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[alaskanlaughter]

im not crazy..im eccentric...get it right lol

[debkeversole]

that means Ruth is RICH you guys!! whoohoo!

[Tyrone Bill]

Originally Posted by alaskanlaughter

im not crazy..im eccentric...get it right lol

now you know Ruth, I like quotes. And I can usually find one for any circumstance. Guess what I did it again!!

Crazy people who are productive are geniuses. Crazy people who are rich are eccentric. But crazy people who are neither productive nor rich are just crazy.- unknown.

[HSingARMYmom]

Originally Posted by Jennifer

Min - I'm so glad your DH is on his way home! You're going to look like heaven to him no matter what!
WTG Megan! How old is she?

I'm getting more and more excited as the days goes by. Megan is doing great - i'm so proud of her. She turns 11 in August. She's doing a modified lc - meat, dairy, (lots of) fruit and veggies (non-starchy ones).

How are you doing? What plan are you following? Best of luck and keep posting.

[alaskanlaughter]

Originally Posted by Tyrone Bill

now you know Ruth, I like quotes. And I can usually find one for any circumstance. Guess what I did it again!!

Crazy people who are productive are geniuses. Crazy people who are rich are eccentric. But crazy people who are neither productive nor rich are just crazy.- unknown.

im productive and im rich...well im not rich YET...but i will be

[dee730]

boy it sure has gotten deep in here today )) where are my hip boots when I need them?

welcome Jennifer glad to have you with us

okay so fess up time yesterday I decided to have a free day not a good idea I know but I needed to get it outta my system
any way for the next week or so I am gonna be super low on the carbs probably about 15 to 20 then back to 30ish

so far today

b- 2 sausage dogs 20oz water (it had berry flavor but not sweetener does it count?)
20 pepsi max (yep it is diet) (I am gonna guess at about 3 or 4 grams carbs for the dogs)

l- 3 slices white chedder cheese and about 4oz of pastromi (sp)

d- grilled chicken salad with cheese and a little tomatoe with raspberry vinergette (I found a brand that is only 1 carb)

okay so that is all for now lol
be back after a nap and facebook lol

l-

[debkeversole]

hi there Dee! shoot after that workout at curves this morning i need a nap bad right now

[bjw]

I went and got Grandbaby Gavin today. We went to the dump and to visit Mom and Dad. Then made a visit to Harris Teeter. I bought 2 packs of beautiful meaty beef short ribs. I went there because they discount their mushrooms often and I wanted some for the beef roast we had for dinner.Of course they had none in the bargain bin. We like their short ribs better than steak and they are $2.79 a lb. A pack of 4 ribs runs about $5.50 and will make 2 meals for dh and me.
Gavin wanted Wendy's for lunch so I got 2 Ceaser side salads with Ceaser dressing. I threw away the croutons and added about 3oz of pepper jack cheese. It was a good lunch and only 2 carbs for the dressing for both salads.
My crockpot roast was melt in your mouth tender. I ate about 6oz with some of the aujus. Yummy!
No more news for today.
HAGN,
Jean

[dee730]

hey look bill food plan for tomorrow arent you proud?

b- 1 carb soulutions yogurt (kroger brand) 4grms
1 20oz cup coffee (with cream and 2 sweetandlow) about 2 grms
l- sliced pastromi (I really need to learn how to spell that ) 1 med tomatoe and ranch dressing 6 carbs
d- pork chops with a wilted spinich salad (bacon spinich bacon grease and vineager)
about 2grams
snacks probably some cheese and porkrinds
oh and at least 1 20oz pepsi max
total lets call it 15 (added a few extra for the sweetner in the soda they say you are supose to include 1 grm for each sweetner )

okay see ya'll tomorrow afternoon

hagn
dee

[Tyrone Bill]

Dee

[HSingARMYmom]

Hey y'all. Just doing my nightly check in.

Deb, good for you for getting to Curves. I'm jealous - our closest one is 2 hours away.

Dee (and Bill) I am so proud of y'all for planning out what you're going to eat the next day - I'm lucky that I know what I ate the day of and remember to post it after the fact! Good job!

Jean, I love Wendy's salads - the caesar is my favorite too. Awesome job!

The kids were really good today and went to the pool for about 2 hours so I got some light housekeeping touchups done while they were out. I think they're all getting really excited about daddy coming home. He called today from the Baghdad airport - he should actually be on his way to Kuwait as I type. XXXXcrossing fingersXXXX

I finished inputting all the lesson plans that I can (I'm still waiting on Logan's 4th grade curriculum since they sent two 3rd grades insted of one of each). I'm feeling pretty proud of myself for finding a religious handbook for the kids for this year. We returned to my childhood faith of Catholicism last winter and this will be the first year that i'm teaching extra religion classes (they'll go to CCD 1x a week but i'll do extra at home). Finding general Christian stuff is no problem - finding Catholic material was tough! I'm hoping that will be mailed to me shortly as I want to start school the first or second week of August. I want to start early so we can afford to take some extra time off when Leroy comes home for good in October/November.

