Noelle I know we are so far away from each other but here is a great BIG hug :hug:!!!! You know my uncle owns an auto body shop and it is so so stressful. He has alot of responsibility and people are always screwing with him. Being self employed is tough work! Keep your chin up honey. Remember you are only one person and only can do so much. I hope you are feeling better!

Red come back when you get the time.

Well time to get ready for bed. I will confess I had an oatmeal bar tonight. Oatmeal=fiber? Better than some other things I could have had. But I had a grilled chicken breast on a salad so that evened it out. I watched Dancing with the Stars tonight. I just love that show. Anyone else watching?
Okay time to Go. Good Night Everyone.
Tomorrow is Friday!

Hey my gurls!!

sorry 4 the absence but it's the first week of the new semester gott ago 2 class now but I just wanted to say hi. I'll be back tomorrow.YAY EDUCATION!

BTW NOELLE ROCKS!!!

Good Morning Everyone! TGIF! I have never been so glad to see Friday.. (Well, I probably have, but this is going to be a good one I hope.)

My dentist appointment isn't until this afternoon. I leave work yesterday, drive to the office and they can't find me.. they look me up and it seems the person who books (who is conviently gone at that moment) booked me for a different day and different time than what she told me over the phone. Totally sucks... so I go back to work. Today, my appointment is at 3:00... so another short day for me.

The morning didn't start out so easy... I had to keep getting on the girls to hurry and get ready... Hannah was moaning and groaning about her foot.. she hurt it playing yesterday, and the dog was just being a pain in the butt... I couldn't get her to come in .. so I left her outside in the yard. First time I've ever done that.. but maybe she will learn when I open the door, to come in. It looks like it may rain, so I am hoping it will hold off til after lunch, cause I'll go home then and let her back in. I just wasn't in the mood this morning to play chase the dog.

Last night, I did pretty well.. I got three miles in on the treadmill... I caught up on Lost, Boston Legal and the Biggest Loser... and I came in WAY under my calories... like 300 under.. I really need to figure out something else to eat, cause I don't want to send my body into startvation mode... I may just try to find some good protein drinks and add that to my food. I'm still having a hard time eating, and it's just not fun anymore... but I am slowing down, and taking my time, and I'm making healthy choices. So... I guess there is a good side.

Red.. it's good to see you... I understand about not finding the motivation... I am barely hanging on by a thread.. and have yet to see any results... I hope you have a great weekend...

Noelle (((((HUGS))))) sorry things are so stressful. When my ex and I got married, he and his mom had a roofing company. I started working there.. and then about a year later, she got ill with cancer, so it was up to he and I to keep things going... and I can relate.. things are stressful, especially when you are working with other people to do they job for you. I hope things get better ....

Angie... any word yet on the 5th wheel?

Julie... are the kids getting better? Beef barley soup... got a recipe???

Kempy... how are you? Is Mardi Gras coming up soon?

Dips... nice to see you back! Good luck with the new semester! how is that puppy doing????

OK... time to work. I have lots to do before I can get out of here this afternoon.... I'll talk to you guys soon!

Cherie

Hi Girls Coffee....Coffee anyone????
Ugh I got about a total of 2 hours of sleep last night. Dd came down with a cough so I steamed her up in the shower and on top of that the dog threw up about 5-6 times last night! We have no idea what is wrong with her so my husband called the vet and took her in this morning, I couldn't because dd has a fever! Does it ever end? When my husband gets home I am calling to see if I can get a haircut late this afternoon. I am stressed and kind of need to do something for me. I hate saying that because that sounds selfish but you know I never take time for myself so I am going to do it:D, that is if dd is okay. Sorry for ranting but we all need it once in awhile;).

Check back later. Have a great day all:)

Good News about the puppers no belly obstruction, probally something she ate outside. So she is on an anitbiotic and will get better soon! The weather is going to be around 52 degrees today, how wonderful is that?

Hi Dips thanks for stopping by!

Cherie I just can't stand those mornings. Not a good way to start out the day. But as you said it is Friday. Do you have any plans for the weekend? I will try and find my recipe for the beef barley soup. It is great.

Okay time for lunch. Have a great afternoon everyone!
Hi Angie, Cal, Kempy, Noelle, and Red!

Julie.. glad the puppy is OK... they love to eat ANYTHING! Mine found a dead cricket this morning and the girls were going EWWWWWWW I just said it was exta protein! :D

Hope your daughter feels better and you get some rest soon.. and by all means.. GO GET THAT HAIRCUT.. it will make you feel so much better.. and make sure the shampoo your hair and style it afterwards... you need some pampering!

