Ann-M
 

Hi,
I was hoping someone could give me some support to go on. I lost 40 pounds last spring and summer and the holidays just killed me. It is now March and I've gained 30 back. Started on the South Beach Diet again, which I love but it's not as easy this time! ANY WORDS OF INSPIRATION?????

Welcome Ann :wave: (pardon me while I catch my breath...just got back from a walk :lol: ) Come here and post often. We like to give and get support. I don't know much about the South Beach diet but I know we have another gal on this thread (goes by the name of Dips'n'twists) that was/is doing South Beach. Congratulations on starting over again. It's not easy to drop the pounds, gain them back and then do it all over again--I know, this is the 3rd concerted effort I'm making myself. As another gal said, third time's the charm :crossed: I know there's also a South Beach diet forum here on 3FC.

The holidays are a tough time to be trying to lose weight, but it can be done. Look at it this way: You're starting now and by summer you'll be well on your way to shorts or a swimsuit. I'm doing the WW plan but will gladly offer an ear to listen if you have anything to say. Welcome aboard again and look forward to getting to know ya. :D

Yay More Newbees!!!
 

:welcome2:

Good to have you, Ann. You are my new beach buddy ! I am currently on the south beach diet as well, Just as Noelle said HEY NOELLE:D My best advice is to fill you refridge with your favorite sb foods so that way you can indulge yourself without feeling guilty.

Hi girls, I was just popping in to say hi. Things are hectic but I try to get with you guys whenever I can. I'll give you the full low down on saturday.

CIAO!!

:kickcan: bumpity bump bump bump

why is there an echo in here?

Hey guys. Sorry I havn't posted but Joe lost his debit card last night and now our account has 2 $500 charges on it. I am on the phone with the bank right now trying to figure it out.

Hey ladies. Michael has a short day at school today (getting out at 11) so I'm in the office til then. We've got rain AGAIN and it's expected to continue for the rest of the day... boo! I was watching Miami Ink last night and have resurrected my 'i want another tattoo' bug :lol: I'm leaning toward a dragon cause I'm feeling all fierce like :devil:

Kempy, what a pain in the arse. I hope you guys get everything straightened out without too much problems and get the $$$$ back if it was stolen from you. What a nightmare. So what's up in Louisiana?

Julie, did you watch AI and see Taylor do his little seizure dance moves? :lol: It just occured to me that he's a Michael McDonald junior...except he enunciates a little better.

Hey Dips, I knew you'd chime in for the South Beach advice... and hey, WAY cool, aren't you actually going to be vacationing IN SB very soon?

Cal, how are you hanging in there? Spring break here we come.

Yo Angie! What's up girl?

Cherie, you too girlfriend...

So Aimee and surf, what did y'all think of AI if you watched it. I can't wait to see who gets sent packing.

Ann, how's your day going so far?

Hope to see some posts...don't wanna have to go and jump threads. Come out come out wherever you are.

Kempy - First, good luck with the whole debit card issue and I hope it comes to a super fast resolution favorable to you all. For sure your bank will put the charges aside as a fraud once they trace the charges and see they are abnormal or what-have-you and then the card is deactivated so no further headaches on that side. But keep your chin up because it will all go good for you. And also - Congrats on your weight loss.... You will so have lost 20 lbs come time for your vacation. I live in west virginia and I haven't been to Fredericksburg since I drove through on my way down to North Carolina. :D I live 4 hours West of there. I will be cutting through in May when I go to NC again. I always go to Hatteras, I l ove it there.

melekalikimaka - I love AI and I am so rooting for Taylor Hicks, I am hooked, whatever his spell is I am hooked.... I love the real talent and style of music, it is refreshing to today's pop music. Don't get me wrong I love all genres, but I love his sound. As far as the girls go, I am not too into them this year, but I think Paris is good, the 16 year old girl is awesome and that blonde goofy one is adorable.... I think she should be doing something else rather than music though.... hopefully she isn't acting like another Jessica Simpson and really is that naive to the bigger world. As always, I adore Simon - yup I'm a Simon Fan.

