Hi girls, I'm just waiting around until it's time to pick up the boy from school. I went grocery shopping today and got some new WW cereals to try. Only 2 pts for 3/4 cup with my yummy 8th Continent Light vanilla soy milk (1 cup)--i love this soy milk. Tastes so good and doesn't give me gas We may go to see the Pink Panther movie tonight...hope it's funny.

Red, you are so cool with your tales of travel. I am chicken. I am more of a follower than a leader and adventurer. In fact, most new places I visit are a result of some of my sisters' journeys beforehand. Too bad about the alarm clock, I hope everything turned out ok.

Cherie, enjoy your date night and weekend. Hmmm, I found out the GS cookies 'cafe' something or other are the lowest calories! But I will not tempt myself.

Julie, what movies did ya get? I should be getting Truly, Madly, Deeply and Four Brothers by tomorrow. I can't wait! How was the field trip? Where did ya go?

Hi to Kempy, Cal, Angie, Dips Gotta split! Have a good weekend.

Hi all. Just bumping up the thread. It went to the second page...quiet times again. I am really too busy to post....though I am up for a bit of distraction, thus here. How are things everyone? Tell me, who is NOT doing fantastically on their weight loss efforts? I was and am no longer...I think I got really disappointed at not seeing the scale moving...it could be PMS....but still, I get tired of it all...not giving up though...just whining... ...well, gotta go. Hi, Noelle, jbbm, Kemp, angie, Cherie, cal, surf...anyone else? Later!

I finally have time to post my "4 Things".

*4 jobs in my lifetime
-data entry supervisor at TRW
-travel consultant
-credit counselor at Experian
-teacher

*4 movies I could watch over and over
-Summer Rental (love John Candy)
-Father Goose
-Operation Petticoat
-Pretty in Pink

*4 places I have lived
-CA
-AZ
-Korea
-UT

*4 TV shows I love to watch
-CSI (all of them)
-Amazing Race
-I Love Lucy
-anything on History/Discover channels

*4 places I have been on vacation
-Alaska
-Italy/Austria (same vacation)
-Montreal
-New England road trip

*4 websites I visit daily
-3FC (even though I don't always have time to post)
-local news
-anywhere for lesson plans
-emails

*4 favorite foods (only 4????)
-barley soup that hubby makes
-Italian (the real stuff )
-Mom's cooking (I miss her)
-Arby's regular roast beef

*4 places I'd rather be right now
-Europe
-Oregon
-Disneyland with Ashley
-retired and traveling

I am down another 2.5 pounds this week bringing my total loss to 32 pounds!!!!! My loss for the challenge was 10 pounds and I am happy with that. I will start a new Easter Challenge on Monday. I have 100 more pounds to go. There I said it. I am rather proud of myself so far because I am not getting all strict and rigid like I always have in the past...Kempy and Noelle you know what I mean. I would not ever mess up any other time and then when I hit goal I would try to incorporate yummy foods back in and it has backfired every time and sent me on year long binges...even longer this last time. Now I am eating what I want but I am trying to do it the right way so I am not feeling too deprived. It is working so far but if it stops woprking for me I will deal with it. blah blah blah.

Okay, so how is everybody?

Cal, I love Pretty In Pink too. I love 16 candles too. All of those movies are great.

Red, How have you been you busy girl? How is the kitty doing now?

Julie, You had a field trip? Where too? Yes it is FREEZING up here now.

: Good job Angie, you da bomb! Hey, we know you'll be successful this time because you've already practiced twice and know what and what not to do--and it's working beautifully. You go girl. When is easter anyway? (i should know this, I'm catholic! i'm so bad ) I am up for an Easter challenge but I don't know what my next short-term goal will be yet.

Cal, you're another person that has traveled to such interesting places. I'd love to have you as a tour guide if we ever went to Italy. Anything special planned for the weekend? Hope you get some much needed rest and "me" time.

Well, we didn't get to see the Pink Panther movie. We left a little late and by the time we got there the Friday night crowd was there in force. I haven't seen the theaters so crowded in a while! So we had to watch Curious George instead ... It was really cute for kids and it had it's moments, but not exactly how I wanted to spend my Friday night I like Wil Ferrel though (the voice of the man in the yellow hat), you could hear him shining through. Oh, I forgot, another movie that I could watch again and again: Elf

Red, chin up! What's trying to lose weight without a little whining?