My plans.. not sure. Alan is flying home as we speak, so tonight, I am going to meet him at his house (we should get there at the same time) for dinner. My babysitter turns into a pumpkin at midnight, so I will have to make sure I am home by then.

Tomorrow... not much planned.. we need to hit the library and turn in some books... maybe take the girls to go see Nannie McPhee (or McFee, I can't remember how it's spelled) and then the girls are begging to go to church on Sunday... guess I'll get my lazy butt up and take them. :D Other than that.. dog needs a bath... I hope to get in some treadmill time.

I had a "ah ha" moment in the car a while ago while I was coming back from letting the dog back in, I have an oral fixation. (NO dirty minds here.) I think I eat so much because I like having or need something in my mouth. Because.. since Tuesday when they put the bands in.. I haven't really had the urge to go and eat.. part of it is because it's uncomfortable, put part of it is.. well, my mouth is busy now.. I am constantly clenching my teeth feeling the bands on my gums and teeth.. and it's keeping my mouth satisfied for it's need on needing something in it. You know what I mean? I think my eating addiction is just psychological thing because I enjoy having something in my mouth... After I get these braces off.. I guess I should try chewing gum.. (I've never been a real big gum chewer.... my jaws get tired...) but it's a thought. I'll have to explore this more in the next several months to see how this develops!

OK.. back to work here... 1.5 more hours of work to go.. then a hour in the dentist chair.. then I am home free! :D Talk to you girls soon!

Hi girls. I am taking a day off today :rolleyes: I know, makes sense huh? With all the paperwork piling up on my desk I know I shouldn't but mentally I just need a break. I do feel a little saner today though. At my P/T session today I pushed it really hard on the weight machines and got my muscles all fatigued--it didn't feel too good at the time but when I got my massage afterwards it felt great. I got some of my anxiety out on the bike too--pedaled harder and faster just thinking about an argument Rick and I had last night. We're not seeing eye-to-eye on a lot of things at the moment and well, it's starting to affect our marriage. I think I need to step back and just get off...you know, choose working together or choose the marriage. :chin:

Julie, thanks for the pep talk. :) How is your DD doing right now? I'm glad your pup is fine and you've got some nicer weather. Not to gross you out too much, but I've had to keep Lucky from coming into the house. She has this nasty habit of trying to eat from the cat litter box...yuck, I know, I'm sorry :lol: :barf: And BTW, it's not selfish at all to take care of YOU. Go for it! Ask that stylist to give you a nice long scalp massage too.

Cherie, ;) I know what you mean about the fixation :lol: Good job on the treadmill girl :high: I am going to take Michael and his cousin to see Nanny McPhee in about 20 minutes. They have a catholic school holiday so they are off. Don't worry, I won't tell you what happens in the movie :lol:

:wave: Hey Dips, study hard girl :)

Red, how are ya doing today? Well, another stray cat has come to our house. I think it's a young male but it's totally skin and bones so I want to fatten it up before I get it fixed. He's black and has the biggest green eyes I've seen. He's really friendly too so I think he used to belong to the people a few houses down. They moved out a few months ago and just left all the cats behind. How are your kitties doing?

Kempy, how's the WW thing working for ya? I see your ticker moving so that's great!

Angie, and what's happening in Maine today?

Cal, TGIF!!! Any plans for the weekend?

Well, I gotta get ready to take the kids out. have a good one!

I am so glad it's Friday. I don't know why, but this week has been hard; I'm so tired.
Noelle: Take care of yourself. Hubby and I had a bit of a 'discussion' last night as well. I didn't talk to him for the rest of the night. Things are much better today (good thing we don't work together). My sister bought tickets to Disney on Ice--Nemo for tomorrow. She called me a few days ago and asked if I wanted to go and bring Ashley...her treat. So that's what we're doing tomorrow and Sunday is my nephew's 4th b-day party at Chuck E Cheese. Hopefully, I will get some much needed rest this weekend.

Cherie: I hope you feel better after the visit to the dentist. Enjoy your visit with Alan.

Kempy: Hope everything is going well with you. Are you having winter there? I swear that someone forgot to push the winter button for us. It's supposed to be nearly 80 on Monday. Today we have beat the record for consecutive days without rain...102 days as of today.

Angie: I'm keeping my fingers crossed for you and the 5th wheel (if it's what you really want); I think it would be great...you could come out here!!

Julie: Did you get all pampered at the hairdressers? You do deserve it. Hope your little one is feeling better.

Dips: Great to hear from you. I hope this semester is good to you. Good luck.
Just curious, what classes are you taking?

Red: Take care of yourself and be sure to get plenty of rest.

Cal

Hi Girls

Noelle thanks for asking, she is doing much better....those tylenol meltaways work well. Isn't marriage alot of work???? My dh and I were in a couple disagreements this week....mmmm maybe it is the time of year for that:crazy:! Seriously I hope things get cleared up.