Hi Dips-n-Twist, have a good rest of the week!!!

Hey jbbm, I am a cheesecake freak - but I didn't realize weight watchers had out desert cakes (never did weight watchers so I am clueless :o ) and I found chocolate cake and carrot cake and the servings are small but, mmmmmmmmmm it hit my sweet spot. Man Easter will be the toughie with those malted robin eggs... mmmm i love those. Glad they only are around about once a year.:dizzy:

HEY RED - how ya doing????? Having a good week. Sure hope so!!

Take care everyone...

If I don't post for the weekend, I am sorry. I am a volunteer firefighter and most of our guys are going to training weekend so I am sticking around town to run calls, but we may not be busy (Prolly not, small rural town) and then again we may be very busy since there are only 4 interior in town... (Ya know - as luck has it). Plus we work Bingo this Friday and I will be there.

So if I don't talk to ya, I'm sorry and have a great weekend and guess what!!! we're another week closer to be slim and super healthy!! Yea.... sometimes I feel like a knock off version of Denise Austin, but the exercise makes you happy and insanely energetic - it's true, it's addicting!!!

Hey There,
Thanks for the wonderful welcome. It's great to know that I have someplace to go and vent. The husband and 7 year old daughter don't give quite the same support. IS IT SPRING YET???
Thanks again,
Ann

how do you work this signature thing?

I got it!!! I'm a little bit of a slow learner here but I'm not giving up!
I survived the day!

:hug: oh my gosh - so sorry Ann - hi and happy to have u here!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :grouphug: :welcome2:

Ok, got the bank fixed. It was a post to someone elses account so they fixed it. What a pain in the butt.

Aimee I keep telling myhubby that I want to go up the east coast for a vacation. I havn't been there in years and I know it is pretty. I don't think he has ever been that way. He is from CA so we usually head west to visit his mom. I would like a change though. Thanks about the weight loss. I can use all of the support that I can get.

Ann nice to see someone new join us. Lots of time they post a few times and then we never see them again. I hope we aren't that mean. :D Ihave been posting here for almost 4 years adn have got to know these guys really well. I think of them has sisters. I mean I tell them pretty much everything anyway. I am married with no human children. We have 2 labs and a cat and we treat them like our kids. I am fortunate to have a hubby that supports me with the weight loss but I still love to come here and vent. You can vent to us all you want and we will never judge.

So Noelle, are we the only ones keeping this place going? What happened to everyone? I don't want to jinx it but I was down another lbs this morning. I am keeping my fingers crossed that it will still be gone in the morning. We will see. If it is true that that makes 15 lbs. YEAH!!! I am not going to change the ticker though until I have 2 days at that weight.

I need to lay down for a bit. I have a sinus headache from all of the pollen in the air right now. This is the only bad thing about spring.

Ann, I see your ticker just fine...congratulations on pounds lost so far :cp: Ain't it great to get through a day in one piece? :lol: So you have a 7 y.o. daughter? I have a 7 y.o. son and so does Julie (jbbm). A few of us here have kids around the same general age. You're right, online support is sometimes better than what you've got at home. My hubby will eat a giant Arby's roast beef sandwich w/curly fries in front of me if he's not also trying to watch his weight. Luckily he's trying to slim down now though.

Kempy, glad you got that bank stuff straight. That can be so freakin' stressful to deal with. I dunno man, what's happening with the 'regulars', I guess life gets in the way? That's alright, I'm sure they'll be back with a vengeance. At least we've got some newbies joining us :D :carrot: You're doing great on WW BTW, I'm sending you some majorly good vibes for the lower scale numbers to stick. :goodvibes:

Aimee, hehe, I love Taylor AND Simon as well. :high: Don't worry about being around on the weekend, most of us don't make it here as well then. I hope your weekend is a quiet one with no emergencies. I'm loving your pep talks :cheer:

I actually came back to the office after dropping the boy at home...I'm actually getting through a whole slew of paperwork (which I haven't touched in a long time).... it's raining something awful though so it's really dreary. It's making me feel a little down in the dumps. I'll be fine though, I've got my trusty umbrella and I think I'll be getting out of here and putting on my walking shoes anyway. Nothing like getting out in that fresh, clean, rain washed streets. :rain:

Good Evening Girls

Sorry just getting time to post now, we had a party tonight dd's preschool. I resisted the goodies there but came home and got into the M&M's and popcorn:^: . This pms eating is really getting me this month.