Julie, lobster tails for valentine's day. What time's dinner?

Don't know what I'll be doing today but I will try and post more tonight. Have a great day all

Hi Girls.

Angie Great job!! So what is on your splurge menu today? Last night I had my splurge treat of the weekend, I made peanut butter oatmeal chocolate chip bars. Now no more desserts for a week for me. Yesterday the field trip was to a vets. It was pretty neat. How is the new kitty feeling, is her tummy better yet? Stay warm over there.

Noelle sorry about Pink Panther. A kids movie on a Friday night....I have many of those, lol. Last night I started to watch one of my Netlix Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo and watched about half of it but then watched the end of Dancing with the Stars, so I think I am going to put it in and watch the rest of it. It is that kind of silly humor but I like it. I also have Anger Management that looks pretty good. I like Adam Sandler movies. Btw I think Easter is April 16th this year. I am up for an Easter challenge with you and Angie. I am going to only set a five to ten pound goal and see what I can do. Gotta start small!

Cal I love your list. You have been to many great places. I am boring, I have only lived in one place! I hope your blood pressure is back to normal and you are feeling better today.

Red I am not losing as fast as I would like to. But I am trying. Everyone has the right to whine.

Cherie, I hope you have a nice dinner today! Have fun.

Kempy what is up for the weekend?

Dips hon, school got you busy? Miss you.

Well got to go see what the sassy dog is up to. Have a great weekend everyone.

Hi girls, I just finished watching Truly, Madly, Deeply (thanks surfdreams for the recommendation). You're right, it was so sad/funny and poignant. *sigh* I like Alan Rickman even more now. I can imagine Nina's grief after losing a loved one so suddenly. It was beautifully acted. Maybe I'll watch Four Brothers tonight if we don't go out again.

Julie, I liked those silly Deuce Bigalow movies too, especially since Rob Schneider makes those "filipino" references in the film..... MMMMm, peanut butter oatmeal bars sound so good right now.

Whew, I need to get some exercise today. I ate an 8 point breakfast (1 egg on a crumpet with turkey coldcuts and clover sprouts and a slice of cheddar) _ an orange... then I had an 8 point lunch....a turkey sandwich with some split pea and ham soup. I am so stuffed! I don't know why I feel like eating so much today. I have about 10 points left for the rest of the day which should be sufficient. I need to get out and walk though, I feel so sluggish. What I really wanna do is curl up in bed and take a nap. It's a cool and cloudy day here and well, it's nice and quiet. I wonder if I can sneak a couple of hours in?

Hi all. Early morning here and I'm stuck with an unfinished story. Damn. I hate that. Just have NO interest in writing this and I have left it to the very, very last minute. It's not even for much money and it's been hanging over my head for weeks, now ruining the last couple days because I stay home but still can't bring myself to get it done! Well, it's now or never and I will make deadline!

Good Morning Everyone! It's Monday AGAIN.. geeze.. they just keep coming don't they?

I had a great weekend, lots of time spent over at Alan's. Friday night he made me a wonderful dinner, grilled swordfish with wasabi mashed potatoes, french bread and a great spring salad with gogenzola cheese and a raspberry vinigrette. Too bad I couldn't eat the salad... it got caught up in my QH. And I brought chocolate cake for dinner.. that along with a bottle of wine.. and well, it was great!

Saturday the girls and I went back over to Alan's and we made dinner for 8 of our friends who came over that night... we also watched the Wedding Crashers.. I didn't get to see all of the movie.. but it looked really funny.

Yesterday we we just lazy.... :-)

Red.. Hope you got that story finished! Good Luck!

Noelle.. Looks like I need to rent that movie. I don't think I've ever heard about it before, but if Alan Rickman is in it.. I should watch it. Also.. about Curious George.. I think my girls would like it, but i am not a big Will Ferrell fan... so I don't know if I could sit through it or not.

Julie... Yum on the pb oatmeal bars.. YUM.. they sound halfway healthy... :-)

Angie... WTG on the weight loss.. you are doing fantastic! I'll be with you on the Easter Challenge. I am trying to incoporate more exercise in my everyday life. Right now, I am so restricted about what I can eat.. that the diet isn't really the problem, but the exercise is... so I will work on that to help me lose some weight!