Cal I hope you get your rest this weekend. Take it easy and don't do to much. Just thinking of going to Chuck E Cheese makes me feel tired:dizzy:.

Cherie have a nice time with Alan. I know what you mean about having to have something to chew on. I find if I am chewing gum it helps with my pms cravings. But they usually win out, haha...

Well I went and got my haircut after my dh got home, it was a new place downtown and it was really nice. It was great just to have some adult conversation. Refreshing! She put this pre-shampoo stuff on my scalp and massaged it in. It was just heaven. I just got a trim not a big change but I may go back in to get some highlights. Other than that don't have big plans for the weekend. Maybe a movie tomorrow and then Sunday it is my Step-Dads birthday party. I will have a small of cake and a big cup of coffee. Okay time to go get my babes ready for bed.
Have a great weekend everyone!
:)

Hi guys. Sorry for not posting. I just glanced through the posts and thanks for thinking of me. I had a super late night out again...home just before dawn...and was of course very late for work today but did make it in. I had lost my waist pack with all very important stuff in it but was sooo relieved to find it in the last pub we were in. God, what a relief!! Now, I'm home and really need to get some sleep. Noelle, bless you for helping the little cat. The white one is fine. Poor thing was in the cage all day and night yesterday but it's a big cage with a shelf and litter box so it's not cruel or anything. The others go outside through a cat door and I don't want her going out yet. She doesn't know the neighborhood and the eye I don't really know if it's healed or what. Will probably have to take her to another vet and hear what he has to say about it. She is, however, very happy and is rolling around in front of me on the computer table. She likes to play with Nozomi and I'm glad Nozomi has a new playmate. Well, gotta go. Hello to all, and Cherie, I'm not glad to hear you're hanging on by a thread, but it is kind of nice to know I'm not the only one. :^: Later, all! :wave:

Hi. Sorry I havent been here for the last few days but Daisy got sick again. We have her on anti-diarheal meds and I cooked her some chicken and rice to help settle her stomach so hopefully she can get better soon.

Today is weigh day and I lost 3 1/2 pounds this week. (so 2 pounds of new weight and the 1 1/2 pounds gained from last week) It was about a pound higher yesterday but jay bought me a couple Cadbury creme eggs last night and I ate them. :lol:

Noelle, I hope you and Rick get everything talked through this weekend.

Julie, Have fun at your movie and stepdads birthday.

Red, Hi. I am glad the kitty is doing better. The poor little baby.

Cal, Get some rest this week.

Cherie, I hope you had fun with Alan.

Great Job Angie!!! :high:

Sorry to hear about Daisy. :( I really hope she feels better soon, does she have a virus of some sort?

I am in my office for a little bit this morning to try and make some sense of this pile of paperwork. Rick took Michael out to buy some supplies so maybe I can get some work done. I don't work too well when no one's around...hence, I'm online here :lol:

Red, glad your Nozomi and the new kitty are getting along at least. My old girl cat Molly can not stand the new guy. SHe gives him the most evil eye and stalks away whenever he's around. She cracks me up though, her attitude is just like mine :lol:

Cherie, enjoy your weekend. Nanny McPhee was great, better than Hoodwinked...

Julie, glad you got your you time, you deserve it. Have fun this weekend and enjoy that small slice of cake and a nice cup'o'java ;) Hmmm, marriage being a lot of work..... I guess it has to be that way, keeps it interesting.

Cal, I love those Nemo guys...Dory especially :lol: Enjoy the show. Chuck E. Cheese huh? I'd pop a valium and bring some earplugs --just kidding! :hb: Happy 4th B-day to your nephew :hug:

:wave: Hi to Kempy and Dips.....have a good weekend everyone!

Hey guys. Well, it is going to pour soon so I am stuck inside and I have the spring bug really bad right now. I told Joe to keep me away from Lowe's. I would do some serious damage right now if I went there.

Cal I don't think our winter button got pushed either. It has been really mild. I am afraid to trim my plants though b/c I know as soon as I do we will get a frost and they will die. So, I sit here making a list of all of the yard work I want to do. Let me tell you, it is getting pretty big too.

Red don't ever be overwhelmed by us. I have been here plenty of time and I just watch as they are all motivated. Then I feel sorry for myself and go eat some ice cream. :D We love ya no matter how you are feeling. That is the whole point of a support group. Good to hear your kitty is doing well.

Angie you are doing so great! I am going down very slowly but I will take it. What is the word on the RV?

Julie don't ever feel that you are being selfish. You NEED to have time to yourself. I see lots of mom's that neglect themselves. If you aren't in the right frame of miind the whole house suffers. You did a great thing I think you should treat yourself to a massage too.

