them baking away and that will have to be enough. I have to go plug the curling iron in and try and do something with this hair of mine. Just wanted to pop back in and say Hello :)

Hey girls!! Well for today I have done 45 minutes for exercise and breakfast was cereal and skim milk- Lunch: turkey sandwich and watermelon-Supper: leftovers of spaghetti and salad and garlic bread. Snack tonight is sugar free pudding with ff cool whip.

Noelle, I hope you get some free time today.

Julie, Jay said he thinks we are gonna get your weather because the next few days are supposed to be COLD!! MMMM Brownies. You are a rock girl!!

Well, I am going to go get ready to watch Survivor and CSI. Talk to you all tomorrow. :wave:

Hello my gurlz!!
 

Okay, I appreciate the compliments but the whole point was to show you haw boyish I looked in boot camp. I dind't like that look. I wnted to look more feminine which I think I do now. (I still have to develop my latest pics so I can post them) Anyway, you all do wonders for my ego :D



Cherie- When my grandmother passed away, I was 14 years old. For months afterward, I would see her in my dreams and swear I saw people who looked exactly like her walking down the street. So much so, that I would follow them to get a better look. It's like I had to be sure it wasn't her. At any rate, it's perfectly okay for her to reach out to her father. In fact, I would encourage her to talk to him and ask questions. Find out how he's doing and let him know that je doesn't have to worry about her because everything is okay. It will ease the sense of loss to know that in some way he is still with her. I don't think therapy is necessary if she is affected in a positive way. I can totally understand why you would get a litle freaked out but children have their way of dealing with grief and her way is not as out of the ordianry as you may think.

J- Pleeeeease don't wish that evil snow on me and Angie. :snow4: I get chills just thinking about it. You can keep it alllllll for yourself. Anyways, I want brownies but I gotta stay focused for Thanksgiving. No treats till then.

Noelle- You are a funny girl. I want my muscles to be more lean and less bulky. I do miss the 6-pack I used to sport. These days it's more of a two pack. But I'm working on it.

Angie- You inspire me. I got that way because I had crazy people who look like this :drill: dragging me out of bed every morning. You're motivating yourself which is so much harder. You're making me crave cereal. Haven't had it in forever. I think I'll hit up the grocery store.


Hey Red- How's life overseas?

TGIF Everyone. My day started out crappy, but it's slowly getting better. Tonight I have a date with Alan, and he is taking me to dinner. The girls will be at Parent's Night Out at school, so I have exactly 4 hours to have fun!

Yesterday, I went to the Y and did my health assessment with a personal trainer. I won't find out the results til Monday. Hopefully he will have me a program set up for me to follow with my training.

Hannah and I had another talk last night about her dad. Its really much worse than what I thought. I mean, its still in a positive light, but it's happening every day. For example, yesterday, we went to Wal-Mart. Hannah and I got seperated by an isle, and she called out to me... I called to her and stopped and waited. She said before I called to her, she saw her daddy, and he said he loved her and that he would take her to her mom. She said he went inside her heart and pushed her to my direction.

She told me more stuff, and at night, it just freaks me out. Anyway.. just for my piece of mind, I have scheduled her an appointment with a grief therapist next Tuesday.

I really didn't exercise at all yesterday, I did a one mile walking test for the PT. And I over ate calories by about 500. Today is my official day of rest, and I have 800 calories to use tonight for dinner. I hope I can make a good food decision. But Alan and food is my one big weakness!

Dips... I can't wait to see the new pictures.... You looked great before.. I bet you look even better now!

Angie... you continue to impress me so much and motivate me too... GREAT JOB! Oh.. and you can keep your snow too... all of you... until I go to colorado to ski, then I want a bunch of light fluffy snow!

Julie you are so strong to be making brownies... YUM hot from the oven with a big glass of milk... I am drooling just thinking about it. I hope you stayed strong!

