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[MI CHICK]

I'm Baaaccckkkkk
'puter was down....I was going thru such withdrawal
But I'm happy to get back & see that you have just kept chatting away LOL!!

Today I start w/a new Fri client on a 2-11:30pm. My one client who had the heart attack & was back in the hospital died on Tues. So that's sad. That's the 2nd client I've had die this year. Down side of my job. You are w/people on such a personal level that you always end up attached.

Tomorrow morning I leave for the lake weekend. Then Monday morning I am leaving for Ohio w/my cousins sister. We will stay Mon & Tues, returning Tues evening.
So the next few days are going to be busy. Some very happy & silly and some just the opposite. I will try to avoid really bad stuff like handfuls of mm's or chips but I have bought my beer & am sure that I won't be eating on plan. Even though I could eat hamburgers w/o the bun & I'm pretty sure someone was either bringing a fruit or veggie tray. So it need not be a complete disaster. Besides I found years ago if I've been eating healthy and then have a binge at something like this I end up sick.
Have no idea what's going on with the visit to my cousin. But the sisters are diabetic so they don't eat too badly. Even though if I was dying of cancer I don't know how hard I would be trying to keep to my diabetic food list. But now that I say that I know her son said she's having a hard time eating anything.
Ok enough of all my sad happenings

Elaine I've teased my dh about becoming a trucker so that we could travel all over like that. We do so love our road trips. Like T & her dh we love to just set out for a long drive. We have a couple books for MI that will take you on scenic drives & have places to stop for these nature hikes. I throw a picnic in the cooler so we only have the cost of gas--which now a days can be quite a bit. Glad you were able to pretty much cover the country before dh had to return to work. That was interesting about the workamper jobs.

D my folks were w/o electricity for 8 days after our last storm. It killed their fridge & they are still living out of their cooler waiting for the new fridge to be delivered. Also fried a few of the wall sockets so that had to have an electrician in. They are finally feeling a bit better. When they got their power back on this week we had dropped to the 60's so they didn't need their a/c....lol!! And my MS client keeps her house to be a consistent 72 all year long thru heat & air. Has a repair man come twice a year to check out both systems to make sure that nothing is going to die & leave her in a mess. Glad ds is ok & yes they do have those first silly accidents & yes it does raise their insurance--especially the sons. Ds at 26 is finally down to regular rates, but he hasn't bothered w/a car the last 2yrs. We bought him a good bike & all the gear he needed for safe riding in all our city conditions & that's his wheels. He loves it. He plans on moving to a state where he can use mass transit & his bike/legs when he's done with school. If there is any place on the earth where it would be safe for your dh to ride his Harley it would NE !! Are you afraid he's gonna hit a steer D?? And I knew that Wally World is WalMart. Course my db that lives in WY is the one that taught me that term...lol!!

I guess maybe we all have some of those days where we look in the mirror T & think who am I kidding---let's just buy some of those cute polyester pants w/the cute matching tops and call it a day. Could say I was 70 & folks would think how great I look. Especially with the way I don't color my hair. I know I've lost the 16lbs the same way I put it on, a lb here and there, & that it probably will stay off this way but I do get impatient for that big drop!! But not enough to exercise like Y all the time

I bought one of the convection counter top ovens w/a gift card I got for Christmas. I really like it. Can't say that it really seems to cook much quicker but it is nice to not turn on the oven to cook a smaller something for just the 2of us. My mom had one that was the whole micro/conv model & she just loved the convec part. But she never really figured out how the whole thing worked (she's was in her 70's so that's ok) it died a few months back & she really misses it. Maybe one day I can have the whole deal.

Yeah D that 45mins is the reason that it will be hard to get Americans out of their cars & on to their legs for even close errands. I can drive there in 10min. If I power walked I could probably be there in 30 instead of 45. Biking works the best as a replacement as you can make such good time--but the traffic here is so heavy & there aren't sidewalks in all places. But the main reason I've done no biking this year is my hands.