Noell I missed my last WW meeting but I weighed at home. I seemed to still be moving in the right direction. We eat out last night and I used my flex points. I am up 2 lbs today but I am also PMSing right now so I think that is water wieght. I am not going to freak out about it. Yesterday morning it was 8.5 lbs down so I am going to keep that number in my head for now.

Cherie I want to see that movie too. I love Mary Poppins so this is my kind of movie. We haven't been to the theater in so long. Mardi Gras is coming but I have no idea when. It is going to be very short this year and they really aren't talking about it yet. I think it is the end of Feb.

Dips don't studdy too hard.

I am going to find some lunch.

the way it is....
 

Morning people. Thanks for your kind words. They bring me back here even though, or perhaps because, I am feeling so low and given up, you know, the feeling where it's, "why bother, is getting a great body really so important?" I mean, I am at that level where it's probably the hardest, where the weight is not at such a high that I am a standout. It's also at the level where I would not like to strip in front of someone. I carry the weight well because I exercise a lot, but I would never dress to do too much revealing of what lies below the clothing layers. ;) I always think, if I could just get rid of 25 pounds of fat....and at the same time I'm probably thinking....even if I did, nothing would change in my life...and then I'd have no handy excuse to hide behind. I think all of you are married, which probably makes it even harder. I, at least, could say, ah, if I would lose the weight, I'd meet someone who would fall for me. That too, though, is a double-edged sword, because I am also thinking, is 25 pounds really so important? Do I want a guy who is so into appearances that he wouldn't look at me if I were 25 lbs heavier. I think I may be like that though myself, very keen on looks in guys. It's hard to say. I am surrounded by an entire city of young, willing, sexy chicks and I am always around guys with bodies of athletes here and so, in the looks arena, I feel I am not even in the running. :( And that very attitude annoys me a great deal too, the thinking that I have to keep proving myself for someone....but, recently, I am very hurt and at a loss for why my life is so devoid of romance. :cry: I suppose I could just decide once and for all to get rid of at least this one excuse and take it from there. Maybe I would feel so good about myself that I would exude a totally new type of energy and aura and thus would send out vibes for a great fellow. It's not just my body either. Though I try to present a neat, clean appearance to the world, my living quarters are a disaster area. No one sees them so so what? is my attitude. But it reflects the general given-up feeling and feeling that all is in vain anyhow, so why bother? Sigh. What do you all think, all you beautiful women? Is there any hope for someone who has sunken so low?

Red I know what you mean. I have about 20 lbs to lose to be where I feel I look "good". You got me thinking we have to love our bodies no matter what size we are. I think with the right attitude everything else will fall into to place with our lives. Don't give up on yourself!

Kempy I think I have the same feeling....I was at the store today and I saw some vegetable and flower seeds and it got me in the mood for gardening. I think I will put some gladiola bulbs in against the sunny area on my fence.

Angie great job on the loss this week! I hope Daisy feels better soon.

Noelle I am glad you stopped in;)! Hope it is sunny by you.

Hi everyone else. My brother just called from CA and is talking to dh so I should go say Hello.

jbbm, thanks for the words. But you see, I think I do love my body, that seems to be the problem, or is my "love" really just apathy? The problem seems to be I don't love the look I say I want to reach enough or something. I mean, why can't I just do it? just get there? It's not that far off even....I think it's the fear that nothing will change...I don't know...

Happy Sunday guys! We actually have some sun today. It is way too mushy to do anything outside though. I will take it without complaining.

Red I have the same feelings you do about the way I look too. A few years ago I actually got to the weight I thought I wanted to be and I still wasn't happy. I looked good though. So, I think it is something else that makes me feel the way I do about me. I know what it is too. I mean I have a hubby that loves me and I still feel yucky about my appearance. I think we are harder on ourselves thanwe should be. I was always the big girl of the group. All of my friends were little things and here I was the big on. They would always share clothes and I could never fit into any of them. I had to just sit back and act like it didn't bother me. Inside it was making me fel that I was fat and that I would never be able to be in style like they could. So, now I find myself choosiung clothes that don't draw attention to myself b/c I don't want people to see me. Do you think that you are the same way since you are around all of those little people? Just think about how smart you are. I mean from the little bit that I know of you I think you are great and extremely smart. In fact if the men over there don't notice that then they are missing out. They are probably shallow anyway b/c they are after those fake little women who are really just out trying to impress each other. You are your own person and that is very important. My mom always told me that you have to get your life and your surrounding in order and the universe will take care of the rest. So, when I am feeling in a funk I weed through things and get my house and life in order and that is when things start to happen. I know that when I clean out I make room for bigger and better things to come to me. I have just gone through lots of things here like the closets and the forgotten drawers and I can honsetly tell you I am noticing thinggs changing. I am not by any means telling you that you are messy but I just know that it works for me.