Noelle I hope your rained cleared up. This morning I got out of my car to walk my son into school and went to pop open my umbrella and wouldn't you know it only have opens up the other half broke, LOL.

Kempy good job on another pound. I have to get my butt moving. I am basically not trying right now. I guess I just can't wait to get my pms eating done and over with and just try and find the strength to excercise. I bet you will be at goal or very close to it for your trip!

Dips nice to see you. Can't wait to hear what you have been up to.

Hi Ann and Welcome I am Julie

Aimee I am a huge fan of Taylor's, also Chris. And I like Simon too. I really thought him and Paula had something for each other in the past. Not sure about that now though.

Okay Angie and Cherie, I miss you alot. I know life is crazy though. Gosh it is 8:23pm and I am just finding time to sit and post. I mean I can come and read sometimes but won't have the time to post. So just know when you are ready to come and chat I would love to hear whats new with you.:)

Well time to get my babes in the bathtub. Yeah Friday tomorrow. Have a good one everyone.

Hi Julie, Thanks for the welcome. I'm sure I'll be sharing your temptation soon. I need to make it through the Girl Scout Cookies! WISH ME LUCK!!!

Hey everyone, TGIF


I'm stuck at work here and trying to keep myself off the site for now so I can concentrate on doing my work...ya know how easy it is to sit and browse for hours @ 3FC. Just wanted to bump us up off the 2nd page and say HI :wave:

Be back later. :grouphug:

somebody get me out of here!
 

Hi Noelle, everyone! :wave: I quickly look at the posts and hear the cries for more action, but unfortunately, I am in a tremendous slump for a number of real reasons, as I have mentioned before. The most I can muster is a few lines and I don't think you want them so that's why I haven't been here. Everything seems so unimportant, so trivial, in light of how I just can't seem to get ahead of the debts and can't seem to make any headway with any kind of work no matter how I try, so the debts would get bigger, but can't really because I have next to no credit and besides I just need work and income. It is unbelievable. There IS money out there. It just seems to be refusing to come my way. If I were New Agey I would say I feel like I am in a karmic strait jacket. ...and rush to clean out the Feng Shui clogs in my room..yes, they are majorily there!...but since I think that all is more or less hogwash...I'm not. :lol3:

:mad: It is SO frustrating. One little good thing....I lost my pass case yesterday, nothing really super important in it but my gym membership card...but I went to a convenience store and asked if they'd found it and they HAD! So that was nice. Big deal, eh? Like I said, though I do love to see the small things....it's hard to care too much when there is this enormous and very threatening nuclear-like cloud nearly upon me. Again, this is NOT about mood or hormones or anything like that. This is about real problems and I need cosmic help! I need a miracle. Hope no one really knows how I feel....I am one of the toughest people around when it comes to fighting...but even I am at my limits. This totally, totally sucks.

:hug: Red, I hope more positive vibes come your way, both in work and your personal stuff. I hate knowing that friends are going through tough times and there's not much of anything I can do for them. I kinda know where you're coming from re: debts and not having enough income or work to climb out out of the hole, but I have family nearby and I can lean on them in a pinch. I don't know what else to say about it, except if you wanna vent a little, you can always do it here. This too shall pass :yes:

I feel pretty good this morning, it rained much of yesterday but it's sunny out now. I took the dog out for a walk after keeping her in for 2 days, I'm comfortably "tired" after exercising and finished my breakfast. I found these awesome 1 WW point bagels (Kempy, they're called The Alternative Bagel FYI) and made a yummy sandwich w/lite swiss cheese and some alfalfa sprouts :T and tuna. I'm going out w/my girlfriends tonight to a new Greek restaurant to celebrate a b-day (not mine). Looking forward to it. Other than that, not much else to report.

