Thursday Chatters
 

Hi All,
Our other thread was getting too long and time-consuming to load.

How is everyone doing OP? For anyone new to the board, this group is great! :) We'd love for you to drop in and tell us about your trip to a healthier body.

As I mentioned on the Weigh In thread, our car is going back into the shop. Grrr....... I can't take it too far from home today -- that means no going to WW to weigh.
Last night, I was sooooo disgusted about the car. I had cooked supper but Larry had to work until almost 7:00. We decided we both needed some Chinese food. After coming home, I was so thirsty and had my first Diet Coke of the day. Now this morning, I have gained a pound of water retention.
I'm getting ready to get on the exercycle and ride.

Where is all the group this week? Not everyone has been heard from this week. ?????

Tina
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HOORAY!!!! I was able to post on the weigh-in thread and on this one.

Things have been hectic at school this week. The interpreter for my room has been out all week. She has had oodles of tests run and they can't figure out what is wrong with her. They have ruled out an ovarian cyst so far, but she is in such pain I wish they'd find something!

We have another teacher who is in the hospital with bronchial asthma, and another teacher who has been out all week and almost in the hospital.

I don't even want to go to school! I don't want to be sick (as I sit here listening to my son coughing in the other room).

Thank goodness tomorrow is Friday.

Tina, I hate to have car trouble. I don't think there's anything that is as frustrating. Tonight a bunch of us were in the parking lot at school trying to change a tire on one of the teacher's cars. Oh my. Funniest home videos should have been there!!

Yea Friday is nearly here, just have to go to sleep and then wake up and its PayDay!! I must have been doing better OP then I thought, or got in more excercise then expected cause I lost weight this week! WOOHOO!!

Sounds like you had a rough day Tina with your car troubles and stuff...but dinner sounded yummy. I love chinese rice, but doesnt chinese food cause water retention too? I dont eat it that often. You did great with not drinking alot of soda, that one should be out of your system by morning. Have fun on the excercycle :dizzy:

Tammy, hope you stay healthy, and your son doesnt get too sick. It's not much fun having sick children, no matter how old they are. LOL about your tire changing experience. Seems the video cameras are never around when we need them are they?

How is everyone else doing? Hope your weekends go great.
Dee

Dee------my sentiments exactly-----Friday is here!
Although we don't get a paycheck today, we have a whole weekend to goof off.

If y'all haven't read the "weigh-in results" thread, Sis said that her mother had been in an accident but was doing better. Let's all keep her in our thoughts. That is so scarey!

Any big plans for the weekend? None here.

Hope everyone stays well and warm.
I wonder where Susan has been???????????

Have a great Friday.

Tina
140 personal goal

Hey pals,

Well, I was up .6 this week and although I know I wasn't great on the weekend I was MUCH better than I usually am... oh well, suck it up and hope it's made up for this week. I am doing well on program and am journalling as well.

I have to run - in meetings all day but wanted to check in and say hello!

Addey

Hi guys!!

I have no real reason for not being here lately. However, just didn't get any notices of postings so I didn't get on. Make any sense?

The last 2 weeks have been extremely busy. Last weekend went to see my brother! He is getting married in the fall. What a surprise!!

I've had a migraine for 2 days and am not making much sense!! Think it fried some of my brain cells. :)

Hope everyone is doing well. I have to go back and read the post so I can catch up. I've missed everyone!!

Susan

Welcome back, Susan.
I had the same problem last week in that I didn't get any notices that there were posts. I just looked and there they were!!!

Hope your migrane gets better. I've never had those.

Tina

Hi Tina,

How was your trip to San Antonio? Did you eat at The Barn Door? I think next time I go, I'm going to buy some of the dressing!! I just love it.

My headache is on the way out but still feel gross :( I get them around TOM or the week after. I've only gotten them about the last 2-3 years. I always thought they were sinus headaches. Now I know what they are because they make me sick. Of course I still go to work and am a zombie.

Susan

San Antonio was great! I can't believe that it's been a whole week since we were there. We got there during the "Mud Festival" :) They were going to crown the Mud king & queen that Sunday. :dizzy: We ate at Casa Rio and Barn Door. I had the little filet and it was soooo good.
Do your parents live on that side of town? We stayed at the Fairfield Inn near the airport.