Ok, now that I am off my soap box I am going to fold clothes. I hope I didn't upset you Red I just couldn't stop once i started.

Hi Girls

Stopping in before bed. And bumping us up. Today I went to my mom's to bring my step-dad's gift and had some of my favorite pizza and she made a butter cake with carmel frosting. Not the healthiest but it is a brand new week! It rained pretty much all day today but we are about 15 degrees above normal today. I can't believe it is the end of January. Okay enough from me, I want to get to bed at an decent hour tonight.

Hi Kempy, Cherie, Angie, Noelle, Cal, Red and Dips:)

Not much going on around here, is there? Why whenever I have a bit of time, is there no one else around? :( What a bummer.....
Well, I feel a touch better, but not much. Feels like I'm PMSing and wouldn't be so this must be serious.... scary, really. Things are crap, what can I say... I sure wish I could do something that would make me feel better. I lose a little weight, admire the way my face looks thinner and then that's it...I gain it back. I was noticing how when I hit the station where I get off, how my brain just went into EAT MODE. It was like, this is just what you do, get home, eat, feel lonely....and if I don't I just feel worse and feel stressed, which isn't good. The fat doesn't stress me, just makes me feel old and dowdy...so maybe that is a type of stress. :idea:

I know guys at work went out drinking...well, they probably did. I could have gone, but like what for?! That's not the answer either, yet coming home isn't either. Meeting up with others when I feel so down isn't either...I really know the meaning of misery knows company. Sigh.

Oh, well, I have been good so far with eating today. Didn't get much exercise in but that's okay. Yesterday I kicked A!

Well, hope to see some people in here soon. Bye.

Good Morning Everyone.... I have the case of the Mondays. I had a good weekend... always too short.. I saw A. on Friday night and we made dinner and watched a movie.... afterwards I came home.. Saturday we didn't make it to the movie, but the girls and I did go to El Chico for lunch and went to the ski store to finish getting their ski clothes, and I got some ski boots for myself... then we headed to the mall to explore a little. Sunday, we went to church and for the rest of the day, I cleaned. About 5 hours worth. Maybe next week I'll take them to the movies.

Red.... (((((HUGS))))) sorry you are feeling so down. I have lived in a state of depression all my life.. and my body image makes up a good portion of that depression. As I get older... the more accepting I guess I get of my fat.. that I just seem to keep gaining a little more... or not really working to get the pounds off that I think will make me happy. Its OK.... and as for living and working in Japan... that must be really difficult. I hear stories about how office life is over there (our HQ are in Tokyo) so I know things are quite a bit different there than what they are here. We have visitors here all the time at our office, and I don't know how to even interact with them. Culturally, they are so different. Just know we are thinking about you... and wishing we could help...

Noelle.... I am glad the movie is a good one... I"ll make a point of going with the girls in the next couple of weeks. Good Luck on working out the problems with Rick. It is extremely hard to work together, you can't every seem to get away from ANY problems. They are always there.

Angie.. WTG on the weight loss... that is wonderful! You are doing a great job! But I am sorry to hear about Daisy.... I hope she feels better soon.

Julie.. that cake sounds wonderful! YUM... glad you had a good weekend.

Kempy... Winter has missed us here too.... But there is still February to get through... who knows what that will bring.

Dips and Cal... Hiya!!!

Well... time for me to get to work. Wednesday, I fly out to St. Louis for training on Thursday.... I will get home Thursday night really late... so I may not be around much in the middle of the week....

Red... I am hardly ever on my computer on the weekends, that is why you never see me post... it does get a little slow at those times... but we always come back in the week.

OK.. off to do some work. Talk to you chicks later!

Hi everyone. Sorry I wasnt around much this weekend but we were busy. We are trying to figure out if we should just order a new fifth wheel from rvwholesalers in Ohio and go pick it up or what. We went out window shopping this weekend at some and the RV show is next weekend so we will be there as well.

Red, I dont think anyone really posts on the weekends. Dont take it personally we all love ya. Do you want to move back to the states ever? Do you think that would make you more comfortable? I wished I could give you a great big ole hug and go hang out with you for a girls night out. If we all ever get to meet up are you going to be able to come? We are going to do that someday right girls? :wink:

Daisy is okay today but I got a feeling as soon as the Albon is gone then she will feel ill again. I dont know why they dont just give her an antibiotic because that is what we do when Rebel gets sick from a food switch and it always has made him better.

