I appreciate it! :-) I just don't understand them sometimes... oh well. I just put the girls down to bed.. going to watch The Bachelor and then go workout on the ellpitcal machine. I'll talk to you all tomorrow.

Cherie

Good Morning! It is snowing out again. I remember the year I had Brittany the day we brought her home(would be tomorrow) it was so warm and nice. What a difference.

We just did a 3 mile walk. My food total yesterday turned out to be not to bad BUT...the scales have me at 145.5!!! That is more than I started at this month and I swear I have been working my *** off this month trying to get some weight off. Why would it consistently go down all last week only to jump up for no reason. It is so damn frustrating!

Hey guys, I am back to work today. Not really wanting to be here but I guess I had to get my butt back here sometime.

Cherie I hope today is better for you. Maybe he was just tired from the flight. (I swear I am not making excuses for him)

I really don't have much to say today. I not the happiest person today. I am not going to weigh all of you guys down with it. IT is just a combination of me being the same weight I was this time last year, the stupid IRS, this DU stuff, and me going back to school. I think it is really starting to all wear down on me.

I'll come back later when I am in a better mood.

(((((((KEMPY)))))))))

I hope you feel better. I know how you feel. I am in a funky kind of mood myself. I am sick of struggling with my weight ALL the time. I am sick of thinking about every bite that goes into my mouth and I am sick of this damn cold weather. I am pathetic this year because I keep telling Jay I want to move so bad. I dont want winter.

You have been working way to hard girl. Take a break and just relax with Joe and the pups and kitties.

I was upset because he didn't notice, or seem to notice my weight loss yesterday, but he did come over last night after I put the girls to bed... and spent some time with me.... So that made my day better. We met for lunch today... and he had a suprise for me.. He bought me a little MP3 player for when I exercise! :-) I have been wanting one for as long as we've been dating... especially when I rollerblade or run and such... but it's just never been in my budget... well, he knew that I wanted one, and suprised me with it today! I was so excited!!! And, we are meeting at the lake this afternoon to go run together once I am off work! :-) I will need it after lunch... (Chinese!) So..... I feel bad for being upset yesterday. Can I just blame it on me being a woman, an overly emotional one at that???? :-)

Angie.. I know you are not seeing the results you want, but you ARE DOING GREAT!!!!!! I'm sorry about the snowy cold weather too... I hate the cold, and I know once it gets colder here.. I am going to be whining alot... so just slap me and tell me to grow up.. that I don't EVEN KNOW what cold is!

Kempy (((((((hugs)))))))) I am sorry you are feeling the way you are. I've been there myself. It's so hard to pull yourself out of that... My heart goes out to you..... Even though you are frustated that you are the same weight as last year, the good thing is, you haven't GAINED... which is even more important! So you are doing a great job!

Noelle WTG on leaving before the bread starts baking... that is one of my favorites.. and homemade??? On man.... I can gain 5 pounds by thinking about it.

Julie... WTG on your strength and will power!!!!! AWESOME! You are doing great!

Angie... you did great with the walking!!! Wow.. Keep it up!

Ok.. I need to get back to work... or go play with my new little gizmo!!

Hugs,
Cherie

de plane! de plane! Air Force One carrying GW Bush has landed at Hickam Air Force Base. Can anyone say freeway gridlock ? I'm glad I don't have to drive into town today. Jacks, are you down in Waikiki holding picket signs?

Kempy, I'm in the same boat as you with the tax situation, sort of. I'm still working on our corporate tax docs for 2002 (after 2 extensions--I'm still past due) so I know what kind of pressure that can cause. (((Hugs))) to you. Things will get brighter. Pet those two beautiful girls for me.

Angie, happy birthday to you...I know it isn't your b-day but it's the day you gave birth to your first baby and that's got to be an extra special memory . For some reason I've got that song in my head: 'memories, light the corners of my mind...misty water colored memories....of the way we were....' Hang in there lady you're doing everything you can--give your body a chance to adjust.

Cherie, that's a cool new toy you got! As I said before, Alan probably thought you looked great before, and you look great now. Men aren't exactly great at expressing themselves are they? Glad you got to spend more quality time with him--you deserve it.

