Hello ladies...

JANE...bet that is a big weight off everyone's shoulders...glad the twins don't have CF! Enjoy your company tomorrow...the soup sounds delicious, both of them! I've not ever had sausage bean chowder either.

MARTI...don't think it is his apendix, the doctor just thought it was gastrointestinal pains since the meds they gave him helped. They didn't take x-rays though but if it happens again I will make sure he tells them to. Eeewww! I had a friend years ago that had her gallstone in a jar, gross! It was nasty but HUGE! She only had the one but I saw my x-rays and I had a bunch about the size of marbles, not the little bitty ones though.

NORMA...thanks! for the prayers for Jason. :thanks: And WTG on your NSV! :carrot: I'm getting it in my head to that losing inches is just as good and losing pounds but darn it I want those scales to go down! I was going to add up my total inches lost since I started IF, just haven't gotten to it yet. Anyway, :bravo:

SASSY... hugs to you! :hug: :hug: I'm sorry you were feeling bad. But hey...you went there and you did something and that is a BIG start! So you should be proud of yourself. If you haven't exercised in ages it will take a while to work up to a real good workout. You have to start slow...baby steps. So try not to get discouraged and just take it one day at a time. :hug:

Hi to everyone else :wave:

I was so lazy today...didn't want to get out of bed this morning. But I did :( I went to the park for my usual 1.5 mile walk then worked out at IF, another good 35 mns. Ran to the store to pick up a couple of things I forgot yesterday. Thought I had potatoes but got home and none! Then got the house straightened and vacuumed and went to the park close to our house to walk Ernie dog. I don't walk at this park because there's really not much of a walk there. There's a sidewalk that goes around the parking lot on both sides and goes down the road on one side a little, otherwise I would kill two birds with one stone. The park I go to for my walk is a measured 3/4 walk around the park so I go there.

Anywho...going to go and do some figuring on my scrapbook page! I agree with you JANE in that it would be nice if everyone did it, or more did. It's always nice putting a face to a name and learning about everyone. And NORMA, thank you for coming up with the idea! I might get some done on it this weekend. First...gotta get some pictures together.

Take care ladies and have a good day!

Hullo JL's :)

Starting to feel like September a little bit...still very warm, but now there's a breeze outside. Fall is my favorite season.

I just wrapped up a 6 week chronic pain management class -- I'll miss going. We did meditation, and talked about pacing ourselves (stopping any particular activity before we are in severe pain, then going back to it after we have rested -- works fine at home, but don't think it will fly at work), and did Tai Chi. I will definitely continue the meditations and Tai Chi; found both to be very helpful. I see the surgeon again on the 15th.

My oldest son, Erik, will be home on leave for a few weeks, flying in Saturday. He'll be spending part of the time with his dad, part of the time with his brother, part of it with friends, and hopefully I'll get to see him a little bit, too. ;) It will be good to see him -- he is getting deployed to Guam in January for a few months.

Cristi, I was wondering about your son -- could it be the water? I can't drink local tap water anywhere we travel, and have to buy bottled water because I can get really sick. Sometimes even ice in a soft drink or iced tea can make me ill.

Sassy, hey, hang in there! It's a start, and it sounds like your hubby is being very supportive. I've been at a plateau forever, but at least I haven't gained back. And going to WW was so much easier with Tim as my buddy.

Nixxie, the Tool concert was AWESOME. Only complaint was that it wasn't long enough -- could have totally done without the opening band. I'm a huge Perfect Circle fan, and am gaining a much greater appreciation for Tool. Did you know the title cut of 10,000 Days is about Maynard's mom? She was paralyzed and in a wheelchair for something like 26 or 27 years -- about 10,000 days. The APC song "Judith" is about her, too. How did you meet Reznor? I've heard that he can be an egotistical pill -- and he was a jerk at the September 2005 show here, got snotty with the crowd because he thought we weren't hyped enough, or something. Show was still great though :D

Jane, I'm so glad to hear the twins are ok! Mackenzie will just need to make sure that her husband-to-be gets genetic testing when she is old enough to be thinking about that. But you know...that's years away. They may have a cure for CF by then, or be able to guarantee her children won't get it, who knows? Miracles of medicine, you know... I agree with Marti, the soup sounds wonderful...wish I could drop by and have you feed me, too! :hun: I've never had sausage bean chowder either, but I bet it's great. I make a potato-corn chowder -- sounds kind of weird, but I got the recipe from an old friend and it is soooo good :T

Well, I've got to go unload the car. I went to Target to buy hanging file folders and they were having a *gulp* CLEARANCE SALE. :fr: I bought too much stuff, and need to find places to put it all, ack! Hi to everyone else...see you soon!

