Wednesday - Hump Day!
 

Well, it's not quite Wednesday, but it will be soon enough. I was afraid if I posted at the end of Tuesday's thread that no one would see! Never mind that I have no one to hump anyway... :jig:

I still can't get on the site at work. It seems my ISP hasn't propagated to the new server yet and they say it could take up to 3 days. So, if others are missing, that could be the reason...

School is going really well. I am still getting used to this crazy schedule (I just got home at 10 pm) but so, far I really love it. It is challenging, but I am a person that is easily complacent if I'm not challenged, so working hard is a good thing for me! Other than that, I haven't done anything worth talking about! Just trying to find a guy in class to have a little crush on to make coming to school a bit more exciting...

Belle - Sorry about your aunt giving you an engagement gift - that's crazy. Marriage certainly isn't anything that should be pushed upon people.

Laura - Hi! I guess you could call me financially irresponsible as well. I pay $60 for a haircut before tip and get partial highlights every 2 months for $90. I guess you could say I'm good at spending money... WOO HOO on your big loss!

Deb - WOO HOO on your big loss, too! :cb:

Jayne - I'm sure your little guy will is fine. My niece was WAY below average at 1, but is perfectly normal now at 3.

Jess - I waited tables at Carlos O'Kellys all thru college! There aren't any in the Chicago area and I really miss the food, so your post made me a bit jealous (not when you talked about your hangover though!)

Hi Jen, Tonya, Kirsty, KT, Lisa, Kier, Lucy, Cat and everyone else!!

Good Morning!!!
 

Wow, Jen, sounds like yout hrive on business..and I guess that's a good thing, given your chosen career field. Hope that there's a hottie in your classes to drool over...that will keep you awake!

Thanks, to the other moms and everyone else, for your reassurance about Aaron. Yesterday the nutritionist that the doc referred us to called, and she really eased my mind. She said that with the steps we are taking, he should have no trouble adjusting his weight. She also said that in cases where mom is dieting, they aren't worried much about baby since they know mom is concerned with health matters and knows a bit about food. The funniest thing she said was to look for reasons to give him butter...on crackers, rolls, muffins, toast, and she said to reallly slather it on. Oh that we would all have Aaron's problems. :)

Tomorrow is the big job interview (remember, my dream job, in children's advocacy?) and surprisingly I'm not too nervous. Let's hope that keeps up. I think the new suit I bought (in a petite size, not women's ...yes!!!) will give me some added confidence.

Tonya, I am in complete agreement about men wanting you more when you are engaged/married. I have three theories about that...the first is that they are so commitment shy and they know that you don't expect a big commitment from them, and they are gambling on the slim odds that you might go for a one-nighter with them. Second, they love a challenge, and what could be a bigger challenge than someone so publicly someone else's and wearing the ring to prove it. Third, that since we aren't looking, we give off an aloof vibe that drives them nuts...because God knows that when we are looking, they can smell it like a dog smells fear. Not sure which one of these if any are true, but I have noticed a tremendous increase in the amount of male attention since I was married. And not just losers, but really nice guys who I would have totally gone for in my single days but who I don't think would ever have gone for me.

Jess, I too had a crappy food weekend that I am trying to recover from. I think the best we can do is tell ourselves that at least our break gave us some variety, and move forward with the ww again. It's frustrating, though, how we always seem to sabatoge ourselves when we're doing really well, isn't it?

Kier, I always think of you too while I watch S&C...I think that guy totally wanted Carrie to be his piece on the side. He was hot, too. Maybe it's not good for my self-esteem to watch all those impossibly thin women on the screen, but I'll tell you, I felt gorgeous when I saw the chemical peel. :)

Laura, hope the "babysitting" went well! :)

I lost the window that I had yesterday's thread open in, so I'm sure I missed some people, but I'll come back and get y'all later...have a great Wednesday!!

Ok, saw a few reminders in Jen's post...
On the haircut poll, I pay $55 before tip for my h air to be cut every four weeks. I pay so much because as a former stylist (that's how I worked my way thru college) I am so very picky about it, and I'd always rather pay too much and have the job well done than not pay enough and be miserable with the results. It's worth every 4 weeks to me because it never has a grown out stage, and I can always do it in ten minutes or less that way.