Hey guys! I just made it home from work and I am popping in b4 I go for my walk. My first client made me promise her that I would go so now I feel obligated to do it. I have Joe's dinner in the oven and I am going to burn some cals b4 we eat dinner.

Red I just want to fly over there and pack you up and make you come back to the states. You need to get away from there. I went through a rough time about a year b4 I left my last job. I was just miserable and I gain about 20 lbs b/c of it. Any of these girls can tell you I was just always down in the dumps. Once I made the change (it was very scary too) I noticed and immediate difference. I love my life now! I want the best for you and I hate to hear how unhappy you are right now. I know we all just want to give you a big hug but this will have to do. :grouphug:

Cherie 5 HOURS???? Talk about a marathon day. I don't have the attention span to celan for 5 hours. I would have ended up in front of the tv after 2.
:lol:

Angie I was missing you around here. Usually I am the one that is MIA on the weekends. I was checking all day for some posts. I bet you guys had fun shopping, huh?

Julie any more mommy days planned?

Hey Cal and Dip and Noelle where are you guys?

I am going walking b4 it gets too dark. I'll check back later. :wave:

Well.. I just got off the treadmill... 45 minutes... now off to make dinner. Kempy.. have fun on your walk... glad you are keeping your word!
Angie.... good luck on your decision on the 5th wheel... that will be so much fun!

Tomorrow morning... I will be getting my braces.... not looking forward to it.. but hopefully it will be worth the results!

Talk to you all later.... gotta make dinner and get meg to her daisy meeting!

Cherie, Good Luck tomorrow. Just think of how happy you will be when all is said and done and your teeth are perfect.

Kempy, shopping was okay but I HATE salesmen. One guy told us a used cougar was $29,000 last week which is BS because a new one isnt that much!! And this week Jay ran in real quick to see what they had in our range and the salesmen this time told him he can get one of the brand new ones off the lot for $27,000. I hate it when they take us for stupid people. The more I talk with them the more I think I will just go to Ohio and pick one up that I ordered to be the way I want it for about $10,000 less. We are going to see what the Wildcat dealer can do as far as price but we are leaning hard towards Ohio.

Daisy is funny. She is picking all the chicken out of the chicken and rice and leaving a pile of rice behind. :lol: Silly kitty. She is going to be pissed when she doesnt need a special diet anymore.

The kids have colds so I am sure I will be sick before this weekend. fun fun.

I have to confess because it is PMS week and well, I am just a big pig. :lol: I have been eating 2 cadbury creme eggs at night. I know I need to stop but I cant. I suck huh? :lol:

Hi girls, sorry I have been MIA. I got my walking papers from P/T and I go to see the knee doc next Monday so hopefully I am all done with that. My knee is feeling great (now it's my heel acting up again :rolleyes: ) . My home computer is acting funky and I need to run a scan disk again...I am just doing a quickie post since I stopped by the office to drop some supplies off......

Red, :grouphug: being in a foreign country must be difficult to say the least. You are a brave soul for sticking it out for so long. I'm wishing you get a lead on a ground-breaking story that will get you recognized and bring you the big bucks you need to get you at least back on American soil (or wherever it is you wish to go next) ;) Chin up, we're here for ya....I know we go missing on the weekends sometimes, but we're always thinking about one another.

Angie, good luck on getting your 5th wheel. I think a trip to OH to pick it up would be neat--especially with that cushy truck you guys have. (So did you buy Jay those trucknutz like you wanted? :lol: )

Cherie, be brave tomorrow :D It WILL be worth it :yes:

:( I had to take the stray cat to the pound today...it was too sickly to stick around and wasn't eating much at all. It was such a good natured cat too. All he wanted was to be loved. At least we were able to give him some comfort in his last days...we spent at least a half hour brushing his coat out before I took him in. I feel sick about it.

Julie, mmmmm that cake sounded wonderful! Of course, I'm a big cake eater so it doesn't matter what kind :lol: :ink:

Kempy, great job on keeping your word--sometimes it's good to have to prove something to someone else :lol:

Hi Cal and Dips! I gotta run for now, I hear the warehouse door going down. I'll be back online tomorrow. :hug:

back up...
 

Last day of January and were did it go?

I am home this morning. Idon't have a client until 1 so I thought I would get a wal in b4 I go in. I am staying late too so I wont be able to chat much tonight. My last client is at 5:30 and she takes me awhile.

I swear I hate PMS. I was doing so good last week and of course the week of my weight in I have to have water weight. I just don't know what to do. I don't want to go in there after 3 weeks with nothing gone. I have done everything right. Yesterday was a little rough with food but I walked and walked and still no good. I had my 0 pts soup last night to make up for a little chips and cheese dip at lunch yesterday but to no avail. Not that I can relaly do anything about it right now, I am just wanting a loss so bad in the morning.

