[Donna72664]

Carol, I'm sorry about your mom. It doesn't matter how old they are, it is hard to lose them. I lost my mom 25 years ago and my dad 5 years ago.I'm
60 years old and I still miss them. That is neat that your mom taught school here. I know we are going to have fun getting to know each other.
Talk to you soon, DONNA

[Cheryl120]

Good morning....First I would like to Carol to our little group and I look forward to getting to know you. A little about myself...I'm 53 years old and I'm following Weight Watchers Core program. I have two grown children and eight grandchildren that live out in Oregon. My husband and I are also PATH Foster Parents,and have been for six years. We have one 15 year old FD right now. So Welcome, Carol!!!

Donna...Thanks for your kind words. I know we will get there together. The scales were down 1 pound this morning, so I'm heading in the right direction again. Now to get back to doing the exercising, which I hate. I broke it up into 3-(15 minutes) workouts a day. So I will either go walking if the weather is good or move to music for 15 minutes.

We were suppose to get some of the snow you are going to get this weekend, but now they say we will be missed. Of course I'm happy about that, but my poor neighbors that are farmers are really hurting for some much needed moisture.

Have a good day and I will check back later.

Cheryl

[Donna72664]

Good morning gals, it is cold and miserable here this morning. We are having freezing rain that is suppose to turn to snow around noon. Oh boy, here we go again !!! but the moisture is wonderful we need it so desperately.

Well I've come for confession time I went to my company Christmas party yesterday, they serve us a BIG dinner, thank goodness there is no alchol. I knew I'd be eating heavy at lunch so I had toast and peanut butter for breakfast and some juice. I almost never drink pop, but I did drink a diet Pepsi while driving there, thought it would help fill me up so I wouldn't eat so much. For a starter we had boiled shrimp with cocktail sauce,a wonderful dip, cream cheese,salsa,
pepperoni and mozerella cheese then baked and served with
tortilla chips and stuffed mushrooms. Like that wasn't enough. The main course was 1" thick baked pork chops,
tossed salad and a baked vegetable medly with cheese sauce. And then to top it all off we had dessert, a lovely
strawberry and raspberry trifle. Oh I was soooo miserable, then had to drive home, 2 hours, in fog !!! The only good thing I did all day is I didn't eat supper. Boy will I be glad when these Holidays are over. Hopefully my brain will kick in and I won't eat like I'm never going to get another meal again.
Sorry I had to rant, but I feel better telling my friends what a bad girl I was. Now today I promise to be really good.
I hope you both have a good weekend, I won't be back online until Tuesday.

DONNA

[Cheryl120]

Morning ladies...I had a really good day eating wise...Made good choices...Wish I could of done that over the Holidays. Why is it when the Hoildays come, we eat like there is no tomorrow?

Donna...Don't beat yourself up. I'm sure the scales won't show that much of a gain. Your meal sounds sooooo WONDERFUL. We are getting together with friends for New Years Eve. I plan on taking veggies, FF Ranch dressing and a bag of weight Watchers Pretzels for me to much on.

Woke up to about a inch of snow yesterday morning and I got woke up at 4:30 this morning with the weather alert going off. That storm that was suppose to stay in South Dakota, changed it's mind. It is snowing HARD here, and not the light can't make a snowball, but the big heavy snow flakes. We need the mositure desperately,just hope it doesn't keep snowing till April! LOL

Have a wonderful and safe New Years Eve. See you in 2007

Cheryl

[hyacinth merry]

A big *Hey!"Cheryl, Donna, and our newcomer Carol,


Cheryl, don't let those blues get the best of you, but wow, I can understand why you would be upset and disappointed with the stunt your DH's company pulled on you all - that is so inconsiderate. I know however that if anyone can turn a negative into a postive, you can so I can't wait to hear what you decided to do with those 2 vacation weeks


Donna, I am really suprised that you made it to CO - I thought about you when I saw the Denver weather reports. Well I'm glad you were able to make the trip and I hope this weekend's trip also goes well!


Carol, that's a lot of kids - lol!! But you probably already know that Really, it's great and the holidays must be so much fun at your house! Glad you have joined us and hope to hear more about how your program is going. Wecome!


I'm STILL freezing my tail off here in PHX!! So bizarre, but the good news is there's no snow - lol! Just a chilly winter here this year. Doing decently on my eating and no major meltdowns when it comes to sweets (yea!!!) Basically I have just been avoiding them and eating protein instead - like nuts - for "treats". This is different approach for me as last year the holiday sweets really sabatoged my program.


I liked what someone told me the other day when we were talking about the holidays and resolutions and that kind of stuff - she said she wasn't making a specific resolution but a general one and that was to work on her patience. And for her that meant to give things she was trying a decent chance to work - a REAL chance- and not to just flit from one idea to another to another the first second something kind of stalled.


Really, REALLY liked that concept once she explained what it meant to her - I think I could use some brushing up on that old patience skill too So I plan to hang in there with my low-carb program...


Hope everyone has a wonderful New Year's Eve. Happy 2007 to all!!






Hy

[carolr3639]

Hy, Isn't that funny you are freezing your tail off in Phoenix and in WI we are having record highs and no snow. When we first moved here about 30 yr ago we had 5' drifts along our road and didn't have to worry about running off the road. Ha! I've been forgoing sweets and trying to eat more veggies but my DH likes to cook and is sabotaging me. ha! He's so funny. He tells me not to eat certain things and then feels bad when I don't eat his baked goods. Hope I can resist temptation. On the sad side, I saw a man die yesterday. We always go to a fun gym day on Jan.1 where some play basketball, others volley ball and others board games. After one round of bball a 55 yr. old man had a heart attack. Such a shock. We didn't know him too well but his wife and 16 yr. old daughter were there, too.

[Cheryl120]

Hi...I started a new thread for jan/Feb, so see you there.

Cheryl