Jen, I'm glad to know that at almost two, Emma can eat what you guys can and she's ok... it gives me hope that someday I won't have to make 3 separate meals like I am having to now...ack!!!

Belle, let's have a talk with your family about INTEREFERING! Sounds like they love and care about you and are aggressively seeking your happiness...too bad that it's totally inappropriate! Relatives, don't you just love and hate them at the same time?

Db,, didn't we tell you that after TOM was over it would fall off of you because such effort never goes unrewarded? I'm proud of you!

Speaking of losses, I guess I have to adjust my signature line...I am down 3 pounds. I have no idea why given the mass amounts of junk I have been consuming and the amount of time I have spent on my butt...but maybe this will get me back on track. Nothing else seems to be able to motivate me!

Hi Girls!

Again not alot of time, the exec's are still in town. I'm loving having them here - makes me feel like I'm back in my old job. I even put on a suit this morning (usually wear skirts/slacks & blouses)!

Jen - I totally know what you mean about loving the crazy schedule. When I like my job I can work from 7AM to 10PM and not even realize the time.

Jayne- good luck with the interview. I'll be thinking about you.

Lucy - good to see you made it back online last night.

Glad that I'm not the only one who spends a small fortune on haircuts! And as long as we're confessing....I too spend the $$$ on highlights.

Laura

Good morning girls!!!

Jen ~ Glad to hear from you, we really miss all your posting on this site! I am glad school is going well, you have a crazy schedule, I don't think I could keep it up!! I hope you have a cute boy in your class, it really makes time go by much faster!!! :D

Jayne ~ I completely agree with your theory on the man/married subject. Men are simple creatures....:) I am glad you feel more at ease with Aaron's eating. He will be just fine....Now, can someone help me with my son who seems to drink a bazzillion glasses of Ovaltine a day??

Well, I am hoping for a busy day here on the thread, since I really don't want to work. I took off yesterday afternoon, got my haircut (I am the cheapie, $15.00 plus tip), then I walked 3.5 miles. Let me say that my legs where getting wabbly by the end, not used to exercise I guess. But, I am going to keep it up, and walk another 3.5 miles today. I just got the new Nelly and Pink CD, so it makes walking more exciting. Last week I walked to Motley Crue's "Doctor Feelgood", let me just say that that CD is for joggers not walkers!!

I have WI this Friday, I haven't weighed in 3 weeks, so I hope it is good. With me it is so up and down, I will have a really great day and then the next have an awful day. I need to keep up the good work! I was good yesterday eating wise, and I am planning a good day today. I try to keep telling myself, "Why keep eating, the 3.5 mile walk was for nothing??". Hopefully that psychology will work!!

Saturday night my brothers and their wives and DH and I are all going to an authentic Italian restaurant. I am really looking forward to it, but I am already planning on eating something ligher. Maybe seafood with a white wine sauce....definately drinking wine....maybe I just shouldn't eat and just drink wine.....that is an option.....:D

Well, better look busy...BBL.....

Pain...
 

Hi girls! I went to the dentist yesterday - 2 hours with my jaw open, 6 needles in my mouth, all for 2 cavities and some sealants that needed replacing. I am in super pain, and the worst part is, the freezing, having had so much of it, didn't come out til about 10:30 last night. Hard to welcome b/f home with kisses when you can't feel your face!! he kept tryng to kiss me b/c I looked "normal" but I sure didnt' feel normal....at any rate, I am glad he is home! And only 11 days (including today) to our trip.

My idiot aunt is going home tomorrow morning,thank god. Now she is saying I am too thin - before, she would go on and on how fat I was (in those words) andnow she tells my sisters I look sick and am too thin - what a freak!! AGHHHH!!

Jayne , you are so right about family...!! Glad to hear that you feel better about Aaron. Ah yes, to be "underweight" is something I will never know....Yeah, I pay about $45 CAD for my hair with tip - I go every 2 months and I really love my hairdresser, although he did a bad job last time - b/c my hair at the back is curling so layers look silly - they curl up on the top....go figure.