Hope everyone has a peaceful weekend. :wave:

Hey all! I'm about dead to the world and ready to turn in. But first...

Red- sorry to hear you are going through a rough time. I had a rough couple of years, but am starting to see a little light and then bam... school says I owe them over 400$... *sigh* there goes my meager savings I had managed to aquire and plus some. Money is frustrating and the economy seems sometimes to be a joke. I will tell ya though, it gets hard to think about anything else other than where from and when the next dollar is gonna come. I promise though, that it will work out and one day you will be able to look back and remember what these days feel like. But try to not let it stress you completely out to where you fall into an emotional slump. The stress is hard on you and it is good to just take some time and forget the worries for a small bit. I know how important it is and how heavy of a weight it is. But remember you do what you can each day and then take a break from it. Yup, money is out there everything, but it never seems to reach those who really need it. Hang in there girl! I am not sure of the intensity or the urgency of your problems, but if you ever just want to vent and vent and vent, pm me, I will read and read and read. Maybe we can conjure up some helpful ideas. :hug:

Hi everyone - have a great weekend and enjoy your Sunday. I am off to bed because I am soooo sleepy. We had a call last night that we didn't get back in from until about 1:20 am and then from 10 am up until we got a call at 4 pm I worked switching my room with my daughter's (birthday surprise, she got the room with cable, more room and the breeze). Then I got back in at 6 to finish the fine details of the switch and I have been spent ever since. Hope to talk to ya all later! :faint: :tired:

We are out of school for 2 weeks. Boy, do I need this time to rest.
Things are going well for me right now. I have some things to do this coming week and I've already put together a list so I can get as much done as soon as possible so I can really enjoy this break.
I can't believe it's already Spring break. We will have 10 weeks of school left when we go back.
I haven't had a lot of time to read the previous posts, but I'll try later. I did scan them and see that we have some new members. I'm not sure who I've already welcomed so Welcome to everyone!!
We finally got rain yesterday; in fact, we had some snow just a few miles from where I live. I emailed a picture to Noelle because I couldn't figure out how to post it here. It was nice to see and the temps have been very chilly; the high today was 53.
Hope to see everyone out later.

Cal

Hey guys. I guess I am the first one here for Monday. I was busy all weekend. We had great weather so we spent most of the days outside. We remulched the front yard and ut the grass for the first time this year. Yesterday we went to the Sportmans show and walked around there for a little while. It was really neat to see the dock dogs. I don't know if you guys know what that is. The have a long ramp and the dog runs down it and jumps into the water to retrive some sort of toy they have. The jump as far as 28feet. We saw one go 21 and it was way cool. I wonder if my dogs can do that.

Red I am so sad to see you this way. I know that we you feel down it seems like nothing is going your way. Maybe this is the universe saying that it is time to move from that area. I know you have such a hard time there and I just wish you the best of everything.

Noelle I can't find those bagels I have looked. I have been eating english muffins latly as little pizzas. I have put back on 2lbs from my FP meal but Iam trying not to freak out. i know it is just salt and my body will let it go. I go through this almost every week so I should be used to it. I guess I am going to hit the meeting this week to weigh-in there.

Cal I can't believe it has been so cool there. We were pretty hot for a while but they say we are going to have a few cooler days this week.

Amiee I know a guy who lives in VA who is a firefighter. At least I think he still is. I havn't talked to him in over 13 years. I bet it is hard to have hours like that. I love my sleep and don't like being woken up. :D

What is everyone up to today? I hope you all come out to chat.

Good morning ladies. I had a fun weekend. Saturday night i went out w/my girlfriends out to dinner at a new Greek restaurant in town. The food was pretty good, sort of pricey but nice for a night out. Then we sat at a Starbucks for a few hours and just drank coffee and made a lot of noise. I think we scared away a lot of the regulars :lol: Didn't get home til after 2 a.m. Yesterday we took Michael to a carnival, great weather, overcast and a little breezy. I ate a big ole ear of roasted corn and it was so good. I am too old to ride on those carnival rides--I got so dizzy after only 2 rides :dizzy: and felt like cr@p by the time we left :lol: A good nights rest did me good though.

