[Eleni]

Good morning. I actually slept late today but since it is my day off I do not plan on rushing doing anything. What gets done gets done and what doesn't will still be here in the morning. I have the usual catch up stuff plus a lot of TOPS stuff.
BUT!!! I got to looking around and we have alot of people I don't remember hearing from in awhile.
Here are some of you and I hope I dont miss too many.
Claire
myme
Kermie
Lara H ( She is due to have a baby in March)
Chicadee4ever
Scuttle
dodielynn
iluvchibears(Jackie)
faith
linsue(Linda)
waterbaby

And when you add in
Marie,COCO,Nita,Sherri,Bev,Mickey,Summer,Donna,Chr istie,ciecie,
CC,Myself,Wendy That is one big chapter
And we are very much like a chapter.

Anyway I just wanted those that haven't been here in awhile and who may be lurking that they have not been forgotten. Come back once in awhile and let us know how you are doing

Morning all.....I have been very busy this week but I see that everyone was yesterday - no friday thread at all....

All my clients have year ends in Dec. and Jan and I have been upto my ears in work then it will be tax time...

I am still counting points and probably am not as good as last week but still not as bad as other weeks. I am taking it one day at a time.

Today I have to run around and do some errands and pick up some office supplies and other stuff . Tonight I am having warm spinach salad with chicken. That should be okay.

Well I have to go as I have a client coming over in 10 min but wanted to stop in and say hi all

Have a good OP weekend.......

[lady06498]

Hey Eleni,

Glad to hear you are having a lazy day. We all need that from time to time especially after a long week of work. Wish I could sleep in. I think my daughter is getting ready for the time change early. She has been getting up at 6am for the past week now. It is driving me crazy. I want to sleep. But it is a good thing so I am up earlier so I can exercise and not be rushed. I hope you got everything done that you wanted to get done today.

Donna,

I am with you girl with counting the points. It works and that is what I am doing. That will be what takes me to goal. Your dinner choice sounds like a low points dinner. Good choice. There are going to be up and down days. Just hang in there. You are doing great. Keep up the great work.

As for me I am back on plan. I didn't do too bad yesterday. I didn't go to the buffet last night. I ordered from a little diner down the road from us. I could have had chineese. I got that for my husband. I passed. I didn't want the extra 5 lbs it brings to me everytime. I have put on enough this week and didn't want to add to it. I have had a total of 20 1/2 pts today. I can still have my popcorn if I want it then I will be at 22 1/2 pts for the day. Either way that is great. Just where I want to be for sure. My range is 22-29 pts a day. So I did have a great day. I am working on the last of my water for the day also. 64 oz. I did manage to drink all my water every day last week. So I am continueing that. I didn't workout today because the time didn't work out for me. I had some one on one time with my hubby this morning after my daughter left. It was unexpected that she was going to leave so I took advantage of the time. But my stomach is very sore today from yesterdays workout. I did my whole aerobic tape yesterday instead of 1/2 it was 1 hour long. I will workout tomorrow for sure before church.

Everyone have a great night and stay on plan. Talk to you tomorrow.

Here is a great thing to read. I just read it and would like to share it with all of you. I hope it might help someone.

http://us.f118.mail.yahoo.com/ym/log...=dq15l4l64k62d

Sherri

[flatlander]

Yo!!

Hey everybody!

I don't have much time, gotta hit the treadmill but just wanted to say Hi! Had a fab time with my bud, went shopping for clothes for the new job, ate a little too much and I am really really happy!

Sherri, you big doofie, we love ya man! Who cares what the scales say, do your clothes fit better? Do you feel healthier? Do you feel like you are on track? I know you do, so stick to it, you little cutie pie! This is just a speedbump on the road to babedom, and you, my dear, have the pedal to the metal! Vrrrooommm!!! Glad to see you are back in the groove and including your honey in your workouts

Well, nightie night and have an OP tommorow all!

Big TOPS hug

CC

[Mickey]

Sorry I haven't been around lately. I have been a little under the weather. I am feeling some better but must go back to the Dr. on Monday.

I have read some of your posts but just didn't feel like I had any thing to contribute!

Glad you are all doing well and I will be back, Thanks for thinking of me. And you all do make it feel like a chapter. Thanks for your support!

I'll be back on the first of the week. Have a good Sunday and stay OP. (Something I have not been doing, not eating much and not the right thing!) But hopefully the new week will bring a new resolve to eat better!

TOPS love to all! Mickey

[Lara H]

Hi everyone

Sorry for not posting lately... I've been trying to get over a sinus/ear/eye infection for the last 3 weeks (all that is left now is the sinus part) and my mum has been here since Tuesday night to visit before the baby comes. She will be back at the beginning of April but wasn't able to get off work around my due date.

I'm still regularly attending my TOPS meetings, although I missed last week as I was picking my mum up from the airport. I think I may actually have lost weight when I go on Tuesday though... we will see. I tend to go up a few and then down one up a few and down one. It's quite perplexing as I eat the same way all the time. All I can say is it must be that some nights I'm retaining more fluid than others.

My pregnancy is going fine, other than the chronic sinus infections (I'd never had one before I was pregnant and now I've had 5) there've been no real problems. Just the gestational diabetes scare and that turned out to be fine. The baby is quite active for the most part, and I am getting HUGE, but I'm happy.

There's my book, I am trying to keep up with reading the posts even if I don't post myself. Although this past week I have missed reading a lot.

I hope everyone else is doing well,

Lara

[lady06498]

CC,

Thanks girl. I am feeling healthier that is for sure. I did figure out my problem and I got back to it and solved the problem real quick this time. I get mixed up with too many plans and forget to really concentrate on the one that really works for me. Counting Points. So I am still doing the SB plan but I am not putting a lot of effort into it. I am putting all my efforts into exercise and counting my points and making sure I am on the low end of them. My scale is down 3 lbs so that is good. But my scale is not reliable at all. But it makes me happy knowing in my mind that I am truly doing great with my eating plan and I am at the low end of things. I will have a loss this week for sure. I am drinking my water everyday 64 oz., exercising (worked out for 1 hour twice so far this week) I got up early this morning so I could fit my 1 hour aerobic into my day before church this morning. No excuses. I will only do a 20 min tonetics tape tomorrow morning becuase I have to go get a blood test for diabetes tomorrow at 8:15 and it is 30 min from here. Then I have to go to work for the older couple after that. So I have a busy morning. But I will get in some exercise for sure. I am losing inches so that is good. My stomach went up but it is bloated for TOM so I am not worried about that. It will be back down next week. But I am losing in my hips and my waist so I am very happy with that.
I am on track and I will go see my friend and I will be at goal (hopefully but july 23rd.) If not at least I will be almost there.

Lara,

Sorry to hear that you have been sick. That is good that you gain then lose. So you won't have put on much weight in the end right? That is great that your mom could come visit. Too bad she couldn't get time off when the baby is born. Did she help you get all set up for the little one. Like the room and all? Do you have a room for the baby all decorated and furnished and ready to go? It won't be long now right?
You take care and let us know what happens at weigh in this week.

Sherri