Noelle.. thanks... I am hoping Hannah is OK... I just don't want this to affect her in a negative way.

Hi Cal and Hi Red and Hi Kempy.. and everyone else.

I need to get busy again. I'll try to check in tomorrow. My weekend is pretty well planned out. Tonight Alan, tomorrow, my long five mile run, clean the house and clean the garage, then babysitting for the neighbor. Sunday.. vegging and then Alan is coming over that night.. Oh.. and I will go to the Y and do cross training and strength training and let the girls swim. :-) Good weekend. In three more hours, I can start it!

Hugs everyone!

Hey girls!! I had to go grocery shopping this morning so that is why I am late today. :lol: I got some Christmas shopping done and wrapped. I havent exercised yet today but I will try later. Todays food is Breakfast-cheerios and skim milk- Lunch: Turkey sandwich and wow chips- Supper: Terriyaki chicken,baked potato and cauliflower.

Well, That is about it for me today. I will check back later

Hey everyone. I am so hungry for lunch right now but I don't know what I want to eat. I'm leaning toward a Subway toasted roast beef sandwich :T Yesterday I had a turkey sandwich w/all the veggies then added a bit more alfalfa sprouts. I think in my other life I was a :moo:, I love sprouts of all kinds~ clover, alfalfa, bean...etc etc. Maybe I haven't fully evolved :lol: TONIGHT IS HARRY POTTER!!!! I can't wait! My girlfriend was one of those that went to the midnight showing last night. SHe better not give me the blow by blow when we see it together. I hate that.

Cherie, have fun on your hot date tonight. ;) I think Hannah would benefit from talking to a counselor. How's Meghan faring? I just found out that my niece will be coming over to our house tomorrow. She's supposed to go to her grandmothers' funeral but my sis says she's been having nightmares and is afraid to go. I dunno, I think my niece is a big chicken and my sis feeds that fear and it just gets bigger as the years go by. Hannah's a different story though, she's seeing things in a positive light. My niece has a lot of irrational fears--say for instance, she's afraid of the "guy on the oatmeal box"--you know the quaker? :rolleyes:

Dips, you have a 2-pack, I carry a keg :lol: I remember sending Rick off to bootcamp (16 years ago?) and he was probably around 210 lbs. He's 5' 9", and when he came back to me he was around 167--thin as a freakin' rail if you ask me. That was the only time I ever outweighed him. We've grown and shrunk together through the years :lol: How's your man doing (if you don't mind me asking)? Or are you too busy w/work and school these days?

Julie, pizza and brownies? Girl, you have extra strength will power if you resisted both--the aromas from both of those things cooking alone would drive me batty. I had to sit by my dad at the table yesterday during lunch, and he kept offering me Doritos from this stupid huge mega-size bag--it was terrible. I don't yet have the urge to cheat yet, but boy those people in my house don't make it easy. How'd the pizza party go?

Kempy, anything fun planned for the weekend?

Cal, hope you can pop in and say hello.

Red, what are you doing this weekend?

Holly, holla when you get a chance.

:wave: Gotta get to work so I can skip out for lunch. Hi to all and have a great day.

WOOHOO, I just made myself do 30 minutes for a workout today. I wasnt planning on doing anything but I forced it. :lol: :ebike: Tomorrow is my official weigh in day.

Noelle, Have fun at your Harry Potter movie :corn:

Hello everyone. Sorry I haven't been able to post. I have done quick reads of all your posts and am glad to hear that things sound okay. Cherie, I wouldn't worry about your daughter too much. I do think this is the result of her grief and a highly active imagination, along with all the stories and movies we have these days such as Sixth Sense and such. I think Dips' has the right idea and worry that an appointment with a grief therapist may give your daughter the wrong idea, that there is something terribly wrong with her. I don't think there is at all, and agree that just talking and having a bit of loving fun with the whole thing is the way she should be looking at this, not getting scared by it or fearing it. Yes, reach out to him, while at the same time, realizing that this is only a way to deal with the pain she is feeling. Be careful not to let her start thinking she is "sick" in any way. And you, calm down!, this is nothing to freak out or panic about. :hug: You are a wonderful mother and friend, from the sounds of it. :yes: Well, I must run, just wanted to address what seems to be the "weightiest" topic around here. Noelle, thanks for asking about me. Dips, you looked fantastic in your boot camp photos! :strong: Everyone else, a big hello! :wave: Take care!