Cal, enjoy your 2 weeks off!!! I will check my email when I get to work for the pic and post it for you. Eeek, 53 degree high?

Kempy, I saw labs and golden retrievers in a competition like that on TV. It's amazing that they can jump so far, they just love the water and will do anything to get the ball or frisbee back :lol: We were at the cemetary yesterday morning (which is in the hills) and a hunting dog came out of the trees and was just roaming around. I think it got lost from his owner or maybe the pack and was just cruising around. Hey, just drink lots of water between now and weigh day and that extra weight will come off.

Aimee, I hope your daughter loves her birthday surprise--she better! :lol: It's funny how we just give stuff up for our kids huh? You are a cool mom for doing it.

Well folks, here's wishing we all get through our Mondays without much trauma :wave:

p.s. Kempy, those "Alternative" bagels are made by Western Bagel (out of California, thus the name "western" ;) ). I haven't found them yet but they also make alternative pitas. I am hungry for a turkey pita w/lots of sprouts :hun:

It was nice to see and the temps have been very chilly; the high today was 53.
Hope to see everyone out later.

Cal[/QUOTE]

I don't want to hear about your 'chilly' 50's, when it hits 50 here in michigan we roll down our car windows, put on shorts and sandals haha
:sunny:

Hey guys. I am still here. I have been off the wagon for 3 weeks now and it is showing.

I bought a new computer and the pain in the a$$ is giving me trouble. My other one was so slow so I didnt want to download all the stuff from there onto this one so I figured I could manually do it and was I ever WRONG!!! I cant get my email and home page set up the right way so if I disappear again at least you know why. Because my computer sucks and I cant diet.

Hi Girls

Noelle you are so brave to go on those rides. I get so sick! Your weekend sounded nice though. We had a fresh pineapple yesterday and I just had to think of you!

Kempy when we use to take my old lab to the lake she would jump off the dock and retrieve sticks. It is so amazing how far they jump. Glad your weather was nice. It was warmer here too.

Cal have a wonderful, restful vacation!

Red I too feel bad that you are feeling so down. Hoping the best for you!

Aimee I agree too, what a nice surprise switching rooms with your daughter.

Well my weekend was pretty quiet. Just relaxed and my son had a little cold so we just stayed around home. The weather was actually pretty nice. It is so windy today though. I have to go get some things done before I go pick my dd. Have a great rest of the day!

Angie!!!! I am so happy to hear from you....I was worried. I don't want you to not post just because you are not on a diet. Broken computer is one thing but We Miss YOU around here Girl! We all love ya no matter what. :hug:

:grouphug: Angie, hugs girlfriend. Sorry about your computer problems, I hope you can get it straightened out. You know, I am totally with Julie on this--we don't care if you're not on a diet, we love talking with you--we like you for you, not what size you are or if you're trying to lose or whatever. You are a great friend to listen to and well, if you don't come around, you're really missed. It's hard to stay on a plan when you have kids around, when the motivation goes away or just when you don't feel like it. You can and will do it again when you are ready. We believe in you.

Julie, I don't think I'm so much "brave" as much as I'm stupid for going on those rides :lol: I dunno.....I still think I'm 16 sometimes. ;) I hope your good weather continues :sunny:. We are expecting MORE rain this week....will it ever end?

:wave: Hi LChin. I'm sorry but I have to agree w/Cal and the CHILLY 53 degree weather....we're used to sun and warmth! :lol: (I'm from Hawaii)

Cal, I got your email of the snow in AZ. I can't convert the file to a jpeg or gif so I will just forward the email to all the gals I have emails addys for. I hope you don't mind. Having fun relaxing on your spring break? :D


Ooooh, on the movie front, I watched "Crash" and Roll, Bounce this weekend. Crash was an excellent drama. And Roll, Bounce...well, that one brought back some fond memories of my youth and the roller rinks. Hehe, am I showing my age? :lol:

ps. If any of you others want to see Cal's snowy dessert picture, PM me your email addy. I have addys for: Dips, Angie, Kempy, Julie, Cherie, Red and or course, Cal.