Just a real quickie here, but I just wanted to say Thanks a lot for all the support. I feel much better today and I'm amped to go back to the Y. I know I cannot expect myself to go and workout like Jane Fonda. I am just glad that I am taking the steps to lose weight and not sit on my duff and complain about it! My hub is a very good supporter, along with you fine ladies.............I'm so glad I have such wonderful wonderful people in my life to help me along!

Gotta run!

:hug:

Just a quickie before I get knocked off the net!!

HI!! and I hope everyone has a great weekend!!

Stressed Out
 

Hi ladies,:wave:

Jen - you first. A big hug for you! ----> :hug: One thing you'll find about the Jaded Ladies is that when one of us needs help, the others all rally around her. And we'll be here for you as often as you need us, ok? I can totally relate about stress eating. When I first heard about the twins maybe having CF, I immediately began to eat. Sometimes I can control this, and sometimes I just cannot. Anyway, I'm sorry about your son, and I hope you get answers soon. Let us know what the docs say, ok?

Robin - thank you so much for the birthday card! It made my day, and is on the fireplace mantel where it will stay until after my birthday. I hope to see you posting again real soon. Tell us how the mini-vacation was.

Marti - yikes, to me the week just zipped by! I think it's because Monday was a holiday, so I've been off a day ever since, lol.

Cristi - I'm trying to work out a layout for my scrapbook pages, too. Plus, I need to get a current picture taken, and make copies. There's just too many choices for design, lol.

Mary Kate - so good to see you! No, I doubt that the office will let you rest your hands and wrists very often, darn it. How much longer can you get workman's comp? Hope you'll get to see Erik quite a bit, and have fun with him while he's home. Oh Katie, I make a potato and corn chowder too, and agree it's waaaaaay yummy! What I really like, is some bacon crumbled on top, but gave that up a long time ago. <sigh> Hey, won't you consider going in on the scrapbook thing? We'd love for you to!

Sassy - aww, so glad you're feeling better about the Y, hon. And double glad to see the word Fonda in your post, lol. For a split second, I was worried that I had led you to believe I'm an exercise bunny, hahahaha!!!

Julie - have a good weekend, and pop back in when you have more time.

Once more - an invitation to all Jaded Ladies to please join in our scrapbook page exchange. When we're getting them in the mail, and ohhing and ahhing about them, you'll wish you joined us, won't you??? :D

Tomorrow all I have to do for company is swiffer and clean the baths. YAY! I got the soup made, and the desserts. I have lean shaved ham and colby-jack cheese and pickles, too, with whole grain bread. The soup smelled so good and I thought I was going to have to tangle with Neal to keep him away from it, lol. :dizzy:



Have a good weekend, all who read this. :hug:

Sassy: I'm sorry you had a tough time at the Y. I am having trouble with the exercise too. I know how depressing it is when we know how easily we used to do all this stuff and more. At least you are trying. So many quit when they are faced with these challenges.

Jane:I was so happy to hear the good news about the twins. I'm sure it's like a heavy weight was lifted off your shoulders. Have fun with your get together. Menu sounds good.

Cristina: I hope by the time you read this that Jason's health is better. You said the meds were working. Did they ever find the cause?

Marti:You sound like you are always on the run. I don't know if I ever caugh what keeps you running? How's the yoga going?

Mary Kate:I was interested in your meditation and pain relief. I have alot of pain from either arthritis, poorly healed tendon, and an old injury to my back. Is it something anyone can do?

Jen:I'm glad you're able to share and vent your frustrations. I applaud you on your strength to try and lose weight when you have such tremendous stress in your daily life. I wish you and your family the best.

Hello to all Jaded Ladies. I hope all is well with you. I've had some emotional issues with a few tears over the lack of movement on my scales part, knowing I was doing my part. Things are better today since I finally showed a little loss. How a grown woman can be controlled by something run with a $2.00 battery is beyond me! I can't wait until my new scale arrives!

Morning Ladies! :coffee:

Well we sold the truck this morning. Got $500 for it! :D We are going to stick that in a savings account. ;) Some guy that is a friend of our next door neighbor bought it. He works at a place where they make auto parts, so he is perfect for it. (Truck needs some fixing up) So he is planning on fixing it up and all, so I feel good about it.

Today I just feel blechy. I ate breakfast but I think I should have just had a small glass of milk and called it a day. Seems like I just can't eat that much anymore, which is a good thing! I did "splurge" lastnight for my "lunch" and eat an order of fries with my sandwich.

Again thanks for the support and all, sorry I didn't get around to indiv. yet. Just haven't had the time or energy. Well folks I'm off to bed, so have a Great Day and a Wonderful Weekend!!!!!!!!!!