Angie, NO! No popcorn for me!!! :tape:

Hey girl, something about knowing you're going to weigh in the next day gives you the extra motivation to work out a little extra eh? ;) I know you'll do well.

Have a good weekend girls :wave:

Hi Girls
I am fighting a sore throat and cough right now. But I wanted to wish you all a wonderful weekend. Good Luck to all of you weighing in this weekend. I am so proud of you all, you girls are my heros! Hopefully when I am feeling better I will jump right in with you. Sorry not to post personal replys to anyone but a hot shower is calling my name. Bye for now sweethearts.
:hug:

Hey Babes
 

WOOHOO!!!! :goodscale I did my weigh in and I lost another 4 1/2 pounds for this week. How the heck did that happen? :lol: Oh well, I ain't complaining. Tummy tuck here I come!! The ticker doesnt measure in 1/2 pounds but oh well. I feel so good right now, I wonder why I go back to my bad eating habits when I feel so energized and in control now.

Julie, Get better girl. :hug: Is your brother there for the whole weekend? I hope you feel better and get to enjoy your weekend.

Noelle, No silly, I wouldnt want you to eat popcorn. :lol: It is the only smiley for movies though. So....How was it? I havent seen any of the movies, We have all the books because Alicia wanted them one year and Jay found 2 or 3 of the novels at a yard sale and we went and bought the rest and the little bugger didnt even read them. :thanks2:

Red, Hi. :wave: Glad to hear from you.

Dips, Hi. I am sorry to hear about you and your boyfriend having a rough patch but you know I am so impressed by you. Most girls would probably let their schooling slide for a guy. You are my hero, I mean that. You have your stuff so together. Get some rest this weekend. :high:

I am making Taco salad for supper tonight but I am using baked Doritos for it and low fat cheese. I am trying to make a really good supper on Saturdays and have a dessert on that night so it is still a semi cheat night so I dont feel too strict with my eating. :hun:

Well, I gotta go eat some breakfast. I will be back later to check in. :write:

Good Morning Everyone:

It is a crisp 53 degrees outside right now. I love this time of year. What's great about living here is that I can drive for 2 1/2 hours and have fun in the snow and drive home and play in the pool. :lol:

Dips: I hear you about men and listening; never shall the two meet. :D Good luck with your relationship; I'm sure everything will work out. I echo Angie; you are an inspiration. I'm really proud of you. By the way, the pics were fantastic; you look awesome. You know, everytime we go to Italy we fly through JFK...complete with 4-5 hour layovers. One of these times maybe we can meet up for a couple of hours.

Angie: You are awesome. Keep up the great work. You are so beautiful and you sound so excited now. You are helping everyone stay excited as well.

Noelle: A few of my kids were telling me yesterday that they were going to see Harry after school. There was quite a group that was going together. They were soooo excited. Right now, it is the weekend and I'm going to rest as much as possible. Ashley has a volleyball game at 8 this morning...what were they thinking????? Afterwards, we have to go shopping..(oh darn :D )..for a b-day present for her best friend. Then, I will rest.

Cherie: Sounds like everything is falling into place for your training. What an exciting thing for you to accomplish. I used to love running. I wish I still could. However, even if I lose every pound I should lose, I still couldn't run. I have problems with my feet that I've had since high school and that's when the Dr. said no more running. My feet kept creating sores on them that went deep into my feet and all because of something I was born with. I was so bummed at the time. I do love walking and I do that as often as I can. Keep up the good work.