I just got back from walking the dogs. I tell ya, I had to beat myself to get out of the house. For some reason I am really tired today and I don't want to do anything.

Anige it is nice to see you again. Sucks about the puter though. I am not looking foward to the day we have to get a new one. I thought after the hurricane we would have to break down and get one but it was resurected. :lol: I hope it doesn't give you too much trouble so you can post. We miss you around here.

LC I don't think I could make it up north. I am a true southern girl when it comes to temps. I am chilly in the 60's. :D Are you going to join us?

Julie we are having some really high winds here too. I can sleep better now knowing that we had one of our HUGH pine trees cut Saturday. That thing would take out a house if it had fallen. We were really worried about it during Rita.

Noelle I am so bad when it comes to movies. I love them but I never take the time to rent anything. I just wait for it to come on HBO. Have you ever tried the vitalmuffins and muffin tops? They are great!

Well, I really need to figure out something to eat for dinner. I really am not to intrested in what I have in the house right now.

Well, where is everyone today? I am home for lunch but I have to go back. I have a few clients this afternoon. Not too much going on really. it is beautioful outside but a little on the cool side. I have the windows in the house open though.

I hope you guys come out to chat. I hate just talking to myself. :p

Arrrrggggghhhhhh!!! I spent last night and most of this morning looking for something to wear to a luncheon function today. While not black tie, I still want to look like a business woman ya know? And all my freakin' good clothes are too big! What to do??? I hit the stores early this morning and tried on all kinds of stuff but didn't pick anything up. I have lots of tops that still work, but it's the pants that I'm needing. I was so desperate that I even tried on some dresses I had hanging in my closet--and I NEVER wear dresses :lol: I'm sitting here typing wearing one for gawd's sake...it's ridiculous. It doesn't quite fit the way I want it too, plus it's raining and bound to be muddy on the lawn where the luncheon will be so I don't exactly want to wear a spring dress! *sigh* It starts in 2 hours so I have only about another hour to figure out what I'm going to do. I don't want to be wearing jeans either.... I'm starting to think about just staying home, but then I RSVPd for 4 people--that wouldn't be cool if only 2 showed up. Sorry, end rant, I just had to get that off my chest. :mad:

Hi girls just a quick post from me. It is dh's birthday today and I have been running all day....baked a cake-yup I am going to have some;), got him a couple of shirts and picked up some balloons for him from the kids. So now ds is going to be getting out of school so I have to get going. Hubby wants to grill burgers tonight. Yum!

Hi Kempy!

Noelle my gosh I hope you found something to wear. I just hate that when I can't find anything at all. But everything is too big? That must feel good though:)

Thanks jbbm and melekalikimaka for telling me that the surprise was nice. She likes it and it will work out best for her sleep over friday - oh man - I limited it to only 3 girls plus jini, that way i have only 4 to contend with.... I am already looking forward to Saturday evening LOL.\

Kempy I have no idea how it would be to be 24 on in the fire service but I can only imagine. I am a volunteer and this weekend was rare - my parents had my daughter so that i could be available to run because most of our guys were at a fire school in wierton,wv. When Jini goes to grandma's & grandpa's i am available during the middle of the night - other than that I don't run calls after 9 pm becuase it will disrupt her sleep schedule. So I honestly don't run many calls during the night except for one weekend a month. I grab the day calls when i am not in school lol. PS ... I always talk to myself ;)

melekalikimaka - good luck finding something you want to wear to the luncheon. The bonus to all of this is I am so happy that you are frustrated because your clothes are all TOO BIG. I can't wait until I can't find anything in my closet to wear because it is all too big. I am jealous of you. :hug:

Hello Ladies,
I am new to the site, and am from Queensland, Australia. I am 39 (soon to be the BIG 40) & hopefully NOT be as big when I am!

