Good morning all! It is 6:30am and I have already been at work for an hour! It is going to be a really hectic day, but I should be finished by 2pm.

It is only going to be in the 80s today, so it will be a nice afternoon to go home and work in the yard!

Have a great day all!

Laura - so sorry about the job. I know you can say, at least I still have a job, but it still bites I'm sure.

Jayne - great post yesterday... you totally got me thinking... I have to get back into that mindset.

TOnya - I'm with you chica... I've got to stop mulling around... and do this!!!

Marcie - good morning...good to hear you can take off a little early and enjoy the day.

So, my leader is sick and our meeting is cancelled today... which is fine... I'd like to get rid of some of this water, and hopefully it'll be gone by the next WI.

Okay... so Brian and I are going away this weekend. We're stayingat a B&B - www.danforthmaine.com - and taking a Light House cruise. Going to dinner... etc. I'm really looking forward to it. I'm nervous though... I've never been away with a boy... but I'm totally excited.

Okay... I will hopefully check in later....

Lisa

Morning All.

Enjoy your afternoon in the yard Marcie.

How goes the job Jayne?

Lisa - have fun on your weekend away with Brian it looks like you will have a wonderful time. I confess that I'm jealous. None of my boyfriends ever took me on a vacation - not even a weekend trip!

JenK - Hope juggling law school and work is still going well. I'll try and catch-up with you later this week.

Well, the new big kahuna is in town today/tomorrow and starting in 10 minutes will be seated in an office that looks directly into my cube. Must be a good girl and avoid the internet!

Laura

Good morning Marcie and Lisa!! (and everyone else!)

Marcie ~ I am just starting my grad work, so I won't be finished for 2 1/2 years...have to work full time while I am doing it. My degree is in Project Management. Alot like an MBA, many of the same courses, but with a technical twist.

Lisa ~ Have fun at the B&B, my DH and I spent our honeymoon at at B&B and we loved it, they really pamper you there. Enjoy!!

So, who all finished the day OP yesterday? I am proud to say I did, stuck to 19 points for the day!!! I am back to doing it again....it is so much easier when you worry about one day at a time!

I am taking the afternoon off once again to do more shopping for the house. I need to buy a chandelier for the dining room and look for a bed ensemble for our room.

Well, gotta run, be back in a bit!

Lisa-
I am sooo jealous! I have been with my boyfriend for 4 years and he has never taken me anywhere! That bumb!

Tonya-
I am working on my MA at the same pace....one class at a time, year around, while working full time. I am on class 4 of 10. So after this semester I still have 2 full years to go if I take one class each fall, spring, and summer session.

Back to work! Things are about to get crazy around here.

Hey Girls
I decided to avoid all media today after spending my morning in tears ( I was not in the country on 9/11 so hearing all the broadcasts etc. . . ripped my heart out)
on more slightly scary news my gramma has to have an angio plasty and shes 85
educationally things are alright I have 2 double period classes which ahve soo much reading
except the coolest thing is one prof has been teaching at this level since 1948 and he was a founding member of the big PBS station in NJ Channel 13 and served on the commission for Ratings (movies) for 20 years so i'm psyched and ready to be reading ALOT
and its the same for my other double period shes a hippie and has been all over the world and we have alot of reading to do
Lisa I'm so glad things are going well with Brian!!! have a great time B&Bs are great
Laura watch out for the big kahuna
Tonya I want to come shopping for house stuff *bouncebounce* I'm addicted! I feel your pain with the school stuff
Hey Marcie
foodwise Im having a hard time theres alot of factors there to be worked out
time being the major player but if you guys can commit (without getting committed!) So can I
Shall we have a new challenge?
bbiab
Love
Kier

Hello All!

Yes Kier, I too have been in tears all morning. I've been listening to the memorial tribute on the radio (as I am LI bound) and now on line via Real Player. It's hard to believe that a year has gone by. I remember the days of recovery going by so slowly.

As far as recommitment, I have set a small challenge w/ 2 girls at work ( I like to keep a little friendly competition close to home ), but a challenge here will help me keep in check!
At work we're doing 5 lbs in 1 month.

I've also been thinking about buying a scale - an idea that I never thought would enter MY mind - and keeping at work so that I can weigh myself mid week. Do you girls have any opinions, ideas, etc about that?

I am going for my Masters also - to become a Registered Dietician and have about 3 years to go. If I keep chugging away @ the undergrad prereq's & such, the years should fly by! I just have to stay @ my full time job (NYIT) for that long because I get to go for free.

Lisa - have a great weekend. Sounds like you are looking forward to it!

Laura - take advantage of sitting so close to the big kahuna - show him what a great employee you are! I guess you won't be doing any job searching on line while he's there ...

Tonya - I ended the day OP!!
Your shopping excursions sound like so much fun! I'm jealous! But what a great way to get some exercise in.

Marcie - Your day is almost over! Hooray! My boyfriend has never taken me anywhere EITHER - and we've been together for ... ummm ... the years just start to blur together ... 6.5 years. Oh my.
I think i've got to call & harass him about it.

Well, hello to everyone out there. I know how busy everyone gets.
I've still got to work on those party invites ...

Jayne - how was day day #1?

I am up for a new challenge!

I find my scale to me discouraging than encouraging. It always weighs 5 lbs under the one at the center...which is ok, because it is always consistent. But my weight fluctuates a lot during the week and even during the day, so the more I way the crazier I get. I usually check myself out on Wednesday morning on my scale, then again on Saturday morning before I go to the center.

Hello all!! I just made a decision--the donut they give you after donating blood has no points (but if you eat more than one, they do). The Bloodmobile was out here at work (they come out all the time) and I donated for my very first time...