Hello to everyone else, gotta get to work!

Hey girls

My day is going pretty good. I just wanted a piece of that homemade banana bread I made last night but instead i just drank a can of v-8. Also I have a bag of my favorite candy bars (almond joys) in the cupboard that I have been thinking about.

Kempy sorry your feeling down. We are here to listen if you need to talk or vent. Hang in there.


Angie I know the feeling I wish I did not have to worry about everything I put in my mouth, worry about how many carbs something has, and how it is going to make me feel if I eat something. Whats helping me is I do not want to look the way I did in a swimsuit this year. I was at my heaviest and felt unhealthy and no energy at all. We all just have to do the best we can everyday and we all are going to mess up sometimes but thats life. You are working so hard you will get to where you want to be! What are you making for supper?

Noelle the big guys in town huh? Don't work to hard today.

Cherie glad you are having a better day. How long is your friend in town?

Talk to everyone later. Little ones are calling. For dinner I am thinking about making honey mustard chicken.

Hey Chickas...

Sorry I wasn't able to post yesturday...work has been boggling me down. Oh well...at least most of the papers have been cleared off my desk...now I'm concentrating on this huge project I have...implementing a database into our system. We've never had one before...urggghhh...hard work especially when you work with people that don't want to work at all!!!!

Anyhoo....

Noelle - Nah...I'm not going to waste my time picketing in Waikiki...it's hella hot today!!! Yah, I'm gonna try and avoid all freeways today. Don't want to be stuck behind a motor cade....like anyone in Hawaii would do anything...not worth it! Haa haa...

Julie - Glad to hear your husband is doing well. Now...take care of yourself...I hate allergies. When I first moved to Hawaii, they went away for a while...now there back!!! Urgghh...

Kempy - Keep your head up girl! I have those ups and downs too...I blame it on other things though to make me feel better i.e. PMS, my BF, the universe...hee hee. Not to worry...it will get better! You have your cute doggies to cheer you up!!!


Angie - I remember the last time I was in snow...I went to Tahoe with my family for New Years 2000. I think my whole body shiriveled up and my skin started to crack...not the best experience I had with snow. Keep your head up too!

Cherie - Glad to hear things are going well with you and Alan! Wow...MP3 player...I'm jealous! How cute...the both of you jogging together! Awwww....

okie dokie...time to go back to work...Have a wonderful rest of the day! One more day till the weekend...whoohoo!!

Oh yah...I'm doing the Susan G. Komen race this Sunday. Don't think I can run the whole thing, but I'm going to try!

Hey Jacks, good luck on the 5K on Sunday. You're supporting a great cause. I'll be thinking of you while I'm having lunch at Buffet 100 at the Ward Warehouse . We're having an orientation type gathering for all the people who are going to be on our Bangkok tour (2 weeks, 2 days and counting) so I really will be at Buffet 100. For those of you who aren't familiar with it, Buffet 100 is a CHINESE food buffet with supposedly 100 choices--just what I need while I'm trying to lose weight . Come to think of it, I did my part to support the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation--I saved 13 Yoplait yogurt Save Lids to Save Lives and mailed them out this morning.

Good Morning! We did a walk this morning and all was great until we turned around and had to walk back into the wind. BBRRR!!! I guess fall is really here,huh? My skin is all dry and cracking and it is only October.

Kempy, How are you doing today? I hope you are feeling better. We have all had our ups and downs since we have known each other but I am so glad that we have consistently stayed around for each other. I want you to know that if there is anything I can do to make you feel better I will do it.

Noelle,Good luck with your buffet this weekend. I am craving Chinese myself. I may take the weekend off and get back to the grind on Sunday. When are you leaving again? You must be so excited. I know I cant wait to take a vacation. I have every week marked on my calander.

Julie, I love honey mustard chicken. I actually love chicken period. YUM! I am going to buy some Buffalo meat for burgers next week. I heard it is lower fat and calories than hamburger and the meat market has it so I thought I would try it. Has anyone here had it before?

Jacks, Good Luck with your race. I bet you do great.

Cherie, I am so happy that you and Alan made up. YEAH!!! Have a fun visit.