I have 'surfed' through a number of the threads on the site & stumbled on yours. You all seem to be having A good old nag here & I have to say I like that. So I hope you dont mind if I hop on in & join in on your thread?

Cheers.

We don't mind at all maggzs, jump on in :wave: So how are things in the land down under ;) I'm just getting ready for bed, but we'll chat more tomorrow for sure! Welcome aboard...

Hi melekalikimaka,

Thank You, Things here are great but unlike most of the posts I am soooo over summer.

My day has actually been quite good.... for a Wednesday! I much prefer Fridays!
Anyways I am only really 3 days back into the diet (funny how we always have to start on a Monday!) But I am really enjoying reading the posts & I feel my greatest downfall is not having someone to keep me accountable. I am hoping to find some support here... plus a few new friends. You can never have enough of them! I

I am married with 2 kids a boy aged 11 & a girl 8. And as I said before I turn 40 in June. I just went back when I got home from work & looked at a old diary & I saw how at 30 I was 22 pound more then the goal I want to be for my 40th so I am hoping I make it.

I have said that weight as I do feel comfortable at that (& its the lowest I have ever gotten before) however as I am only short (just on 5') I really could loose a bit more as every ounce really shows.

Anyways best go put the youngest to bed. Hope to meet up again tomorrow.

HI maggz!!!! :welcome3:

Noelle, how did ur luncheon go? I be regardless of what you wore, you still looked great!!!:yes:

Hi jbbm! You sound like me, my daughter's birthday is friday :hb: :hat: :woo: :gift: - she is a st. patty's day baby, my lil lucky charm !! :lucky: But yes, I have all that running around to do and the cake, oh I hope all the kids eat it. She is turning 10 and so a birthday party just isn't cool, so it is the sleepover slumber party deal. I'll be dead by Saturday LOL - :crazy: 5 preteen girls running around my apartment.... sheesh. But I know how you feel because regardless of who's birthday it is there is so much planning and all that... and the cake.... and the ice cream.... mmmmmmm, there is a Christian comedian, Chonda Pierce and she is so funny - she was telling a joke about how some people wear shirts about "I belong to such and such Gym" and she said that she would be wearing the shirt that says, "I belong to the bakery!!" and I thought... hmmmm me too!!!! But not any more, but in spirit :lol:

Hey, I am heading to my weigh-in. Wish me luck. I will be back later today to say hi and to chat.

Hello to everyone and welcome to our new friends.:welcome3: :welcome:

I am so enjoying my time off right now. Of course, I have yet to just stay at home and enjoy staying in my pj's and vegging. On Monday I went shopping with my sister and we really enjoyed ourselves. She has 3 little ones and doesn't get many opportunities to go out by herself. But on Monday she told her hubby that she was going shopping with me and not taking any kids. It was a great day; of course, we both kept looking down and behind to see where the kids where. Old habits die hard. :D
I've been busy trying to find hotels for this summer. I still need to find one in Luxembourg and one in France. I've got most everything else reserved. I know it's still 10 weeks away, but it is going to go by so fast.

Noelle: I know you found something gorgeous to wear. How nice it would be to go into the closet and not have anything to wear because everything is all too big. You lucky thing. I read this morning about the flooding on Kauai. I know your hubby has family there. I hope everyone is ok.

Kempy: Good luck at your weigh in. I know you're working hard and I'm sure it will show today.

Cherie: I hope everything is going well with you and your girls. I'm seeing a lot of weather towards your way and hope it isn't too bad for you.

Julie: I also noticed your area still in the throngs of winter. Here we could actually see snow on the mountains surrounding the valley for the past couple of days. It looks absolutely beautiful. Unfortunately, most of it will be gone soon because our highs are in the lower 70's. On the news they said that Flagstaff will have snow for another week or so and the ski resorts are finally able to open to skiers.

Angie: Come out we miss you. I'm excited for you and the new motor home you bought. I'll remind you; Arizona is a great place to come in the winter. ;) :D

Dips: How is school going? When do you have Spring break? Have a great time on vacation.