Cal... it looks like you love Cary Grant too.. isn't he great.. I love those movies. I watched Father Goose about a month ago.

Dips and Kempy.. hey girls how are you doing?

OK.. I need to get busy here.. I will be off and on here this week. Tomorrow I have to drive to Dallas, Wednesday I have all day training and drive home that evening. Thursday I work, and Friday we get up very early and are going to Colorado.. so I won't be online all weekend after that until next Tuesday when I am back at work. So... I'll check in this week when I can!

Talk to you all soon!

Good morning girls. We had a somewhat relaxing weekend. I watched so many movies, 2 in the theaters (Curious George, then the Pink Panther yesterday). and the 2 DVD's. I got "Brothers" (a Danish drama) not "Four Brothers" (Mark Wahlberg) like I thought I was getting--although 4 Bros. is next in my queue . My sis cooked dinner for us yesterday, a big crock pot of butterfish and pork laulau, it was so good.

Cherie, Alan sounds like such a gourmet chef! You're so lucky. I know you can cook too though from the sounds of it. I love wasabi in my mashed potatoes . Sounds like you have a very busy week ahead of you, drive safely and don't work too hard (now I've got that Donna Summer song in my head...she works hard for the money... )

Red, did you make your deadline? I am such a procrastinator as well. I have this thing about making things "perfect", and if I can't devote all my attention to it then I don't want to do it at all...what usually happens is that I have to scramble at the last minute and come out with something mediocre that I'd be embarrassed to put my name too. I know, not much help am I? But I just wanted you to know that I have those days too

I'm off to the eye doctor today. 2006 is my year for making me as healthy as I can be Hope my vision didn't get worse!

Have a good one everybody, hope to see you all come out and post!

p.s. Cherie, good job on your weight loss progress! 7 lbs is awesome!!! i know that QH sucks but it does have a positive side

Hi Girls, Good Morning!

Cherie, that dinner sounds so so good. It sounds like a meal from an elegant restaurant. I see your ticker is moving, great job! Btw I just saw Wedding Crashers and it was really funny.

Noelle we had a movie weekend too. Went out and saw Hoodwinked. And watched the rest of Duece Bigalow. Hope those eyes of yours are staying sharp!

Red I hope the story got done.

I have to go out and look for something for my husband. I got him a card but no gift yet. I am just stumped for ideas. He may just end up getting a card and I am going to make a nice dinner of steaks, shrimp cocktail, and lobster tails. That sounds good enough to me . Check back later on, I have a ton of things to get done! Have a great day everyone.

Hey guys. Sorry I was MIA over the weekend. We had a work crawfish boil here at the house so I was busy with that all weekend. You know, cleaning b4 and after everyone comes over. It was really weird though b/c it was super cold. It just felt really weird eating crawfish in winter gear. They were really good though.

I don't have time to really post I just wanted to let you guys know that I was still alive. I'll pop on later.

Surf dreams where in LA did you live?

Noelle.. Alan and I both love to cook... but Friday night's dinner was definately special! I hope your eyes are still doing good! I just have glasses for the computer or for reading.. so far, I haven't needed them for anything else.. but I can tell I am getting older and things are not as sharp as they used to be. Sigh.. I hate getting old.

Julie.. Good luck on figuring out Valentines day for your hubby. I ordered Alan a set of DVD's made by Warren Miller. He is such an awesome documentary person.. he does stuff on snow and skiing and stuff.. they are so much fun to watch and to listen to. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...v=glance&n=130 that is what he got. :-)

He was supposed to drive with me to Dallas tomorrow, but now he can't. He has too much work to do before Thursday, so I will be spending Valentine's Day alone. I won't even be with my girls.. so that kinda sucks... but I am not going to mope about it.. Once I get to my hotel tomorrow, I plan on working out and then dying my hair. So.. the night won't be wasted. I'll also try to find a nice place for dinner.. if I can get in.. it's going to be BUSY!

My ticker is moving.. and it will move once again tomorrow!!! That is my official weigh in... and I know I've lost a little more than my 7 pounds.. so I am almost to my first 25% goal... Yes.. the QH is good for something!

Well.. I guess I need to get back to work! I'll talk to you ladies later!