Anyhow, I was pretty good today - lots of water and i'm learning to stay away from snacks and only eat when I'm genuinely hungry.

B: skipped
L: leftover curry pork over cauliflower "rice"
D: Linda Sue's White Castle Cheeseburger Pie, sour cream cucumber salad, fresh berries in cream
S: none!!
H2O: 100 oz. and i'm working on my last 32 oz. cup before bed.
Excersize: 20 minutes on my treadmill. I only go 2.5 miles per hour but I'm discovering that it actually works better if you use it for more than just a clothes hanger. Go figure huh?

Hope y'all had a good day. Talk at ya tomorrow. 'night!

[alaskanlaughter]

LOL i've had some clothes hangars like that too LOL

its been another hot day here...the kids were HORRID, particularly my own - go figure...combination of the heat and being monday i think...ugh!...but the house is straightened up, laundry is done and folded...dinner done, served and cleaned up...gotta get the kids settled down and the living room straightened up AGAIN and the garden watered again...going to the library for a book

im choosing not to walk tonight, my left arm hurts badly, something to do with my carpal tunnel being aggravated, feels like...im going to get the kids in bed, take a cold shower and settle down with a book soon

[pattysparkle]

Hey Y'all,

The launch did not make it up again, will be a delay of several days. We can stand out by our pool and watch it after it launches.

Do you realize how fortunate we are to have Bill - "Grandfather Wisdom"....love his menu's, where do you find that brand of turkey bacon....have not found any I like.

The word is "Pastrami" for future reference

HSing Army Mom- So exciting to wait for your husband to come home, years ago I was a WW Lecturer, one of my girls lost over 100 pounds, TV network covered it, the husband walked right past her and did not recognize her.

Having aimless days, need to have a "estate sale" have so much stuff, nice too, some furniture, a commercial desk in Mahogany retails for $2,500, will sell for $400. was my late Pastor husbands. If you are within 300 miles of Cape Canaveral come get it. Seriously !! Agood deal.

Night ,

Patty

[debkeversole]

PATTY!!! great to see you!!

[Tyrone Bill]

Hi all have a great day.

Here's my chow. Its time to do a little changing of meals.

Breakfast- 2 whole eggs, 4 whites, 3 Esskay turkey bacon, 70gms blackberries, 2c green tea
43gms protein, 11gms carbs.

Lunch- 5oz grilled burger, 1oz cheddar cheese, freezer slaw, 2c green tea.
42gms protein, 6gms carbs.

Dinner- Salad, (2c roughly chopped romaine; 1/2 med avocado, cubed; 1/4c cubed cucumber; 1/8c chopped onion; 1 boiled egg, quartered lengthwise; 1 slice crumbled bacon; 5ozs shredded chicken breast; 2T bleu cheese dressing. 2c green tea.
43gms protein, 9gms carbs


You're turn!!

[HSingARMYmom]

Originally Posted by Tyrone Bill

Dinner- Salad, (2c roughly chopped romaine; 1/2 med avocado, cubed; 1/4c cubed cucumber; 1/8c chopped onion; 1 boiled egg, quartered lengthwise; 1 slice crumbled bacon; 5ozs shredded chicken breast; 2T bleu cheese dressing. 2c green tea.
43gms protein, 9gms carbs


You're turn!!

You listed my favorite salad, Bill!!! Yum! I may have to go see if I have the stuff for it... Thanks for the idea.

[Tyrone Bill]

Min planning ahead is the only way I can succeed. If I try to do my planning meal to meal I end up off plan. Because I'll wind up eating something quick and easy which probably isn't on plan.
"SOUND FAMILIAR TO ANYBODY!!" This statement is not intended to point a finger at any particular individual. I'll just say if the shoe fits it may be time to consider planning ahead!!

Min your welcome, glad I could of service!! That's my fav salad too. Its really a plateful and so satisfying.

[Tyrone Bill]

Hi Ruth your so busy all the time. Hoping your arm feels better.

[Tyrone Bill]

Patty hi my dear friend, thank you. "Grandfather Wisdom" never been called that before. Usually when someone used my name and wise in the same sentence it involved something about wisea$$!!

[Tyrone Bill]

Hi Deb I see you've been pretty busy. Have a great day.

[debkeversole]

whew! back from dropping DS14 off at theater camp we have been to
Advance auto parts the library, tricounty cycle(motorcyle parts for hubby), the sara lee bread outlet surplus sales (whole new 4 ft sink cabinet and sink top+ brushed nickel faucet set under 400$!!!)
Lowe's (new toilet and porch lights)

ya know if we had more money it wouldn't take hubby long to finish everything in our new part!
but i have him lots of work for the next few days! and not too bad a dent in my pocket book...i hadn't planned on the sink purchase yet but we saved quite a bit from what i thought it would be

can you believe all that fit in my minivan????!