Julie: I hope you are feeling better soon. Here's some warmth for you. :sunny: :sunny:

Hello to Red and Kempy, hope your weekend is great.

Gotta run and get Ashley up. Her game starts in about 45 minutes and she's still snoozing.

Cal

Happy Saturday ladies....(Happy Sunday to Red) I am so amped up right now. This morning around 3am the dogs started going crazy barking. I had Rick run outside to see what was going on and there was some guy trying to steal my dad's betel nut by sawing off the bunch from the tree. He was on the neighbor's side of the fence and had a stick with a saw blade at the end. Rick ran outside and the guy ran, there was a car waiting and he jumped in the backseat and left. Rick hopped the fence and chased him but didn't get the license plate. This is the third time someone has ripped us off like this--and my mom and dad sell this to people to make a little extra side cash. It's really disturbing to think that people are creeping around our house in the middle of the night! Anyway, there were a couple of bunches lying on the ground and they didn't look like they got to take anything, but they cut down a lot of it.

Anywho, we had a good time at the Harry Potter movie. It was heavily edited from the book and a little too fast paced since they tried to cram a lot of the story in....i still enjoyed it though. I think they should've broke the story into two parts and released it separately like Kill Bill Vol. I and II.

ANGIE, you got it going on girl! You're just smokin' :flame: I'm doing the happy dance for you :dance: Tell Alicia that she better get crackin' on those books--they are just food for the imagination.

Dips, you're right about keeping your priorities straight. After all, schooling will keep you on your own feet instead of having to depend on some 'guy' later on in life. And besides, you're such a pretty young thing and there are many many men out there for the picking :s:

Cal, 53 is really nice! That is a great thing about living within driving distance of such weather extremes, I'm jealous! I have sun and rain, but mostly sun... How was Ashley's game? I'm sure your students will be gossiping about the movie come Monday, I loved it.

Julie, :hug: get better! It's no fun being :tired:

Hi to Red, Kempy, Holly and Cherie....gotta go and get the car washed. I have a night out with the girlfriends now that I have sent Rick and Michael away to karate camp for the weekened--I'm FREE! :carrot:

Hey gals
 

Sorry I have been MIA. I guess the holiday s are getting to me a little more than I thought. We went out ot eat Friday and had to much wine so yesterday I wasn't a very plesant person to be around. I really shouldn't have had the wine b/c the scale showed it to me this morning. Oh well, another day to work through.

We has this house that is being built right down from us and the guy ran out of money. Well, there is a hugh dumpster there that has been sitting there since b4 the storm and that was Aug. 29 (wont ever forget that date). The thing is full and it has all sorts of gross stuff living in it. Well, Rhea and Echo hang out down there looking for something to chew on. They both know the sound of Joe's truck so they usually run home when he coems home. Well, they were by the dumpster and heard his truck. Joe saw them so he slowed down but Rhea always runs right in front of the truck. He hit her but not very hard. The poor baby ran home and wouldn't come to him. I got her and cleaned her up. I rubbed her down and she didn't scream but she did have a cut on her eye and lip. She had a little blood on two of her paws but she seems to be doing ok. I have her in the house right now watching her. I am sure she has on **** of a headache. Joe feels terrible but I tried to tell him that she is ok. That really didn't make him feel any better. She is fine though but I will keep you guys posted.

I hate to pop off but I have to pu a closet back together. For some reason when we have company I always feel the need to redo stuff in the house. I'll check back later.

Kempy, :hug: Poor Rhea and poor Joe. That was just a freak accident. I hope she doesn't have anything broken. You'll see if she's back to her old self in a day or two. Hopefully this will keep her from running in front of moving cars? Poor baby.

I just got back from my 3rd viewing of Harry Potter :lol: I had a headache last night as well, hanging out with my girlfriends we were laughing so much that I wasn't getting enough oxygen to my brain :lol: But! Still no popcorn eating for me :carrot: --and I got my 3.5 miles in this morning so I'm good.