Goodmorning girls

Angie I love buffalo burgers. I had one at a fair about seven years ago. They are really juicy and taste so good. They are lower in fat than hamburger meat, I don't know how much though. You will love them.

Well.. today is Friday, and I am glad. I take the girls down to stay the weekend with their dad and his family, so I get my first true break in over 7 weeks. Not sure what I will do. Alan has his boys for the weekend, so I won't be seeing him either. I guess just rest, eat right and exercise. I haven't been exercising like I should this week, and haven't been staying OP either.. HOWEVER... I am maintaining which is great... so this week is more like what I will be doing once I am at the weight I want to be, and just working out to maintain. :-)

Angie... BRRRRRRRRR.... good for you for going out and walking.. I think I would have been a wimp. I cannot stand the cold weather. But I guess if I had someone to do it with, it would make it more fun.

Noelle.. good luck this weekend. I enjoyed chinese yesterday, and I am proud to say, both times that I have eaten out with Alan, I have not over eaten like I have in the past. So I was able to enjoy it, but not feel guilty.

Jacks.. good luck with the Run!!! Those are so much fun! I had my girls the weekend they had it here.. so I couldn't participate in it. It's such a great cause.. WTG!!!

Julie... I am so impressed by your will power. My will power is just not to have it in the house. I know I will eat it if it's there.. so I choose not to have that kind of stuff here for the girls.

Kempy I hope you are doing ok today!!!

Well, I played around with my MP3 player all last night, downloading songs and figuring out how to use it... that I didn't go workout last night. I will make up for it this weekend... and be using my player too! :-) I am still so excited about it. Something I have really wanted for a long time. He just confuses me at times... he doesn't want a serious relationship, so it's hard to gage how he feels, even though we have been dating since June of 2002. Oh well.... I hope everyone has a great weekend. I will be checking back!!

Hugs,
Cherie

Ok I think I might be ok today. I was not feeling the best this morning. I was having a real bout of depression. I e-mailed one of my life long friends and now I kind of feel beter. I guess i really needed to get it out. I still have some things to work on but at least I am not on the verge of tears like I was this morning.

Man Angie I don't want it to get that cold down here. Sunday our high is 60 and our low s the upper 30's so that is all I can handle.

Cherie I wish we could hang out together. I think my hubby is going to an LSU football game and I will be at home be myself. Not my idea of fun though.

I hope to hear from more of you today. I am stuck here at work be myself so I am ready to chat.

Hey everyone

Kempy sorry to hear about your tough morning. Maybe once you get out of work and feel that feeling that I'm out of here for two days that might help. If you ever need to talk pm me, believe me I have been there. Are you going tonight to the Lobster boil? God I wish I had something fun like that to do tonight. My exciting night is going to probally be fish sticks! lol!!!! Are you and Joe going alone or with family or friends?

Cherie time for you! Relax.

This weekend I do not have much going on. Maybe I will find a craft sale to go to. But I just hate how crowded they are. The weather here is suppose to be in the fifties tomorrw! Yay...just dreading the cold weather and snow. I would love to take a vacation this winter. Hubby and I went to Jamaica when we got married for our Honeymoon. I am dreaming of the warm ocean air and hot sun not to mention the ice cold drink from the bar at the beach ! Well check in later guys. Smile Kempy! Julie

It's friday...it's friday...it's friday!!! Woohoo!!!!

I finally weighed myself this morning!!! Gosh - I WAS FREAKIN OUT!!! But when I finally got my two feet on the scale, it wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. Then I made Kelly get on the scale and he's pushing 240...now he wants to start watching his weight...right after he ate a whole bag of doritos in front of me!!! dirty guy... Anyhoo...I'm finally glad I got a baseline to show my progress, and now it's making me more motivated to lose the weight. Clothes are starting to feel a lot looser and soon I'll be able to wear all the other clothes in my closet. See - I knew there's a reason I didn't want to put away those clothes.

So I was stuck in traffic when Geedub roadblocked all the roads in town. It was ridiculous and all I wanted to do was get some money from the bank machine and it took me a whole hour to get home, just in time to watch Friends!!!

Thanks all for the well wishes this Sunday. I hope not to die out at the first quarter mile...hee hee

Everyone have a great Friday...Keep your heads up!!!