Red: I hope things are going better for you. I felt so bad for you when you were feeling so down. Here's a huge hug :hug: and you are in my thoughts and prayers.

Aimee: I read about the gift for your daughter. What a thoughtful and selfless mom you are. She is so lucky to have you.

Maggzs: Welcome!! We love having new friends join us. These ladies are like family to me; my long distance sisters. I've actually met 2 of them and they are great. I am married with an 8 year old daughter. I teach 7th grade reading and writing. Right now we are on Spring break and I am soooo enjoying the peace and quiet. I live just outside of Phoenix, Arizona. My hubby is from Italy and we travel there quite frequently. In fact, we're going again this summer. I have family and friends down your way. I have family in Melbourne and a very good friend who lives in Sydney. Again, welcome to our family.

I'll try to do better with posting. Have a great day everyone.

Cal

:yawn: I just rolled out of bed--i am so happy to see some posts! :carrot:

First off, Kempy, GOOD LUCK :crossed: I know you will do great on your weigh-in. Let us know how it went and we will cheer for you all over again.

Cal, have you ever been shopping alone and some kid yells "MOM!", and you can't help but turn your head and look? :lol:

Aimee, I love that joke about the bakery shirt--I would have definitely have belonged to that :lol:

Julie First off, happy belated birthday to your DH :hat: :hb: I know he appreciated all the attention he got from you and the kids.

maggzs, yay! You can join our short club-- I'm 5'3", Angie's 5'2", Cherie and Dips are 5' I think.... But yeah, the downfalls ARE that every extra ounce shows. LET'S WORK IT OFF! I envy you for keeping a diary, I wish I could keep myself doing one. I start off okay, then slack off. It would be interesting to see how my life changed over the years...

Red Hope things are looking up for you :hug:

Dips, are you packing your bags for vacation yet?

Cherie come on now, don't be hiding out on us. We miss you!

Angie, I hope your computer isn't still giving you trouble. How's life treatin' ya these days?

Well, I had my first MAJOR eating screw up yesterday. I have been so good with moderation these past 4 months, but yesterday it went out the window. I think it stemmed from the stress of not having anything to wear... I usually weigh-in at WW on Tuesday mornings. Well, I already knew that I wasn't going to W/I since the luncheon was at the same time. It was storming yesterday, raining really hard and the place where the luncheon would be is in a valley, so I think I started rationalizing that it would be really wet and rainy (it was), and I didn't really feel presentable in the clothes I was wearing (I did find something to put together from my closet and I looked fine), but then I called Rick because I was supposed to meet him there, he was running an hour and half late--well, I didn't want to wait that long so I decided to just take Michael to the movies. So, all dressed up and no where to go... we go to the movies, and we grab a slice of pizza for lunch before we go in (I didn't have breakfast yet).... I eat that. We go into the movies, and I get him a small buttered popcorn. I eat that. We go home after a few hours, and I eat "lunch"...some Puerto Rican pasteles w/rice, then I take a nap. When I got up, it was raining up a storm even harder than before so I didn't get to go out and walk. Rick was supposed to come home after a meeting w/our business landlord but didn't get in til after 2 a.m. (stayed out drinking for gawds sake). I go upstairs and eat an early dinner, but after dinner and no one was around as i watched American Idol I got into all the chocolates I could find in the house.... I ate them. During the show Michael decides he wants something to eat (he wasn't home early when I was eating), so I bake him up some chicken nuggets...I eat those.....I was just eating everything in site and not having a care in the world. Of course i feel sick about it today.... I know that since I didn't go to my weigh in yesterday, I felt like i had a "free" week to go and lose the weight. I don't want last night to turn into a week though-- I am trying to tell myself that this was just "last night" and that today is a new day. I am going to go out for a walk this morning, even though it is still raining :rolleyes: and just start all over again. Will someone just give me a kick in the pants to set me straight again? I don't want this slip to cause an avalanche of bad choices so I end up where I started or worse.... so chew me out someone!