Sorry I wasn't around yesterday or Monday. I started feeling a little yucky on my way home from KC on Sunday and just went downhill from there. I suppose it might have something to do with coming to work at 5 a.m. two days and then travelling.

But, the weekend in KC was great! It was just exactly what I needed. Friday, we left around 1 in the afternoon and stopped a couple of places on our way to do a little shopping. We ate at the Olive Garden that night. Oh my gosh, was it good. Saturday we went to Worlds of Fun during the day, then to dinner at a Mexican restaurant and the casino. Sunday, we came home. It was short, but I was still SO glad to get home. However, I have a feeling that I'm not going to be down any at WI tomorrow night.

I made the Chicken Stroganoff that Laura posted yesterday and it was SUPER good. It's nice and cool here in Nebraska and the perfect time to make some of those crockpot recipes. When it's wintertime, you can bet your behind I won't be saying this, but right now, I wish it was winter. I keep thinking about snuggling into my featherbed and covering myself with my down comforter while it snows outside. And OH! the things you can make--for example: chili, chicken noodle soup, darn nearly anything you want.

One more thing--I asked for eating advice last week. I've decided that I'm going to start incorporating more fruits and vegetables into my daily diet. Even though I pretty much hate them.

It's been a relatively rough day for me. First thing this morning, there was a darn spider crawling around in my shower. Then I went to dry my hair and of course, halfway through drying my hair, the stupid thing dies. I had to throw my stuff into a bag and finish getting ready at my parent's house. Then, when I gave blood, the girl missed my vein (OWWWW!!!), which made for a pretty bad first experience. Oh well, it can only get better from here, right?

Jibelle--Have fun doing the yard work! I'm so glad I don't have a yard. My yard actually consists of an antique milk can filled with half-dead flowers. I couldn't have any more than that--I'm too scared of bugs.

Lisa--Sounds like you and Brian have a very romantic weekend planned. I'm very jealous--I've never been away for a weekend with a significant other.

Damn, I gotta get to a meeting. I'll come back later to finish replying to everyone! (Stupid meetings).

There's a great little healthy food joint down the road from me & I'm bored & I've got their frozen/fat free soft serve on my mind.

What to do, what to do!

I've got to mail the invites now, go to the bank & make a deposit, check my credit card bills, call the car insurance agency. Basically do a lot of things that I don't want to do.

Such is life!

Laura - good luck with the big kahuna... it's always a little nerveracking to me. Sounds like you should be safe though, right?

Tonya - WAY TO GO at 19 points. Wow... you rock. I was 2 points over... which is really great compared to how things have been. But today I'm on track to be OP. I'm feeling lighter already.

Marcie - you'll have to hit him up. We're going close... Portland is only an hour and a half from Boston... so it's only a small get away.

Kier - yes, I've kept away from the TV today too.... it's tought reliving everything. I'm up for a new challenge... what kind of challenge are you thinking of starting?

Deb - thanks awesome you're becoming a RD..... then we can all ask for your advice!!!

As for the pill... I am on Loestrin... I think I'm getting rid of some of the water I was retaining, which is good... but my scale is still up quite a bit. ALthough, my breasts have grown!!! Which is fine with me... they had shrunk so much from losing weight, I can use a little enlargment. But they are sore.... we'll see. Hopefully the side effect will wear off... although, hopefully not the larger breasts!!!

Lisa

JESS!!! Of course! We were posting at the same time. I'm glad you had fun in KC. Sounds like it was a blast. Sorry about your morning though.... hopefully your day is getting better!

Jess-
I always wanted a big yard until I got one! And we have a ton of landscaping around the house and a HUGE flower bed. All of which was already there when I bought the house. It is very pretty, but extremely time consuming. It makes me crazy sometimes!

I am ready for it too cool down also, athough I will be complaining about the snow and ice in a couple months!!

Deb-
I wish I could find a place around here with fat free or light soft serve. I LOVE ice cream. I bought a box of WW 3 pt ice cream sandwiches. They are pretty good.

Deb--I say get the soft-serve if you have the points. If not, save it for another day... About the scale at work, I wouldn't spend the money, unless you're not going to WI faithfully. You really only need to be weighed once a week to keep an eye on your progress and WI does that for you.

Marcy--Maybe I'll start another challenge. Hopefully I'll be better at it than I was at the last one--I'm no longer working nights and can take the time and effort to do it.

Kier--I have to avoid all media pretty much every day. News is always bad, it seems like. Today was especially rough. I got all choked up on the way to work. And even though I felt a little insensitive doing it, I had to turn the radio off. Sometimes we just don't need to put ourselves through that again.

OK, I need to get a little work done now. Between meetings, blood donation, getting a new blow dryer, I haven't finished one darn thing.

Talk to you guys soon!

Hi everyone - I'm around. I have been crazy busy ending the last job and starting the new. When you work at a university, things get insane this time of year. I also broke up with BF His uncooperativeness continued as did his drinking and one night I lost it and told him I was moving out - then stayed there while I found a place and we decided to work on things then last weekend he asked me if I fell out of love with him and I realized that was the truth. So we aren't going to work on things, I've moved out and he's trying to figure out what to do with his life without me in it. We are talking and there's no anger and lots of love but it was very hard to actually end something that was so comfortable. I've been eating non-stop and I'm not going anywhere near a scale for another week or two. But I'm doing OK. I've been hit on by more men in the past 2 weeks than I have in the past 5 years - very odd. I'll spend some time catching up and hope to stop by tomorrow and say hi

I miss you all!!

KT