Jen - I laughed at your "guy in class crush" mission - I used to totally do that. Even thugh I was dating (the biggest idiot on the planet though) someone. I just wanted that little bit of motivation adn adrenaline to go to class...never did find it though.

Laura I used to spend $90 on highlights every 2 months as well - my hair was becoming more like bleach blonde though, so I quit, but those are worth spending the $ on too - if they are good they are so nice.....

Tonya - I don't want to work either, I'll try to keep you entertained all day ;) but I have to get a few things done, so we'll see!

Well, have meeting, must go. If my jaw pain doesn't ease up I will go home early...to bed....ah, bed......

Belle

Hey all... I am anticipating a hectic stressful day here. The bosses are leaving tomorrow afternoon for a 1 1/2 week trip to Ireland. YIKES. That means I have to get prepared to take over a lot of things. Just trying to keep up with things. Plus our receptionists last day is Friday and I have to get that all settled. New one is starting on Monday. And although I HATE training them on phones, we are excited to have someone new!!

Other than that.... NA DA for me. Same ole. I have a meeting tonight and will get home late. And I am super tired this week.... Hmmmm.

Also, on the way into work is rained hard. Supposed to rain more this morning, and it is chillier out there today!

Oh and Tonya, I don't pay much more than you do... remember, we are from WI. If I go to the Mall for a cut it is $25, but the stylists aren't as experienced as the one I go to. I LOVE my stylist. My other one (who was fab too), moved to Green Bay to do hair for the Packers Wives, but the new one I found is Great and very experienced!!

hello everyone,
things are still manic at work. :( but i am half-lurking!!
sounds like haircuts are much cheaper over there. in london you can easily pay over $70 for something half-decent, more if you want a senior stylist! and don't even go there if you want highlights as well as a cut!! i tend to get my hair done when i go home to scotland cos i trust the hairdresser and it's much much better value - about $20.
well, work is calling my name. i'll try to get back later,
kirsty

Hi everyone! I wasn't here b/c the work server hadn't gotten the new address...but my hubby gave me tech support and we worked around it!:) I have been lurking from home tho-I pay $40 before tip for a cut, and $60 for highlights every two months or so-I have recently started getting my hair highlighted, and I agree-the good cut and highlights are worth the money!:)

I WI this Friday and hope to see a loss!
More later -hi to all!Lori

Hi everyone - I'm around but I'm busy and I'm tired. BF and I are having big problems. I'm moving out for a bit and we'll try counselling. He's an alcoholic and he won't admit it. Nice of me to wreak everyone's day with a little "woe is me." I'm pretty distraught though. I've finally had enough. He's promising that he won't drink anymore but he's said it before. Of course, while this is going on I'm working from 8:30am-4pm at one job and 5:30 to 12:30am at the other. Then I get to come home and "talk" for an hour or more and do it all the next day. I hope I'm not ruining anyone's day. I'm feeling low and I need some encouragement (and it has nothing to do with FOOD!) I'll be back.
KT

KT ~

Chin up girl! I have been there, DH stopped drinking over a year ago after major dealings with law enforcement, if you need to talk PM me. Hang in there!! :D

KT - not sure I can offer advice, but my dad was an alcoholic who had trouble admitting it. I know how hard that is to live with. Your in my thoughts. Laura

Kt, honey, never be afraid to play woe is me around us, that's what we're here for! As for your situation, I've never been there, but I can imagine how torn you must feel, as well as stressed out from all the work commitments on top of trying to deal with this. I'm glad that you're taking steps to do what's right for YOU, because when it comes down to it, you're the only one who can ultimately take care of you. Chin up, hon, and keep us updated...non-food related or not, we want to make sure that you're doing ok. *big hug*

We had brownie sundaes at work for a going away treat for our receptionist. Need I say more??

Thanks for the encouragement ladies. My mom just phoned me, she called my cousin who is 10 years sober AA member and he said he'd be happy to talk to one or both of us and/or take BF to a meeting. He's getting us the phone number of a counsellor who deals with alcoholism in relationships. I want a brownie sundae!