Ok I really need to get a move on. Need to pack etc. I will be spotty in my posting over the next few days but I will return. And hopefully still at 233

[Denise78]

Oh just take the day off YH and come have coffee with me!!

Our other house is in the next town over, about 9 miles away. That's where we lived when I first moved here. The high school, banks, library, gas stations, little grocery store, everything is in that town. Our little town here only has a post office, lumberyard, feed store, one church, small elementary school and a mechanic's garage but not much else. Our other house was bigger, 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, full basement, 4 acres of land. But the laundry facilities were in the basement and that was hard on me, going up and downstairs like that everyday. This house we live in now has 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, but no basement, everything is on one floor including my washer/dryer, which I really prefer. It's a smaller house but the landscape and the house itself are nicer. Only a couple of acres here but 3 apple trees, plum trees, such a prettier yard and much more quiet and private. This town is much smaller too. I like living here much better, I just wish we had a basement in this house because we lost a lot of storage room and I don't have a place now for my big deep freezer. That's still over in the basement in the other house. We have several outbuildings, sheds and garages here, so one day we will clear one out and make room for the freezer but that's still not very convenient to have to go out in the backyard to get something out of it. We have a smaller upright freezer in the laundry room here that we make do with. I miss the big freezer though. Out here, it takes an hour or two to get to the bigger stores so you like to stock up on one trip and I can't do that with meats without a big freezer. I think this new refrig will give us more freezer space so that will help some.

Yes, I remember that movie with Chevy Chase. Loved it! Have you ever seen him in Funny Farm? Now that is a funny movie about small-town life. You would like it, YH. Lots of laughs.

C, I'm really sorry to hear about your client. That is so sad. I don't think I could do your job -- I'd get too attached. It sounds like you are going to have a blast this wkd. Will be good for you to get away and forget about the sadness for a little while. I'm sure you'll do fine with your eating and won't mess up your 16 lb success! Enjoy yourself, indulge a little and then get right back on track. Most of all, have fun!!

I am dealing with insurance agents and changing stories this morning. Last night the other boy told me that he was backing up at the same time as my son. My son did hit his car and we are owning up to that. But insurance says it may only be partial fault if the other car was moving too. Now the boy is telling his mother that he was not moving at all. She's called me 3 times today and it's hard because she is a friend. I told her not to worry, I'm not out to screw her, her son's car will get fixed. I don't want any hard feelings over this! But I wanted to talk to ds2 before he talks to claims adjustor and gives statement. You know how 16 yr olds are, always running their mouths. Last night he felt so bad that he damaged his friend's car and he kept telling his friend, "oh it's all my fault, I'll pay to have your car fixed." Ugh. I told him that IF he's 100% at fault, yes the insurance will cover it but don't take on the 100% liability till a claims adjustor has seen the car and heard both sides of the story. The other boy, in my opinion, should be a little at fault if he was backing up too. The other boy told me he never looked in his rearview mirror at all. Although it doesn't sound like he told the sheriff or his mother the same thing. I think he is scared of his mother but I hope the real story gets out somehow. In any event, I just want to forget about it for a few minutes and finish my coffee so I hope the mother doesn't call me again! She can be a real troublemaker at times but she is also my hairdresser so I don't want to be at odds with her.

Well I think it's time to do something around here, maybe even get dressed for the day.

D

[Denise78]

Okay my hairdresser is driving me nuts. She has called me SEVEN times today! I talked to ds2 and he says that the other boy was backing up also but was just stopping when ds2 hit him, so that's where the confusion comes in. Not a big deal. But....my hairdresser keeps calling me because she wants the ball rolling on this. She finally insisted that I call the claims adjuster and speak to her again, even though we had already spoken this morning. The adjuster said my hairdresser has called her several times today and she told me that sometimes this takes weeks to wrap up, so she doesn't know why my hairdresser wants this all to happen NOW. She said they are shorthanded in the office today (they are 2 hours from us) so no one is driving all that way today to come look at my hairdresser's son's vehicle. That will happen next week or the week after. But my hairdresser is insisting it happen today because she is going on vacation next week. My adjuster recommended I stay out of it. I reported the claim. Ds2 gave his statement. We did what we were supposed to do. We don't have any damage to our vehicle so we don't have to worry about meeting with anyone. Of course that is easier said than done, I can't very well hang up when my hairdresser calls. And of course she called me again as soon as I got off the phone with the adjuster.