Red I wonder how many hours you are ahead of us. It is funny, I just read your post and it is from 6 in the AM here and you are talking about going to bed. I think what you are doing is great. Writing down everything is a real eye opener. I am not a big journaler but I do write the food down. I do notice when I eat too much though and I can almost pin point the exact things that drove me to it. I bet if I put it down on paper though it would make me more accountable. Good for you!

Noelle you have done the right thing for the kitty. I wonder if animals come into our lives at the end of theirs just so they know what great animals they are. I know you made him happy for the little time he had left. I am going in the morning for the big day and I will finally get the exercise formula. I hate that they don't give it to you right away.

Cherie did you mouth ever stop hurting you from when you first got your braces? It sounds like youa re taking full advantage of the weight loss that you are going to have from not being able to eat too much.

Angie I hate sales people. Do they know how much people dislike them? I think sometimes they try to read too much into the customer b4 they get to know them. When we went to get our car we stopped at another dealer with a check in hand and not a single person came out of the office. I think they same our truck and didn't think we could afford their car. As soson as I got home I called the mamager and told him what happened. He was not very happy about that. I told him how much of a mistake that was b/c we went right down the street and bought another car. I hope you get what you want.

Hello to everyone else. I need to get a quick walk in.

Good Morning girls! I got my exercise in and I feel pretty good today. All the kids are in school today so that is nice. :lol: I dont really think Alicia was all that sick yesterday. I told her so too so she went to school today. Remember when we were in school. I always took full advantage of being half asleep and sounding sick when I wanted to skip. :lol: The kids think we are too old to know what they are up to. :lol:

Red, I am happy that you are ready to get on track. I went through the same thing for the last 2 years and I have to admit that I feel so much better now....even when the scales are messing with me.

Kempy, I bet the manager reamed the salesmen after your call. :lol: Serves em right.

Noelle, I am sorry about the kitty. I agree with Kempy though that at least you got to love him for the last few days.

Lets try this again, I pushed the enter button before I was done posting and poof....gone. :dizzy:

Hi Girls Sorry I did not post yesterday, I had to take dd to a field trip and then dance class and just got to busy to type. I am done with crazy snacking....I woke up with that bloated yuck feeling from just one too many snacks. I have got to catch up on my housework and laundry today.

Noelle I am sorry to hear about the cat but I agree with the others you tried and gave it love. Great news about your knee feeling better. I hope it stays feeling good and your heel gets better.

Angie I bet it is a lot quieter with the kids at school. Hope you don't catch that cold. There is so much going around.

Kempy you are doing great walking. I might just have to go take one....the sun is shining:cool: Pms is so bad. It throws me off every month with the sugar and salt cravings.

Red I was writing down what I ate a couple of months ago and it really opened my eyes to how much I was eating. Good luck with that.

Cherie, thinking of you today. I hope everything goes well. Just think of that end result!

Hi Cal and Dips.:)
Check back later on.

Well, the walk is done and so is the cleaning out of our dreaded basket. We have a big basket by our phone and it is the black hole of the house. I swear we could lose the cat in the thing. It doens't have high side so I know when it is time to clean it out. It actually wasn't that bad this time but it still needed to be done. I mean I was home so I figured I should do something other than sit on the sofa. It is such a beautiful day today that I really hate thatI have to go to work. I do need to make some money though so I guess I will suck it up.

Julie I saw on the weather what the temps are up your way and it looks like you guys are pretty warm right now. You should take your walk. I do feel better now that I did mine. The sun helped me out a good bit too.

Angie I remember all too well the "sick days" of school. Heck, I had those in college too. :lol:

Ok, time to get in the shower and get ready for work. BLAH!

My braces are in. My quad helix is in. I have a mouthful of crap, and I just tried to eat a piece of cheese, and it got stuck in my quad helix. I just want to take the day off and cry and lay down and mope. I know this will be worth it, but for just today, I want to be emotional and sad.

I hate this metal taste in my mouth. Good thing I brought puree soup. I don't think there is any way I can chew anything. And I can't taste anything because it gets stuck.... :-(

Tomorrow will be better.

Oh.. and did I mention.. I can't talk worth crap right now? Lisping and slurring. I want to take up sign language.

Tomorrow WILL be better.

Cherie, :hug: You have every right to feel the way you do. It must be so hard to get use to them. But you are right it will get better. Hang in there girl.

Kempy I have a spot on my counter where everything just seems to end up. I should really sort through stuff in that area. Have a good day at work.