:hug:

Just poppin in quickly to say Hello!

It's Jhanai weekend so I'll busy most of the weekend. But will pop in if time allows. Right now we have some grocery shopping to do.....just getting her dressed and out the door is another story!:dizzy:

Chat w/you gals later!

Hi ladies,

I am sorry I am not replying to anyone's message. My time is limited on here today. I am tired from staying up all night with my 1 year old. My DH took him to the ER at 0200 or so and didn't get to come home until 0600. He had to have blood taken and urine, from a catheter (sp). His temp was 104.1 I believe. I couldn't get it down. the Dr. says it's a viral infection. Anyway, I couldn't go with them to the ER because I had 3 more at home sleeping and didn't want to get them up.

All that to say, I was up all night, concerned about DS. He got a fever later in the evening (for those who don't know I'm in Germany). I gave him some tylenol and he went to sleep, but he is whiney and doesn't want to eat or drink anything. I'm not concerned about the eating but the drinking is important, we have to trick him.

So, here's what I found out. High stress and worry makes me want chocolat and sugary stuff. I did a terrible thing and ate some frosting from the container. I didn't eat the whole thing, though I wanted to, but I did eat a couple of tblsp. Then, because I didn't want to keep doing that, I tried to eat some pretzel sticks instead, no dice. I kept trying to find something to eat. AAARRRGH!! I am certain I have ruined everything I did in the week. Back at ground zero:(.

I just wanted to confess, I've heard it's good for the soul. I did get to go to the library today and borrowed a couple of books on healthy eating and one called "You are NOT what you weigh" by Lisa Bevere. I will let you know if it is any good.

thanks for your listening eyes. I hope to repay you with mine.

Tiffany

Hello ladies...

Seems a lot need lots of HUGS today.

TIFFANY...man, been there, done that...just last Friday night. The emergency room is the pits. Of course my baby is 26, lol! Hope your little one gets to feeling better soon. :hug: :hug: I think I have heard of the book and if I remember correctly I heard it was good. I think the title says it all. We are NOT what we weigh for sure.

JEN...lots of (((((HUGS))))) to you and yours. :hug: :hug: :hug: You know, not meaning to compare it to your son but our doggy for the longest time had seizures and watching him and being helpless was just horrible and that was with a dog. I couldn't even imagine in my life what it would be like to see your child going through it. My heart goes out to you and yours and I too applaud your strength. I can totally relate to the stress eating also, ugh! With my DS being deployed the stress is mounting...but working out really helps with not thinking about him or food.

NORMA...hugs to you also! :hug: :hug: I know what you mean about those darn scales! There have been times where I wanted to throw them out the window. It kills me when I know I have worked my butt off and ate right and nothing...the scales are the same. But I am to a point where I KNOW I am working out and feeling better about myself, plus the inches are coming off so I know I am doing something good. Plus I have so much energy so I try to tell myself it doesn't matter what those scales say-key word...try. It doesn't always work though, lol. You just gotta keep on going missy!

JULES...so glad to see you dropping in to say HI! I wonder about you and how you are and what's up with you and the family. Miss hearing about your DD. Hope all is well with her and she is loving her new place.

JANE...I made another trip to the scrapbook store, a different one this time. The other day I went to the one that just opened in our little town. And let me tell ya, it was little. I did find some stuff though. But this one today is the big one I used to work at. Well, actually, they moved to a bigger place so it's not the actual store I worked at, lol. Now I just need to get a plan going. Hope you enjoy your dinner and company today!

MARTI...enjoy your weekend with Jhanai!

MARYKATE...sounds like the class helped you out which is good.Now if you can get the job to abide and let you rest when you've done too much. Hope you get to spend some quality time with Eric. When Josh was home he actually did want to spend time with me, lol. Of course he made his rounds to his friends and his old job. About the water...not sure, guess it could have been. For the most part we drink bottled water, I say most part because when he is at work or school he does drink sodas with ice so who knows. I always drink bottled water though...never have been able to take the faucet water.

SASSY...glad you guys got the truck sold, nothing like having extra money in the bank! So will you guys get a new car now? Can't remember what was going on with that, whether you guys got one or not.

Hope i didn't miss anyone, I try not to but sometimes it does happen. HI to everyone else :wave:

Not much going on today. I went to exercise and then to the scrapbook store. Then cleaned house and I swear I have spent 3 hours on this computer. Was messing with uploading and downloading pictures. Can't believe how goofy I am sometimes. If I would have gotten the CD's offered when I have my film developed I would have saved lots of time getting pictures online *slaps forehead* :dizzy: You live and learn.