[alaskanlaughter]

good morning we all slept really really well in the heat last night, which was nice going to be hot again today but then it's supposed to cloud over and rain for awhile...i have all the kids today...not much going on...need to walk tonight...thats about it...im still waking up and coffee isnt doing much, never does

[bjw]

Good afternoon,
I joined the industrious club this morning. Gavin and I got up at 7:15 am. I made coffee while he watched cartoons and fussed about how many toys he had to pick up. I showered, stripped the bed, and started the 1st of 3 loads of laundry. I vacumned the whole house..even spare bedrooms. Dusted, swept, washed up finger prints and fly splatters on a bunch of windows. I mopped, swept, and cleaned our bathroom. (even scrubbed the shower!)
Gavin finally finished his job after 2 1/2 hours and Grandma getting angry. ( I am adamant if he makes a mess he cleans it up!) Got him dressed and we made a run to WalMart. On the way I got the welcome news that GrandDaddy was on the way home . That almost never happens as he usually has to work LONG hours. So we swung through MCD's and then home.
Breakfast was 1/2 cup of cottage cheese and a small sliced tomato
Lunch was 2 Mcdouble patties and a side salad w/ceasar
Snack was 1 tbs of peanut butter
I have drunk lots of water today and am still at it.
I worked hard today to out run depression. I saw myself in a mirror this morning and it made me so ashamed and sick feeling. I didn't wallow however I got busy. It was even easier to tie my tennis shoes this morning.
Dinner is going to be grilled chicken thighs and salad with Ceasar.
I'll try to check back.
Jean

[alaskanlaughter]

wowwww you've been even busier than me LOL way to GO!!!

[dee730]

Thank you for the spelling Patti
and yes Bill you may point your finger at me lol I dont mind I am not a good example

today has been tough not because I have had any cravings or been hungry but the headache is driving me bonkers dont know if it is some sort of withdrawal or if it is because I only got about 3 hours sleep last night either way I am off to take a nap

talk to ya later

[debkeversole]

dee feel better soon



JEAN!! whoohoo Like Ruth, you are amazing!!!

i saw Sharon posting in Grammie C's thread don't know why she hasn't peeked in here

[debkeversole]

forgot to copy and post the mission

Mission: Take your rugs, all the fuzzy stuff on your toilet, and the towels that are just for show and we are going to wash them. While you are in the laundry room grab an old rag or washcloth and wipe down the lid of the washing machine and dryer. I am always shocked at the dust and stuff that seems to just accumulate here. Shine those babies up!

With the rugs in the washer: Sweep the bathroom floor and take a dirty towel and wet it and just mop the floor. When the Rugs are finished put them back in your wonderful smelling bathroom!

i don't have any rugs in the bathroom...my cats like to think those are their potty so no rugs!

[alaskanlaughter]

rugs in a bathroom? i think all the little boys would pee all over them LOL

the kids are being pretty good today, mostly playing outside this afternoon...i helped the little girl and we made peanut butter balls to chill and eat later for a snack...baby is up and learning how to walk on her own...not so hot today, 75 and breezy...might go to the store later and also have some banking to do if hubby gets home before the banks close...pretty slow and mellow day so far

[Jennifer]

Could y'all please send me good vibes for my job interview tomorrow? It's in an area of my field that I really like, and it's more $$!

Yesterday:
B - cheese & bacon omelet topped w/sour cream & green chilies, coffee w/1 T cream & s/f peanut butter da vinci's
L - 2 turkey & swiss roll-ups w/mayo
D - sausage, salad (lettuce, boiled egg, bacon bits, ranch)

Originally Posted by Tyrone Bill

Crazy people who are productive are geniuses. Crazy people who are rich are eccentric. But crazy people who are neither productive nor rich are just crazy.- unknown.

Put me down for genius, but once I get the winning lottery numbers - eccentric here I come!

Originally Posted by HSingARMYmom

I'm getting more and more excited as the days goes by. Megan is doing great - i'm so proud of her. She turns 11 in August. She's doing a modified lc - meat, dairy, (lots of) fruit and veggies (non-starchy ones).

How are you doing? What plan are you following? Best of luck and keep posting.

Good for her & for you for fostering healthy eating habits in her at a young age.
I'm doing Atkins Induction for now, but will switch to Atkins '72 in a week or so. It's more strict, but I just don't feel ready for it right now.
Your diocese should be able to help you with religious education.

Dee - Thanks for the welcome I've been having lots of free days lately (more like free months )

Jean - How did you make your roast in the crockpot?

Originally Posted by pattysparkle

HSing Army Mom- So exciting to wait for your husband to come home, years ago I was a WW Lecturer, one of my girls lost over 100 pounds, TV network covered it, the husband walked right past her and did not recognize her.

Oh wow! What a story!

Deb - Are you renovating your house? We just bought a 60-year old house and did quite a bit of work on it. It's in fabulous shape, just needed a few nips & tucks here & there.

Off to get a manicure. TTYL!

[debkeversole]

My Dh is building me a 16x 28 2 storey addition on to our little 40 year old house

we are trying to pay for it as we go and not to borrow so it will take a while..so far 3 years but i have a 16x 28 master bedroom the whole top floor! and downstairs a 16x 8 master bath...currently my washer/dryer are in my closet so i'll be happy to have a laundry room! and a craft area! let me see if i can find that pic of the bay window Ken built me