So sorry about that migrane. I've been putting up with a pinched nerve for a few days. Advil seems to help.

Take it easy this weekend.

Tina,
Sounds like ya'll had a blast there. Mom and Dad like off of 1604 and 281. If you took the road (highway) that runs north on the side of the airport out about 5 or 6 miles..... it is just a little east of that. If that makes any sense?

sorry about your pinched nerve. I've never had one but hear they make you feel miserable.

Have a great weekend too.
Susan

Susan, is that the highway (281) that goes to Johnson City? If so, we went up it last Sunday.

Hope you have a good weekend.

Tina

Afternoon ladies!

Hope everyone is doing well. My weekend has been great actually. I discovered, as I told you last that WW chili for 1 pt per cup and now I've discovered couscous.. I boil it up in about 4 minutes with fat free chicken broth, put 1/2 cup of it in the chili and man is that a FILLING lunch for 3 points.

I worked out last night to the FIRM but didn't like it too much - too much running and jumping... then today I did 45 minutes of Reebok step aerobics (my favourite tapes).. munched on some popcorn as a snack, having a diet coke (Tina) right now.

I honestly don't know which is harder- quitting smoking or dieting.. I have had the odd slip for both but am sticking to it. I'm hoping for a decent loss (like 1) this week... am dying to get below the 170s.

Sis, how's your mom?

Susan, I'm so glad I am not plagued by headaches of any kind except when I'm sick or hungover.. I couldn't imagine a migraine.

well pals, that's all for now.. take care
Addey

Hi,

Tina, Highway 281 is that road. You were very close to where mom and dad live. I love Johnson City!

Addey, I only get migraines around TOM. I always think it is a sinus headach until it just won't go away. I feel much better today! Thanks

It was beautiful up here today. I got out and trimmed some of my plants and pulled weeds. I did that so I wouldn't go to sleep. It was a late night with Pat's band. They were really good, but I was wiped out.

I hope to have a better week and lose something. Hope everyone has a super week.

Susan:)

Are we ready for a new week? :) Sure we are!

Addey, I've been wondering how you were doing not smoking. However, I wasn't going to mention it---didn't want to put a curse on it. :dizzy: It sounds like you are finding the perfect foods to fill you up. (I had 2 diet colas today ;))

Has anyone heard of the diet that Special K has? You eat cereal and 2/3 c. of skim milk for two of your meals each day. The third meal can be anything. Two snacks can be fruit and veggies. It says you will lose 6 pounds in 2 weeks. I cannot imagine eating cereal and milk twice a day.

Susan, we like Johnson City. This time we went on over to Stonewall to the ranch. We'd never been. We drove where we could see it on the other side of the river. Talk about history in our backyard!

I blew it today but am looking forward to a new start tomorrow.

Tina
140 personal goal

Hi all!

I feel crampy. I feel like my period is going to start, but I already had one this month (11th-15th). Do you think this could be an age thing? I hate to admit that I'm getting older.

It has been in the 50's and 60's here for a few days. It is supposed to be nice all week, then get cold and some snow on Friday. Guess what day that I have recess duty? Brrrrrrrrrrrrrr.

I think we're going to have to break down and take Tim to the doctor. He is still coughing, and I think it is getting worse. He isn't running a temperature though. It seems like once he gets to sleep at night, the coughing goes away. Starts right off in the morning though.

Susan, I was starting to get a migraine this afternoon at school. Usually if I take an Aleve or some other kind of pill when I realize it, it will slack off. When I start seeing sparkly things around my eyes, I go for the medicine.

I can't believe that January is almost over! The principal is coming in to observe me in the morning. I hate that. I always get nervous. I know that I'm doing a good job, but I still get nervous.

Evening,

Tammy, I'm sorry you feel bad. Instead of age, maybe it's the weather/time of year. Yes, it sounds like Tim needs to see a doc. That could go into bronchitis and that would be awful.