Take care ladies and I hope you have a good weekend!

Jane- I hope you are enjoying your company. The dinner sounded great, especially the soups. Yum! Good news about the twins. Whew! I could feel your relief and I am sure everyone else in the family felt the same. We are going to have cooler weather this next week, are you ready for it?

Cristina- Loved the pictures of the pergola and V doing the landscaping. Can you hire him out? LOL...we have so much of that coming up and neither of us has much of a green thumb. I am about like you right now. I know I am doing well exercise and food wise, and feel good about it. Even if the scales don't move.

Marti- Hope you and sweet Jhanai are having a good week-end and enjoying each others company. HAve fun!

Sassy- Good deal on selling the truck. That leaves you one car right? Did you decide to buy a new one? Hey, just hang in there at the Y. I feel like every little bit you do just starts adding to your stamina. Soon you will be amazing yourself!

Mary Kate- Cool that Erik is coming home. I bet you will get to spend time with him and make new memories for when he is gone again. Interesting reading about the pain management with meditation. We probably all should use meditation even as a stress reliever. There are several of us on here who stress eat and maybe meditation would help. What do you think? Good luck at the surgeon.

Norma- Oh those dreaded scales. You do know about that stinker "fat" fairy don't you? She is not a welcome visitor!

Jen- I also hope you get answers about your son. I agree with your hubby, you deserved a donut. I know..I know, makes you feel guilty, but you are not superwoman and can't expect yourself to handle all that you are going through without a little slip once in awhile. Now that it is done tell hubby next time to bring you a 100 calorie snack pack of cookies. He will feel like he is doing something nice for you and you will not need to feel guilty! It's a win win. (and he is a sweetie to notice how much you do)

Tiffany- Wow..I hope your little one is feeling much better and able to take fluids. Yes, stress = eating for me too. I hope you got over that. Hint for next time: Go ahead with a small amount of the frosting and use it to dip the pretzels in. Satisfying your sweet tooth and more filling. And come here to talk to us any time.

Julie- Ya'll come back...we miss hearing about you and yours.

Okay...my day started out just like last Sat. DH and I drove about 30 minutes away to pick up a load of lumber, loaded his truck and drove back to stack it in our new garage. Then we went back for a second load. I have to say the un-loading was hard on my back, bending over to stack each piece. ugh! But if I am lucky, as I was last week, my back won't hurt tomorrow.
Once that job was complete we worked on hanging a mirror in the new master bathroom while the landscaper was doing the grading of the yard. He hopes to sow the grass seed tomorrow so it will be in before the rain that is coming the first of the week. Yay! A green yard instead of mud!
Would you believe the cabinet man did not come back yet? Grrrr. But, on a happier note that allowed time for just about everything else to be done and once the cman does come back we will be finished! They even washed windows and cleaned the ceiling fans...so cool. I love, love, love my new appliances. (except when DH said that I now should be a gourmet cook in that kitchen...) It is a lovely kitchen and I countered his remark by telling him I wasn't going to dirty up that masterpiece by cooking in it, what WAS he thinking? LOL...got him good!
Have done well this week, with exercise and food. Someone mentioned how you act different when you are losing weight. I can so relate and I haven't lost much, just feel better. I stand straighter and actually feel taller...don't try to cover myself up I guess. And I find myself buying more girlie things..nail polish and new make-up. How crazy is that? If I lost 20 pounds I would probably go bonkers!

Alright, I wasn't here much and now that I am I go completely gabby! Sorry.

I read back and noticed it was Nixxie who made the comment about things you do when you lose weight, like facials, etc. So true Nixxie. If I didn't welcome you earlier allow me to do so now.

Also a shout out to Liz and hope you had good luck today riding. Socks, you knit socks? How cool is that. I used to have quite a sock collection, but have gotten away from that. My Dr. used to get a kick out of my wearing Christmas or HAlloween or whatever holiday socks...and I wore them purposly so when I put my feet in the stirrups he couldn't miss the crazy socks. Kinda broke the ice of an awkward situation don't ya know..lol.

And Judith..didn't mean to overlook you. Hope you have no more skunks. And hey, yes, another Hoosier.

Welcome to all newbies or anyone lurking and thinking about jumping in here. Come on in!

See why my name is suetalks....

Morning all.

Thanks for all the kind words and support. :hug: Yes now we are down to one car. We have decided to wait for now on buying a new car, just to be sure we both have jobs and all that. So MAYBE by the 1st of the yr. we might buy a new one. In the mean time we plan on paying off some bills and saving, saving, saving!

I hope you all have a Wonderful Sunday!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I'll write in more on my days off. ;)

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