Mooz--

With sympathy. Be sure and take care of yourself. Everyone says it hits you later, so be gentle with yourself. Thoughts and prayers with you.

Mooz - In heartfelt sympathy, may it help to know that others care, and are keeping you in thought during this sad time.

Evening Ladies,

Today was such a busy & stressful day for me. I had taken 2 vacation days and my desk was piled up. Of course when I get stressed I eat, and of course that's what I did. As I was driving home, I was so depressed, I just have to do something about my weight and my eating. SO I DID. I drove straight to Jenny Craig and signed up. I had been a member about 9 years ago, they still had my file, so I basically just had to pay for food. I'm excited about it. I know there is more to just the food, there's the exercise. But I just need something that is structured right now. I will keep you informed of how I do. Oh, and the sad thing is because I weighed at night I weighed even more than I thought.

Knock, knock. Excuse the interuption ladies.

Mooz, Shad told us about the passing of your dear Mum. My heartfelt sympathies to you and your family. I remember you speaking of her in the threads and journals. May she watch over you in the days ahead much as you watched over and took care of her. to you.

Thank you all so much for your kind words ...... she was a good mother. I am glad now that I took her into my home to live ...... I have no regrets. When my mum came to live with us my kids were 9, 12 and 15 and now that she has gone and the youngest is 20 .... this "freedom" is so strange!

Take Care


Anne

Hi Ladies,

Mooz -- What a wonderful daughter you are and I know your Mom is watching over you and your children must have learned a lot from their grandma since she lived with you so long! That is another reason I am moving back where family is because for the past 20 years I have not been a "real" grandma and I do think the time has come to be with family. Actually I am really excited. I already checked out the supplemental medical plans and I found one that is perfect. I will still have my gym paid for by the insurance company and Gene will also have that benefit. We will be able to go to any doctor and any specialist without a referral. They even have preventative dental, as well as some vision coverage. We will only have to pay $32 more than we do now.

I will be weighing in at WW tomorrow and believe it or not I have actually kept track of my points every day. Remember I was counting calories well what I discovered is that deducting the points as I go along is so much easier, however, I am still writing in the journal instead of using their system.

I have decided to start right now getting rid of things I really don't need to take to PA. Gene is a little apprehensive and is of the opinion he cannot make this move--it will be difficult but I know we can do it!

Take care ladies and I will keep you informed of our progress.

Anita

Nita--glad to hear you so excited. I'm sure you can do it. I know it's frustrating for Gene because he can't be much help (DH was just frustrated that he could not roll under the truck to fix it as he used to). But I be he will like to be with the grandkids, too.

1day--good luck with Jenny Craig!

Good Saturday Morning Girls!

Our beautiful weather turned scary once again yesterday. I was at the supermarket and one of my students that works there came up to me and told me we had a tornado warning coming our way within the next 15 minutes. I took heed, and headed out of the store. The winds had picked up so quickly and swiftly that as soon as my cart was empty the wind whipped it down the parking lot. It absolutely flew around and down the lot. I knew it would be an interesting drive home.

At the supermarket I made healthy purchases with 3 types of fish, and fruits and veggies. I made grilled salmon, with sliced tomatoes and baby peas for dinner last night. If I keep my servings at 2/3 fruits and veggies and 1/3 protein I know I can keep my points lower.

Have any of you seen the DVD "Illuminating Everything"? It is a Warner Independent film with a story and a half. If you enjoy independent films at all this is a must see. The story begins as curious and humorous and ends absolutely powerful. Great story.

I saw my friends sister on TV yesterday promoting "Just As I Am". Her name is Virginia Smith. It is available at amazon dot com if you are curious about it. It is neat to know someone that has just published her first book. She said she had no less than 150 rejections from publishers before she finally got a yes. I think there is a less here for all of us - even in our battle of the bulge - persistence is key.

I'm thinking of Easter recipes that I may use this week for my cooking classes for my high school students. We will have one week of 'normal' classes, and then go into a 2 week state testing mode. I have a recipe for a candy that is similar to a home made Reese cup, but shaped like a tiny egg. I want to do something healthy and Easter related with them also - any ideas?