Good luck tomorrow with the guy watching your every move. :)

Tina

Hi Guys,

Tammy, hope you feel better!! I sometimes I cramp the middle of the month too. I have all of the same symptoms as TOM, even the weight gain. Once a migraine starts coming on, I take Imitrex but it didn't put a dent in this migraine. Glad I don't get them a bunch! I still get nervous about my observations too. Don't think that will ever change.

Tina, how is life going? I heard about the cereal doctor too. Not sure about it. I love cereal but don't want to have it 2 times a day.

I lost -.75 yesterday. Only to not do too good today. I have to be very careful!!

Don't know too much! Just wanted to say hi to all my friends!

Susan

;)

Evening all,

Tammy, are you feeling better? I hope the observation goes well.

Susan, I've been staying OP for a couple of days now. We'll see what happens on Thursday. Congratulations on your loss. I'd be happy to take that amount.

Sometimes I wish I still had TOM and PMS. Am I crazy or what! :) I had a hysterectomy 9 years ago. Boy, I usually don't tell that much about myself.:dizzy:

Everyone have a good day tomorrow.

Tina
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Brrrrr it's cold here!! We are having an ice storm, and expecting snow. School is closed for Wed...too bad work isnt closed! Although I'm not sure I will be going, if the weather is still bad in the morning.

Hmm a cereal diet sounds good. I told my daughter we were gonna have cereal for dinner tonight, as I couldn't think of anything else to fix. Unfortunately we were out of cereal, so we had rice and chicken.

Susan congrats on your loss...every little bit adds up to big losses in the end.

Well I'm off to bed, have a great day and do your best to stay OP everyone!!
Dee

Hi,

Well, I blew it yesterday. I had a hotdog from 7-11 (the best hotdog!!) Did eat the right things.... needless to say when I weighed this morning (which I know is a NO NO :nono: I was up. I'll wait until Friday to see what really happens.

Dee, I forgot where you live? Ice storms are horrible. That's what we get here in good ole' Texas! Everything shuts down. Be careful if you get out to work. I like your idea of not going. Be safe and warm!!

Tina, what have you been sewing? I plan to do some sewing this summer. I think I'll start by making my neice some play outfits. That way, I don't have to measure myself!! :lol:

Guess I better go get ready for school. Sure would love to stay home today and play. Pat left early for a trip and will be home tonight... so I had animal duty. Had to get up to get the horses out. (that's his job in the morning, my job is putting them up at night.)

Let's have a GREAT Day!!!

Susan ;)

Hi everyone,

Good news, I am down 2 pounds.. and am under 170- that was my goal. I am motivated to see another good loss next week. I bought 3 new workout tapes-Kathy Smith Step Aerobics, heard this one was good and for the record, I highly recommend any step tape by Reebok with Gin Miller. I also bought Yoga for dummies and Pilates for dummies. I need some new stuff.

How's everyone else doing.

Sis, glad to hear your mom is doing better.

Susan and Tina, I don't sew but I do cross stitch and knit and a little crochet. What do you sew? Your own clothes? I'd love to learn how to do that but I have no style.

Dee - we're under a storm warning. Funny, this is Canada and our winter so far has been very very warm with little snow. Hope you can dig out from under.

Good luck tomorrow - I look forward to seeing your results!
Addey

Way to go Addey on your loss! You must feel great meeting your goal. Sounds like you're gonna be working up a sweat with all them work out tapes... You said you were under a storm warning...did you get much of a storm in Canada?

I'm in KS. We haven't had much bad weather considering its nearly Feb. It's still cold here, and I been home for 2 days, no school, and I didn't go to work due to the weather. I did however get my car thawed out (only took 2 hours) so I can go in tomorrow. Unless it rains and freezes again :dizzy: My kid loved the ice, I let her slide down our hill on a piece of cardboard...she loved it. Aren't kids silly!!

Have a great evening everyone, and a fantastic day tomorrow.
Dee

OK guys, I really have been here attempting to read your posts and post back. I'm still not getting all of the posts all the time, and am not being allowed to post. My server or whatever is a pain. I'll blame it.

With all the cramping that I had the other day, I never did start. Weird. I thought for sure that I was ready for TOM part 2 for January.