I've got to go, we've got company over and I've been antisocial for the last half hour :s: Chat with ya girls tomorrow.

Just a quick post while Ashley is in the bathtub.
Her team lost yesterday. They sure had fun playing though. A friend told me that whichever team can serve will be the one that wins. So true!! Ashley's team was the only one to return a serve back over the net, though. :carrot: Not bad for 7 and 8 year olds. Their serves are getting better. When I get a chance I'll post a picture of Ashley at play.

Have a great evening everyone.

Cal

PS Kempy: I hope Joe and Rhea are doing better.

Hi girls

Angie you are doing so great. Congrats on another loss.

Noelle sounds like you had a fun weekend. Excellent on the walk!

Dips are you on break from school for Thanksgiving?

Cal sorry Ashley lost the game but as you said she had fun and that is what counts.

Kempy hope Rhea is okay.

Hi Cherie, hope you had a nice weekend.

I am still feeling pretty sick. Yesterday my voice was totally gone and today it is back a little. I didn't realize how much I have to talk around the house until my voice is gone! Anyway I made the best of the weekend because my brother was in town. Our Thanksgiving dinner was good. I don't know how I use to eat two dinners in a day. We had a nice big meal and took a walk afterward. Well girls the dryer is calling my name again. Have a nice Monday everyone. Almost turkey day!

Noelle interesting reading about the Betelnut. Sorry about the people trying to steal from the tree. Do you guys have a motion light? Maybe that would help to keep them out. Thank god for the doggies barking though!

Hey everyone. I didnt get a chance to post this morning because the kids had dentists appointments starting at 9. When we got home it was so nice out that we all went for a walk AND I did another one just now. This weekend was a nice one. I just cleaned the house and watched movies but it was nice and relaxing. We put out our Christmas lights Saturday night and some decorations in the house.

Noelle, That is too bad about your dads Betelnut. It is pretty sad when people will resort to ripping others off. I agree with Julie that you should get a motion sensor light and maybe it will scare them away. Congrats to you for staying op while having a blast with your friens. You Rock!!

Cal, Is it still cool at your house? I bet it feels refreshing after all that heat.

Kempy, Oh Poor Rhea. I bet she wont run in front of him again, huh? I am glad she is okay.

Dips, How are you doing today? Do you get much time off for the holidays?

Julie, I am so happy to hear that you had fun this weekend. I hope your throat feels better soon, Do you think it is strep?

My kids are on yet another weeks vacation from school, Thankfully they are going to my sisters house until Wednesday to babysit for her so that will give me and Jay some alone time. :lol:

Today I had Breakfast: cheerios and skim milk- Lunch: turkey sandwich and baked Doritos with some salsa-Supper: terriyaki chicken, baked potato and cauliflower. Plus I did 2 nice walks.

Hi girls. I need someone to vent to so I'm gonna do it here, okay? You don't have to read it if ya don't want. I feel so old and my body is falling apart :lol: My knees are creaking and I had to go and buy a new knee brace for my right knee--that sucks major too because it is usually my left knee that gives me trouble. WTF? I am also having TOM troubles and tried to get an appintment w/the doc. They tell me Dec. 13....oh my gawd! I don't think I can go on that long. So I call them back and beg and plead and they squeeze me in for Mon. 11/28 so I am relieved about that. *sigh* I dunno, I have a lot of things swirling around in my head due to too much medical internet info reading and trying to self-diagnose :lol:. I am doing good on my eating and exercising but I just have this weird blue mood right now :?:. Damn these hormones! :mad: I go to WW tomorrow and expect at least a pound to be gone so that should elevate my mood.

Angie, you rock girl. SHeesh, the way you're going you'll be down 15 lbs before Xmas. Keep the motivational vibes coming.