Dh has to work late. Ya know, everytime something happens, it's always ME left dealing with it. I know he can't help that but I get too stressed out.

[yellowhair11]

Holy smokes, 7 times ??? What the heck is the matter with her ? But I can see why your in a pickle being that she is your hairdresser !!! Do you have caller id on your phone so as not to answer ? Tell dh to hurry home !

[harley g-ma]

Well I am really proud of myself today,but I owe it all to you wonderful ladies.I didn't want to do my do my 3mile walk because I messed around and let it get too hot,so I tried to do a new 4 mile walking video.I only made it 2 miles as it has alot of interval jogging which I do not do.It kicked my butt! So I felt guilty and did my 3 mile walk too! I had my ipod with all my rockin' music and that helps. I would have NEVER walked the extra miles if it weren't for your encouragement.I'm doing so good on my diet too.I have to tell you all a funny story.I crack up everytime I think about it. When we were still traveling for fun,we stayed in a campground in Calif.and decided to drive thru Beverly Hills.We were driving down Rodeo Drive in this huge Dulley truck with all the jaguars,bmw's and Mercedes.Of course we were the only truck down there and it felt just like the Beverly Hillbillies,but the funniest part was we had a bumper sticker on the back that said "Tattooed White Trash" We sure got some stares.My dd3 made me take it off so her stuck up neighbors wouldn't see it!

D, I know how those stories can change.I hope you can get the truth to come out.
C, I glad you could join us,if you don't hear from me it will also be computer problems.I am enjoying you guys too much.
YH,I wish you could go home too.Don't work too hard.How did you come up with the name Yellow Hair? I was going to hike the Appalatian Trail and my trail name was going to be Sister Golden hair after the song.I am a blond and I am going to get a picture on
here this weekend.I have been the butt of many a blond joke but I love them You
have got to have a sense of humor in this world to survive! I'll talk at you girls later.

[harley g-ma]

Hi,Its me again.Just waiting for dh to get home to see what we're going to do for dinner.Last night I had a grilled chicken salad at BK.They are pretty good. D,are you on central time? My posts are always an hr off.They post on eastern time.
YH,it always amazes me when I see what time you post.You really do have a hard time
sleeping I haven't made it to Alaska yet and I would love to go.We made make it one day on the pipeline. We might actually be able to meet one day.My brother has a condo in Palm Bch. and thats not too far from you. Depending on what part of the country dh works in I might be able to meet all of you.He's planning on working another
10yrs.He's 5 yrs younger than me so he's only 52.You remind me so much of a friend I have.You could be sisters you look so much alike at least like the picture you have posted now.

T,I'm waiting to hear about your day.I hope you had fun.You asked about my windmill.Its
really just decorative and its about 7ft tall.I'm going to get a bigger one one day when I actually get to live in my house

C,it sounds like you had a rough week.I will get attached to the people in the Nursing Home when I start volunteering.It's hard not too and I have a very soft heart My kids tell me I need some drugs so I won't be so emotional,but I'm not going on anything until I have to!

[harley g-ma]

Actually,they post on mountain time.I have 615p right now

[Denise78]

YH, I do not have caller i.d. Imagine the phone tech's family does not have caller i.d. !!! That is a bone of contention with me and dh. Like a dr's house with no bandaids.

Okay EIGHT calls altogether but my hairdresser finally wore down the adjuster and they are coming out to look at her vehicle tomorrow, on a Saturday!! I told her that was great and I was happy for her. Actually, I'm happy for ME. Maybe that means no more phone calls!!