Tim is still coughing during the day, but not at night. We're wondering now if the daytime cough cough be some kind of a nervous habit that he has gotten into. Usually when he has problems, he can't sleep at night and neither can we.

One of our 3rd grade teachers was taken to the hospital first thing this morning. She was coughing and having trouble breathing. Very scary. The rescue squad came before the students came to the rooms. We started school late. We kept the students in the gym while the squad was there and until the rest of us calmed down a bit.

I was up a pound at the doctor's office since I was there in december. The appt. in dec. was first thing in the morning, and yesterday I was there in the late afternoon. We'll blame the time of day on the pound. Didn't weigh at home.

Dee, I had to laugh about your daughter. A few years ago we had a big snowstorm. My hubby, son, and I took the round sled and walked down our road to a big ditch. We slid from the road down into the neighbor's field for a long time. It was great!

Addey, how is the Yoga for Dummies? I've had people recommend yoga, but I don't know much about it.

Susan, I'll have to try one of their hot dogs sometime. You've made me hungry!!

Tina, the observation by the principal was strange. The kids were great, but it wasn't one of the best lessons that I've ever taught. The funny thing was, it doesn't really bother me. I feel that I do a good job most of the time, so that one lesson isn't going to upset me.

I am so glad that tomorrow is Friday!!!!

Hi,
Addey, You are doing great. congratulations

Dee, my husband was just telling me that Reliant Energy (Houston Light & Power) was sending 40 trucks & 50 men up to Kansas to help get people's power back on. I'm so glad you and your daughter still have it! :) [My husband works for Reliant Energy.]

Tammy, I'd still watch Tim's coughing. I hope it doesn't get worse. And, I'm glad you made it through the week. :)

Sewing---yes, I'm going to make a jacket and skirt. Hopefully I'll fit into the skirt by the time I finish it. :lol:

Everyone have a good Friday.

Tina

Hey gals! (and guys?)

Count me in on the "I'm glad it's Friday" train!

Yesterday was a tough one for me - no smoking, didn't bring my breakfast, had a small lunch (a girl at work here brought me in homemade Chinese dumpings-just pork,chicken, cabbage and the wrapper) but was starving in the afternoon so I counted approximately 5 points for jelly beans.. there's a jar outside my desk - totally bad! note to self: move jellybean jar. Was unable to contain the damage last night - had a HUGE serving of pasta.

Today I am attempting to contain the damage from yesterday and am planning on eating only 22 points. Fruit only for breakfast (about a cup's worth, 1 or 2 points)... more chinese dumplings for lunch (I can't insult this girl by not finishing them) and will go easy on dinner - to include a one hour work out tonight. I DID count up all my points yesterday and am back tracking today and this is NEW behaviour for me. Before I would have said - no counting, just move forward.

I'll let you all know about the new tapes I bought.

Thanks SO much for all your support and kind words. I am truly feeling motivated and you are all such a help in that!

Tammy - hope your computer troubles end soon!

Dee - we had snow but really, in light of the good winter we've had so far it's nothing but for some reason people forget this is CANADA and freaked out yesterday.. If this was a normal winter, people wouldn't have thought twice about the snow.

Susan - forgot to say congrats on the .75 gone!

That's all for now! Everyone have a GREAT weekend and I'll try to check in.

Cheers,
Addey

Howdy folks! :)

I weighed in today and I was down 3 pounds (hot dog and all). I have now made it over the 20 pound mark. I am now at 21.5 pounds!! Can ya'll hear me screaming for joy???? :D :D :D :D It is about time I made it over the hump!

I'm feeling ADD today! It has been one of those days. I read everyone's post and have ALREADY forgotten what I read. :o So So Sorry!!!!

Hope the weather is nice for everyone and has a great weekend.

Susan

Hi,
I believe everyone is ready for a weekend.
Susan, you really sound like you need to sleep it off. :) Congrats on that great loss!!!!

With my husband gone this weekend, I'm not sure what I'll do. I rented two movies for tonight. I ended up watching one on the Lifetime channel. It's late but I don't like to go to bed alone.
My cat would take that as an afront. He sleeps on my feet every night. In fact, he's in there now waiting for me.