Julie, glad you got to spend time with your brother, AND had time for a walk afterward. I hope you feel loads better soon and get your voice back.

I have to get back to work for now. I'll be back later when I'm in a happier place :) Hi to all :wave:

Hey everyone!! Noelle, I hope your doc can give you some good news. I have knee problems too...sometimes they will give out with no warning and I end up falling on the floor and twisting it and cant walk on it for a few days. This hasnt happened for a long time thankfully but I have been noticing that when I climb the steps to get in the house it feels like it wants to give out. I am hoping that when I get a good chunk of this weight off it will feel better.

I had to go to Mr. Paperback today to put in an order for the Cique Du Freak book series for Alicia...she wants it really bad for Christmas. I also got to order my ipod today and some accessories...Jay had it inscribed but I didnt see what he wrote on it so that is my surprise and I get what I wanted. :lol:

Well, I suppose I should get some work done. I hope everyone gets a chance to post today.

:coach: HELLOOOOOOO!!!!! Where is everybody?

Hi ladies, where y'all hiding? I had my WW weigh in today and I am down another 2.6 lbs :carrot: Yahoo! I've been having trouble eating all that I need to eat--you know when you try to keep it healthy and then you actually come in under the recommended amount of calories/points? Well,that will slow you down in losing believe it or not. I know I will not have trouble eating on Thanksgiving day though, I can't wait for some turkey and smashed potatoes :hun:

Angie, do you have any type of knee brace for when you hurt your knee? Sometimes I'm just walking normally and it feels like it wants to give out. I have a brace that I had to use yesterday on my walk and it feels so stiff and constricting, but it's better than nothing. I've never heard of those books you mentioned, maybe I'll ask my niece if she has any--I need something new to read :lol: So Santa's bringing you an iPod? That's cool. I still don't know what I want to ask for yet.

Well girls, I hope you are all feeling okay. Come on in and sneak a post! Have a good evening.

YEAH NOELLE!!!! You are doing an awesome job!! :carrot: :hug: :strong: :cp: :dance: :cheer:

No I never used anything for a brace for my knee. It just would kind of pop out of joint when I would take a step and I would fall down and hurt myself. It only happened a few times but I remember the last time it happened I hurt my knee pretty bad...but that was a few years ago.

I spelled the books wrong of course...:lol: They are called Cirque Du Freak books. I forgot the r. haha

I cant wait until turkey day either. I am making pumpkin parfaits and I really want one.

The kids come home tomorrow so they can help me cook.

Good Morning!! I got my schedule figured out so I get today and tomorrow off from work. YEAH!!! :cheer: Now I have so much to do today but I wanted to make sure I stopped in to say hi and see how everyone is doing. I am going to go over my entire house and do my blankets and I have to bake the pumpkin for the parfaits, etc.

I definately have to get in a workout today because I didnt do anything yesterday. The kids were gone and me and Jay just enjoyed our alone time. :devil: They are coming home this afternoon.

As usual I have no plans to do the Day after Thanksgiving sales but then I get the sales papers.... :lol: So I guess I will be heading out to get some bargains on Friday morning before work.

Well, I gotta get going. I hope everyone at leasts gets to post a hi today. ;)

Hi Girls

Noelle GREAT JOB! Your hard work is paying off. I am glad the doctor got you in early. It is the pits waiting for an appointment. Hope you are feeling better. I am going to go to the WW website today and I might look into to doing the online program. I am in such a slump with eating I can't get out of it. I need to lose those first couple of pounds to motivate me, ya know?

Angie that is good you don't have to work tomorrow. I want to get a big chunk of my toy shopping done for the kids on Friday. We also need a new coffee maker and our TV in our room is not working well also last night our microwave quit but then came back on, LOL! I guess everything breaks at one time! Haha... Glad you had a nice time when the kids were gone!