Elaine, I am on Mountain time but if you have 6:15 then I think you are posting on Central time because I had 5:15 when you wrote that. C and YH are Eastern. T is Pacific. So we are all different time zones. If you are not supposed to be Central time, you can go into your User Control Panel and change the settings.

Ds2 just stopped by to get some gas for his car. The rancher asked that he come into town to pick up parts and he didn't want to take the rancher's truck but halfway here he realized he didn't have enough gas in his car to get back to the ranch. I swear, that kid accounts for half my gray hairs! Anyway, we always have gas in some cans here so he came home and got enough to get him back again.

I have been getting updates all day long via email on a little neighbor boy. He is 7 yrs old and came down a few wks ago with what they thought was the flu. Run-down, listless, no appetite. Then he couldn't hold food down. Dragged on till finally he was vomiting so much they admitted him to Denver Hospital. Did a liver biopsy but couldn't figure out what was wrong -- only that his liver is totally damaged, possibly due to a virus. Air-lifted him to Omaha, Nebraska for a liver transplant but his brain started swelling and time was running out as they started testing family members for matches. Livers re-generate so he can get a portion of a family member's liver transplanted rather than wait for a whole liver from a child. Anyway, he is on a ventilator. They thought his dad was a complete match till they opened him up at 2 am and found some irregular blood vessels in his liver and determined that the little boy would die if they tried to transplant a portion of his dad's liver. The uncle was finally determined a match today (takes hours and hours to match every single little thing needed for a transplant). Meanwhile, the boy is declining rapidly. Just got an update that the uncle is going into surgery in 30 min and if his liver is deemed okay, the little boy should be in surgery by 10 pm tonight. Please, please, please pray for little Vonn. His time is running out.

Congrats on your amount of walking, E. What an awesome job! I bet you will see results from all that exercise. Are you weighing in tomorrow with me & YH?

I have no idea what I am making for supper. It's hot and I have the fans running but am worn out from the heat and don't feel like moving. Not much ice left and ds1 won't be home till late tonight, so that means we're waiting till tomorrow for my new refrig to be installed and start making ice for me. I could drive the 10 miles to the store but I can't drag my lazy butt out in this heat. I think I have some sugar-free freeze pops left, those will have to do in the meantime.

D

[harley g-ma]

What a tragic story! I will definitely keep him in my prayers,and yes I'm going to weigh but it hasn't been a week yet so I'm not expecting much!

[Denise78]

Oh that's right, I forgot you just started on Monday. Well, this can be your "unofficial" weigh-in if it's not much. If it's a lot, then we'll call it official.

[slendercate]

D, will keep the little boy in my prayers for sure. How are you doing?

yH, my dear sis keeps planning to come and show me how to do a avatar, so someday soon, one will apear.

Elaine, what a great life you have. We do tent camping, used our in laws camper untill it wore out. We are saving for a Casita, which is such a cute camper.

C, will keep you in my prayers. Hurry back and be safe.


T, wow, no AC? Don't know how I would stand it in Texas without one.

I have a confession. This week hasn't been exactly on plan.
I have decided to try a different plan, another lc option.
I am going to try the south beach plan. I guess I have been having trouble staying on my lc plan. I am ready for a different plan.
So, next Monday, both DH & I are going to start the new plan.

Will keep you posted.

Glad to have my computer back.

Hugs,
Slendercate


PS. Work on the old house is on hold, all inside is clean, just waiting for the tile guy, painting guy, then the carpet one. Nobody can start till the end of June.

[Denise78]

SC, sorry to hear you are having a hard time with low-carb. South Beach is low-carb so how will it be different than what you are doing now? Have you thought about Weight Watchers? That is more of a low-fat woe and you can have the carbs. It's been working for YH very successfully. C and I do our own modified South Beach, but again, we're having to watch our carbs on it, that's the main premise of South Beach.

Anyway, good luck on whichever plan you choose. I'm sure having dh eat the same as you will be very helpful! I do think it helps to stay on plan if you post here daily, hint, hint.