The news is on. The devastation from these storms are scary. I know this happens each year, but on my gosh. Our temps were in the upper 70s yesterday and will only reach the lower 50s today.

Well, time to run. Have a GREAT weekend movers and losers!

Hello Ladies,

Hal - Glad you made it home ok. Saw the news and all the tornados. Our weather was wierd to. High 70 and last night a cold front came in. It think it barley got to 70.

The Jenny Craig program is going well. I'm really amazed I'm not hungary. I guess I didn't remember to much from the last time I tried it, but the food portions are small. When I had my first dinner, I thought "no way", but you add a salad to your lunch and a veggie to your dinner. I'm really trying to pay attention to portion size. Next week i'm going to incorporate exercise. Did you notice I didn't use the word "try". They also get you to rethink the way you think and say things.

Tomorrow busy day and a challenging one. Going to a Easter picnic. There will be lots of goodies their, but i'm going to focus on the conversation and the kids. (at least that is my plan).

Hope everyone is having a wonderful weekend.

Thinking about you all.

Hello Ladies,

Had my 1st weigh in today at Jenny Criag and I lost 4.1 lbs. I"m so excited. I'm even a day early with my weigh in, but for the next 3 nights I had dinner meetings. My goal for next 7 days is to workout 3 days. So ladies, keep on me, give me a good kick if I haven't exercised by friday.

Hope everyone is doing ok.

Hi Ladies,

CONGRATULATIONS PATTY ON YOUR GREAT WEIGHT LOSS! I am very proud of your progress. You are so correct in weighing and measuring your food. I weighed in last Thursday at WW and lost 2-1/2 lbs. I did find out that it is a lot easier counting the points than doing calorie counting.

The move is still going forward, however, the biggest hurdle is finding a home that will work for Gene's disability and one that we can both be comfortable in. I am waiting for some plans from our real estate person in PA regarding carriage homes. This is where both homes have a common wall. They have been built with the senior in mind. They also have a "new" clubhouse. At this point I have no idea of what the inside looks like, however, all the outside maintenance is taken care of by gardeners.

This is really going to be a new chapter in our lives and hopefully it will go smoother than I anticipate. My friend asked me -- How would you eat an elephant? Her answer was "one bite at a time." In other words, when it comes to this move, we will just take one step at a time.

Gene is giving me a hard time about eating veggies. I do believe incorporating them in your program does help to keep you from being hungry. I am reading Denise Austin's new book and her theory is that you should be eating something every 3 to 4 hours because that is how you keep your blood sugar on target.

Well I need to go and make dinner! Tell me again how I can get notices on this site. I always say "add me to this group" and for some reason I still don't get notified.

Take care all and have a very Happy Easter!

Anita

Hello Ladies,

Nita - I'm not sure how to get the notices. I guess I just try and log on everyday or every other day. I"m excited about your move. I think you are right in just taking it one day at a time. I'm sure your family is excited about you moving back home. The carriage home sounds like a duplex. Not having to worry about the yard is wonderful. I have to agree with Denise Austin in eating every 3 to 4 hours. When I do that I tend to stay focused and not seem to be starving when it comes to a meal time.

Still doing the JC program. Today was a hard day for me. Went to a trade show with lots of goodies. I gave into temptation, but tomorrow is a new day and I will be back on the program.

Hi Ladies,

Patty -- hang in there. I did not weigh in today but am planning on doing it on Saturday morning. At the moment everything is on hold because for some reason the real estate folks in PA are sort of dragging their feet. I do believe we need to find a house there before we put our home on the market.

Hopefully tomorrow we will receive the brochures about the carriage homes--they call them condos. I still think it would be great to move into something new instead of something old. I did find out there are taxes in the amount of $2,220 per year. However, the lady said these taxes will not go up. There is also a maintenance fee of $125.

I did allow myself to have one cookie at the grocery store and decided it was okay and better than buying a bag of them. The store most always lets even the adults have a cookie.

Take care everyone.

Anita