Cherie, how are you? I know you are really worried about Hannah. Did she go to see the grief counselor? I hope everything is going well. Miss ya. How did Monday go with the trainer?

We have been looking for dogs online through different breeders. We would like an adult black lab that is potty trained. I have been also checking the shelters in the area. I can't believe what some of the breeders are asking for dogs. WOW! Anyway we are going to mil's tomorrow. I can't wait for some more pumpkin or apple pie. After that my mind is back on track.
Hi Dips, Cal, Kempy and everyone else I didn't mention.
:)

http://www.petfinder.org/pet.cgi?act...WI51&preview=1 Julie, Have you checked out this websight. It is Packerdogs rescue and they have the cutest black labs on there. I am not sure how close it is to you but...

Thanks Angie! I will check it out.

Hi guys, it is muggy muggy muggy here today. My thermometer says 77, but w/humidity it "feels" like 80, yuck! I went to put flowers on my MIL's grave. Tomorrow will be the 2 year anniversary of her death. I wonder what my lame in-laws (Rick's brother and sisters) will be doing for T-day. They always wait til the last minute then call him up and ask him to take them out to eat :rolleyes:. I remember one year his sister invited us over to her house, when we got there her turkey was still frozen! Luckily we had picked up a refrigerated smoked turkey so we heated that up instead. I can't stand them....I know, not very charitable thoughts so near Thanksgiving, but I am thankful for not having to spend my Thanksgiving with them :lol: :devil: :s:

So ANYWAY....is everybody set for tomorrow?

Julie, WW online is a great tool. I had a 2 week free trial when I signed up at the center and the website had such cool functions--recipe converters (to make your regular recipes diet friendly), weight trackers and tons of other recipes that are low-fat and healthy. I think 3FC has a board for WW online too. This is such an easy plan to follow and it works too! :soap: sorry, do I sound like a commercial?

Angie, enjoy your time off and have fun braving those after T-day crowds.

I have got to get a move on, I'm taking my parents to lunch. HAPPY THANKSGIVING EVERYONE! :happ3:

Happy Thanksgiving Girls!
I am thankful for each one of you ladies. Have a wonderful holiday and I hope you spend it with the ones you love the most!

confessions....
 

Happy day after Thanksgiving! Are you girls all out shopping? I need to head out the door soon but I just wanted to say hi and hope you guys are enjoying your weekend. Thanksgiving here was good. My sis bringing the ham and mashed potatoes was late so I didn't have any of that (during the first round :lol: ) ....I did eat turkey, rice w/gravy, fresh steamed asparagus and a half a pumpkin tart, then a slice of apple pie. I was a bit stuffed after that, but did get a morning walk in. I tried to go walking in the afternoon too but my foot was giving me trouble so I only went around the block. Today is a new day :carrot:

Hope you all enjoy your long weekends.

ps. only 29 days til Christmas!

Hey girls. I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving. Ours was nice. It snowed ALL day. We got to just sit around all day and the kids wanted to watch old home movies of themselves when they were cute and little. :lol: It is amazing how big they are now. I had a little more dinner and pumpkin parfaits than I had planned but I dont think it hurt me any plus...this is about learning how to eat for life right? And everyone eats a little too much on Thanksgiving and Christmas Day. I am back on track today and I even got in my workout already today.

Well, we got up and went shopping at 4:30 this morning and managed to not get hardly anything on my list!!! I wanted the video rockers at Target and I managed to walk in as the last ones got sold!! GGGRRR!!! We went to Kmart and I picked up a couple of things and we came back to the front of the store and the line was literally the whole length of the store...needless to say I had to work today and wasnt about to stand in that line. I will pay full price on a weekday. haha :lol:

Well, I am working right now but I wanted to check in.

I'm Stuffed...And Still Eating!!
 

Hi Ladies


I had a good Turkey-day and I'll be filling myself with leftovers throughout the weekend. Oh the damage I will do!!

Hope you all are having fun. TTYL

Dips