[Denise78]

I'm watching one of those medical channels and there's a gal pregnant with sextuplets. She started out as a skinny little thing. Anyway, they told her she has to gain 60-75 lbs during the pregnancy. Has to. So they are making her eat 5000 calories a day and she's having such a hard time doing that. The wimp.

[Denise78]

Oops, my mistake. I read your post wrong, SC. Thought you wrote that you didn't want another lc plan. Sorry 'bout that.

Anyway, SB seems to have such a good variety of things, more fruits & veggies than other plans, so hopefully it's the right choice for you!

[Teresa3]

Wow, so much has happened with you gals in the last 24 hours! So sorry to hear about that poor little boy, D, and all the incredible hassles you've been having with your hairdresser friend over the fender bender. Now there's a gal you'd want on your side if you ever need to get a bureaucrat to do anything!

Sorry to hear your ac isn't working, too, D. I sympathize because today is the hottest day I have ever experienced here since we bought our house in 1989. At least it made me not want to eat much. We just had salads for dinner. but here's the really, really, really bad thing. After all the fires we've already had, some horrible person started 5 fires off the freeway which morphed into one huge fire between here and Watsonville, burning homes and forest and stranding people in Santa Cruz because they had to shut the freeway down. I can smell the smoke through our open windows tonight. It is so scary around here right now. It was over 100 today with bone dry conditions. The poor fire fighters having to battle these blazes in this kind of heat. Dh is going to go to Marin County tomorrow for a reunion, and I am so nervous. I still hear sirens going outside. It's awful.

E, congratulations on all the exercise you're getting. And thanks for explaining a bit of your history. You do live quite an adventurous and romantic life! I can't imagine buying a house without a walk-through! You must have the dearest dh on earth!

SC, South Beach seems to be a good alternative for people who get bored or frustrated with Atkins. It allows more choices and is very healthy. It's a permanent way of eating that you can still lose weight on, although most find it a bit slower, but more satisfying. Hope it works for you!

Y, sounds like bf has realized the error of his ways and quit threatening to leave! What would he do without you? I'm sure he couldn't survive! A few extra goldfish haven't hurt you too much in the past, and I'm sure you had a good time hunkering down in bed!

C, you definitely understood me on the polyester pants w/ matching top thing! And I thought I was the only one who ever felt that way! Have a wonderful time at the lake. We'll be looking forward to hearing about it. Sorry your next trip will be on a somber note. I hope your cousin is not in too much pain.

I don't know how I will be able to sleep tonight with having to keep the windows open and hear the sirens going all night! D, I guess we'll both be having an uncomfortable night! Hope yours is better than mine! May tomorrow be a good new day! T.

[miss.amaryllis]

Good morning girls!

I've had a busy couple of days and have got up early because Ferdinand (splodgy ginger and white cat) was patting my face with his paw demanding attention and feeding. So - no ignoring his demands!

Lots of posts and lots of news from you all!

I've actually improved enough now to have abandoned proximity to my selection of dressings and the bathroom to have gone to Exeter (nearest city) to get my hair cut. About time too! Before moving from Kent I virtually had to be prised kicking and screaming from Kerry, my hairdresser with whom I could just sit and say "Do whatever you like..." and know I would like the result. I've found a hairdresser here in Exeter who is sort of like that but not quite as wonderful. Anyway, new hairdresser Michelle greeted me with a cry of how I'd lost weight. Never bad to hear! She had had a lurid tattoo done on one arm (yeuch!) and a minute frilled pelmet which I suppose must have been a skirt.

Anyway, great to have haircut at last!

Co-incidentally our lovely little café/bistro in the village has had a special bangers and mash night. A choice of six gourmet sausages/four flavours of mash, four different gravies and vegetables of choice! Their food is wonderful - a small menu which is all fresh, all beautifully cooked, no instant or convenience items at all. No, no, I resisted booking a table

The Ruler of All The Universe and I got out the atlas and I looked up the places you all live. Exciting!