Well I thought about it and just walked on the treadmill for 20 minutes instead of outside so I could do it between loads of wash. So I feel good about that. I am trying to think of something for dinner. Maybe chicken breasts on the grill. Check back later on. Hi everyone

Hey ladies, :coffee: I am passing the time in my office waiting to head out to my weigh-in today. I am dreaming about what I will get for lunch immediately afterwards :ink: :lol: There's an awesome lunch-wagon type place right down the way from WW--they have some of the best local food and sometimes it's so hard to leave the meeting and not look in that direction :rolleyes:

:hug: Cherie, you can feel miserable and whine today, you've been through a lot. I feel for you. I've just looked up pictures of what a quad helix is and boy! That is a mouthful. Take some ibuprofen and maybe that will help with the aches and pains. And you're totally right, tomorrow WILL be better. Oh my, did you have to go in to work today?
:hug:

Kempy, I don't know if this would help you at all, but maybe you can change your weigh day? I know when I weighed in on Saturdays (I go on Tuesdays now) I would have a free day and use most of my flex points on Sunday--the hardest day of the week for me, then I would have the entire work week to work the weight off. It sounds like cheating, but it worked. I know Tuesdays are hard for me too--I can do good during the week but when Sunday or Monday comes, I just want to snack snack snack and then I weigh in on Tuesday and it looks like I only lost a little... oh well, better going down than going up I guess. Good job on getting your morning exercise. I didn't get any yet...

Julie, you too on your treadmill work! Excellent :)

Angie, heh, I always get scared when I think about Michael getting older and pulling some of the tricks that either Rick or I used to do to get out of school :yikes:. I'm keeping him in parochial school for as long as I can afford it!

Hey Red, glad you're feeling a bit better. When you say 'other foreigners', do you work with other Americans or Europeans or a mix of all kinds of people? It must be doubly hard if there's a culture clash thing going on from so many different people... I don't understand this, but when my husband Rick goes out drinking (and he drinks a lot when he does!), he actually goes down a couple of pounds for a few days--he says it's because he's dehydrated from all the alcohol. It drives me insane because when I indulge myself a few drinks--which is not very often at all, I go up a few pounds! I don't know why. Anyway, good for you for taking those positive steps forward to get where you want to be.

Dips, how are your classes coming along? Are you still hitting it hard at Bally's? :)

Cal, hope your students are behaving for you :)

anywho, I guess I should get some work done here. :wave:

Hi all. Early morning here and I am hoping to get out to the gym yet again before going in to the office. I kept waking up last night, too many dreams so I am not feeling very rested and feel hot and tired as I do when I overtrain, which I may be...I always overdo it when I at last get a spark of resolve back, I sooo want to make that work for me.

Yeah, Kemp, I guess you're on Central time or something like that, not sure, about La. But for Eastern Standard we're 14 hours ahead of you. The easy way to figure for you (for Eastern time) is to add two hours and change the a.m. to p.m. or vice versa and always think ahead.

Noelle, the foreigners I work with are a mix from countries where the first language is English. Right now, we have Brits, Irish, Aussies, Canadians and Americans and a Filipino, though he is an exception as English isn't the first language there. We also had a South African and Kiwis before, but no one at the moment. It is a problem but not because of the mix, then again, maybe it is. The level of people, meaning their experience in newspapers, has dropped to an alltime low and this is reflected in their thinking and behavior as well. Also, as far as women goes, I'd say the States still has the most room for strong women. A lot of the guys who end up here can't deal with that and that's why they're here. Me, I just had itchy feet and was taken by the incredibly difficult language I guess. It kept me occupied. Most foreigners here don't speak Japanese very well and no one in my office with whom I directly work. I am fluent and often mistaken for a Japanese on the phone....what a joke.

Cherie, it sounds like you're having a helluva time with this stuff in your mouth. I missed so much, just what is going on?

jbbm, thanks, I sure hope writing things down keeps me tuned in and concentrating on weight loss.

cal, others, I hope you're doing well. I will try to write more later. :wave:

Hi girls, I'm back from my weigh in and I was down 2.8 lbs today :carrot: All I can say is WOW! I got back to my walking those hills this past week and I was hitting those weight machines hard and it paid off. I am doing the happy dance :dance: 31.4 lbs down! I need just a few more to get to my short term goal. Cool! Of course I came home and ate some caramel popcorn and peanuts :rolleyes: after my lunch of grilled salmon and maki sushi... I can always walk it off later this evening. ;)

Red, I guess all newspapers have their quirks with staffing...I have a BIL who is a sort-of big-wig at the local paper here and let's just say that I'm less than impressed with him, even though he has a great position at the paper and gets paid the big bucks, he is dumb as **** sometimes. Go figure.

I am a bit tired and am gonna snag some zzzzz's before I get my walk in for the evening..... talk with y'all later.

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