Happy weekend everyone!

Tina, sorry you are home alone this weekend. If we lived close, we could have played last night. Pat was gone. He is going to be in your neck of the woods Tues night. I stay up so much later when he is gone.

Yesterday was one of those days. I crashed about 10:30 but woke up every hour or 2 until Pat got home. Hopefully, I make more sense today!!! :)

Have a great weekend.

Susan

Well aren't we the losers this week! Congrats to Dee and Susan on your losses!

I just made Pat some banana bread (with butter, yum) and me some with margarine. I need to run the recipe to see how many points per serving but don't fee like it right now but be sure, I'll do it before I ate it.

Last night I tried the Kathy Smith step aerobic tape and it was good - I was sweating pretty hard. I'm still partial to the Reebok tapes but perhaps it's just what I'm used to. I'm going to try pilates for dummies in a bit and see how that is.

Is anyone else doing something for superbowl? Pat and I are going to a friend's place - they are serving Chili, portuguese (sp?) buns, cold cuts and cheese. My plan is to have a small brunch (up to 5 points) then have 1 cup of chili and half a bun for dinner. Also I'm taking a veggie tray (mostly so I can fill up on that and not pig out over dinner). This will leave me points to have a few beers. I have to work on Monday so that should keep me in line from having too many.... I hope... also, will work out hard for an hour tomorrow before we go so I may have a few activity points to use if I need them. Goal is to TRACK EVERYTHING! Wish me luck!

That's all for now, just wanted to check in with everyone! As always, I"m SO glad to be back, motivated and moving ahead... you guys are great!

Addey

Afternoon All,

I've kept very busy today. I didn't get to bed until 12:30 a.m. but I slept sound until 7:00 when my cat said it was time for breakfast.:lol:

Susan, where is Pat performing Tuesday? Yes, I wish we did live close. That would be fun.

Addey, you have a "Pat" too. :) We don't usually go to a Super Bowl party. Larry watches football some but isn't a big fan. However, I bought some onion soup mix and light sour cream to make dip. And, I got some baked chips. (I always keep picante sauce. All good Texans do that. ;) ) Also, I'm going to make a lemon pie. I bought some low fat condensed milk and fat free vanilla wafers. I'm not sure what the points are. I'll have to figure them up--just like your banana bread.

What is everyone else doing this Super Bowl weekend?

Tina

Hi,

It's a little chilli here. What about where ya'll are?

Tina, Pat is going down on business. He has a full time day job and plays in a band for fun. We might get into all kinds of trouble if we were in the same area. It sure would be fun! :)

Addey, it sounds like you are on the right track! Especially for tomorrow!!

Yes Tina is correct! All good Texans ALWAYS have picante sauce on hand. Actually, I have several bottles because I never want to run out of it. I like it on my salads. ESPECIALLY CHIPS!!! :D :o Funy thing, we were talking about tomorrow on the way home today. It is going to be just us, and I said I would get out the chips and hot sauce, may even make nachos. (One of my down falls)

Hope your team wins! Do you have a preference?

Susan

Afternoon everyone... the weather isn't too bad here today, its like 4oish out there, and the sun is actually shinning. It wont melt all the ice we got, but it's making the roads muddy (i live in the country, so all the roads are dirt) :rolleyes:

Gee I guess I can't be an honorary Texan as I don't like picante sauce :^: but my daughter does!! Can't believe she's been eating the stuff for years with my dad...yucky :) And she even likes football....of course I don't so we don't watch it, unless she goes and watches by herself.

Addey, you're doing great with all them areobic tapes... some day I will have to start excercising again. I keep thinking I want to get some form of work out equipment for at home but just don't know what one I want, or would use the most.... so minimal walking is the best Im doing these days, as my foot still hurts.

For all those watching the Superbowl, have a great time. Isnt that the game where Ed Mcman (or someone) gives out tons of money? If so, then don't look for me on the show, as I must not have won it.... :p

Seeya...Dee

Okay, I think 3 pages is long enough, don't y'all?????

I'm going to start another thread.