The good news for the Saturday weight confession is that I have lost 4lbs! I am now 9st 11lbs !! You would laugh to see me tiptoe to the scales, sans contact lenses, sans nail polish or anything that might add extra weight and c-r-e-e-p onto the scales with a deep breath of nice light air. 11 lbs to go!

Food yesterday:

Mid morning breakfast - 2 rashers of bacon, 1 egg

Lunch - small tin tunny fish, a green salad

Dinner - slices roast chicken, more salad.

Food I'm missing a bit. Basmatti rice, glass of milk, new potatoes, chicken tikka masala (our national favourite dish) Ambrosia creamed rice, mangoes.

It's not long before my father-in-law's birthday. He will be 80! He's requested a family meal and I shall be making a birthday cake. Memo to self - Do not taste the mixture. Do not taste the mixture. He is a military man, so when I was casting around for the ideal cake, I thought of having little aeroplanes taking off from the cake's surface, but then TRoATU gave a glad cry of excitement and suggested creating the cake in the shape of "an FV Field Artillery Self Propelled Abbott gun". He sketched it out, and I do think it's possible. But I absolutely refuse to do icing in a horrible military green. It will be white, and I shall say it's for service in arctic conditions.

Teresa, I am filled with horror at the thought of such a huge fire near to you. What loony person could do that?. Terrifying! How I admire firemen - or firefighters as we are supposed to say now.

I think it sounds really romantic to be on Mountain time. Much more exciting than Greenwich Mean Time!

Lots of love to all on Weighing Day.

[yellowhair11]

on the 4 pounds Miss A - thats really great - a big drop for you ! How tall are you and E ? Are you exercising Miss A ? You need to post your daily meals to give us ideas too. I like the hairdressers that you can say do what you like, mine is like that altho there have been times I did not care for. Plus I need a wash and go style because I cant be bothered and with the horrid humidity here it will look like crap no matter what after being outside. You sound like a cook, so is C and D. I am not, maybe I will attempt some day.

I heard BF talking to a recruiter for a better job within the company - I cant blame him for wanting to better himself and get out of the job he's in but most of those jobs are in Miami south so if something comes up he would move as the commute would be horrendous. Sorry to hear about the fires T - take care of yourself, that is scary ! I take it you dont have ac, ughhh. Get out of there if your nervous !

SC - sometimes I think it is good to switch out to another plan but SB wont be that far off from LC.

D-the neighbor boy is in my prayers-I am sure you will hear something today with the Uncle doner. You just never know. Glad the neighbor got results for your sake with the car. S3's car will be tied up for days when he takes it in and that will be a fiasco im not looking forward to. Any news on when someone can check the ac unit ? Nice weekend for those air conditioned movie theatres-tell dh you cant stand it that way he will go.

E-I think you get the top prize for exercise here-you are faithful with your daily walks. Post your weight today, like D said if ng then its unofficial and we will ignore till next Sat. I can just see you guys in Beverly Hills with the jalopy truck and the white trash sticker Yeah, you have to laugh, you sound like a fun gal. How many tats do you have ? I just have a Panda and a flower on the back of my shoulders-they are very old and really need color but I never realize I have then still. I was a blonde for ages but now my hairdresser thinks it will wash me out too much so have been doing diff. colors, red for sometime, now somewhat brown with bl hilites, some red still coming thru-does not want to leave. I have a time with color because of the sun and pool so it changes so much from the day its done, I do not want to wear a bathing cap. Its hard to get a color that will oxydize to what you want. My hair is pure white at this point. I had greys in my 20's-genetic.

Hope you are having a great time C if you check in and sorry about the cousin trip to follow.

I will weigh in shortly - afraid - did not do well this week and very little exercise. Having a time of it since hell vacation, have been really tired after work and going to sleep earlier but still eating. I have all that stuff I bought up north too that I hoped to be in by July 4.

[yellowhair11]

A gain of one pound for the week but not surprised as I was off plan a couple days and not enough exercise.

[Denise78]

Good morning gals!

Congrats on your 4 lb loss Miss A. That is awesome! Sorry to hear you gained a lb YH but at least it wasn't more! I'm sure you'll have that off in no time at all. How is your back feeling these days?

The uncle was a good match and little Vonn survived the surgery. As of 6 am, both uncle and nephew were in recovery and things are optimistic at this point, although they still have a long road to recovery ahead of them.

No movies this wkd that I care to see. Nearest theatre is an hour away so it better be for a movie I really want to go to. The one I wanted to see, Sex in the City, is long gone. Tonight the town is having a benefit for Vonn so we will stay home and go to that. I have to bake a cake later for it.

T, sorry to hear about the fires. Hope you got some sleep. That would irritate my breathing if I had to breathe in that smoke all night while I was sleeping. Are you going to the reunion with dh? My dh has his 30th high school reunion next week, we will both go to that one.

C, if you haven't left yet, have a great wkd with your friends. I will keep you in my thoughts and prayers for your visit with your cousin. I'm sure it will be very heartwarming for both of you.

Will report back shortly with my weigh-in. Have a good one ladies! D

[harley g-ma]

I don't believe this! I had written a lot and was almost done and somehow I hit the wrong button and it disappearedmaybe it will appear by magic later.I'm going to wait awile and start over

[harley g-ma]

Ok,Here we go again
D,I am so happy to hear that Vonn is in recovery It really puts your life in perspective when you hear what other people are going through.I lost a grandbaby 8 yrs
ago and dd2 has never been the same.He suffocated in a porta crib at the baby sitters house and she never went back to work as she couldn't leave her other 2 children.She is the one that is going to have the brain surgery. I hope the fund raiser goes well tonight.Too bad you have to bake a cake with your ac out. You will have a challenge with all the food that will be there but I know you're up for it.You are doing so good
T,Sorry to hear that the fires are so close to you,not to mention the smoke.It can really be nerve racking.I pray that they can get them put out without any injuries or deaths.Firefighters risk their life for other peoples stupidity every day. You misunderstood about me buying my house.I found it on the internet and then I flew to Atlanta to check it out.I was at my dd1 for a month until we closed.Dh has never seen it yet,only pictures.He dosen't care though,he would like to live in a big tent in the middle of nowhere.He's a big outdoorsman.He really wanted to be a cowboy He has a ton of cowboy hats and boots.He loved it in Wyoming!
Sc,I wish I could use slender in front of my name Maybe one day in the future.I am doing so good with all the encouragement from this group.All of you are wonderful and just what I needed.I really like the Lean for Life plan.It's lc but you can have carbs for breakfast.People swear by south bch but I don't do well with alot of variety.I get off track.That was my problem with WW.Too many choices.
A,glad you're back We missed you! I have a kitty cat named Daisy that is a year old and she likes to wake me up the same way.I pretend like I'm asleep because she is so gentle and I love it Congrats on the 4 lbs. I wish I only had 11 to go! I'm glad you converted "stone" for us Yanks I'm not sure how stone= lbs. I love the difference in our dialog.We are learning new ways of talking.Good luck on the cake.It sounds like a big project to me but I'm not good with crafts at all.
YH,Sorry about the weight gain but it's not so bad.Maybe its just water.You did say you were eating alot of salty snacks like pretzels and goldfish.I knew you would get a kick out of my Beverly Hills story.I have 6 Tats,but their all in discreet places.I do have a butterfly with a tiger face on the front of my thigh that you can see when I wear shorts but I love it and get so many compliments on it. The guy did it almost from freehand and
there's not another on like it. In answer to your question I'm 5'5 but everyone thinks I'm taller for some reason I get the top prize for exercise because I have almost nothing else to do! I will say I'm very lazy though so I am doing pretty good.Are you off on weekends? Sunday is my tough day as we always spend all day away from home if the weathers nice(on the bike of course) and we eat out for lunch and dinner.I'll
find something low carb though.
C,miss your input and hope you're having fun.Life is short.We need to enjoy while we can!
Now for my good news! I lost 3lbs. I always do good the first week though.Next week will tell the tale.I usually only lose a pound a wk after that,but I haven't been on LC for awhile.Maybe it will work faster for me.

[yellowhair11]

Geez, congrats on the 3 pounds E - you and Miss A did very well !!!!! Your right tho - it is the start. How did you do D ?? I went to Curves this am. Does your Curves have that pass thing yet ? You put like a key into each machine and it tracks what your doing or not doing and you have to keep the machine in a certain zone, then you look at the computer after to see how you did. Its something new and costs money - 25.00 by me if you sign up this month and then 5.00 a month. Cant say if ill do it or not. Well I was going to do other things but S2 called and wants to go out with GF for anniversery. 2 museums, dinner, in Mia. So they asked if could babysit Riley, the dog, so he is coming over. I hope it does not rain - ill take him to the doggie park to poop him out. So glad Vonn and uncle made it thru the surgery ! I think if I did not work I would lose faster, I sit on my butt all day at the job. My exercise there is going out for a smoke ! After Curves I stopped at gym 2001 to see if the hot jacuzzi working yet - a big no. I think I will ask to put a hold on my membership untill all the goodies are fixed. They said the electrical in the whole bldg. has to be redone and may take a year. I can go to gym 1972 to use a treadmill and that yearly renewal is so cheap.

[harley g-ma]

YH,glad you made it to Curves I messed around and got started late so I didn't do my outside walk,but I did a new 3mile video walk.You work out with weights while your
walking and do knee lifts and kicks and you really get a good workout in 45mins.I was sweating That new pass they have at Curves sounds like a good way to see what you're doing.I think I would like that.I think I would try to put the one gym on hold also.It will probably be nice when they finish. What kind of dog does ds have? I gotta go find something to eat.We may go to a boxing match tonight.I really enjoy boxing.I don't know why unless its because my Dad was a boxer in the Navy and I use to watch him work out .

[harley g-ma]

Ok,I just took a picture of myself.I tried to get the cat and dog in it but they refused to co-operate When dh gets home I'll get him to download (if we can find the cord) and maybe I can get it on.Then it will be SC's turn.

[claudette]

Hi, y'all,

Today's weigh in: up 5 lbs, but not surprized, as I have been off plan since last Monday. Picking myself up with a new plan.
Thanks for all the encouragement and suggestions.

D & C, I will probably join you in the modification of the SB plan. Yes, D, point well taken, so posting daily it is. Glad to hear Vonn & Uncle are doing better.

Y, hang in there. BF would soon see how much he missed you if he did leave.
Don't sweat the lb, it will soon be gone, I bet. If you son's dog comes over, maybe you can run with him and you both get some exercise.

to Miss A & E, for great lbs lost.

T, will ceretainly keep you in my prayers with all the fires so near. I can just imagine how scary that is, hearing the sirens in the windows.

E, SC was a family nick name as untill my first pregnancy, as I was always a twig. I lost it all after our only son, kept if off untill the menopause thing started several years ago, where I gained 55 lbs. I am not going to try to lose down to be so thin again, just at a healthly weight. My apple shape is too risky for heart disease and other problems which I have in my family.
Hang in there, you can do it.

Talked with sis this week, she is trying to pencil me in some time to create an avatar with a photo of me.

A, thanks for converting stone to lbs for us. I wish I only had 11 lbs to go!


Working on the present house's yard today, as it isn't as hot as it could be.

today's menu:
brunch: sausage, links, scrambled eggs, tomato juice
snack: vienna sausage, can, few cherry tomatoes
dinner: planned: homemade german cabbage, hebrew national large hot dogs, green salad, lc ice cream for desert.

If I deter, I will edit.

Have a great evening, all.

[Denise78]

Kept trying to get back here today to report my weigh-in but everytime I signed on, someone needed my help or stole the computer away from me. Anyway, lost 1 lb this week. I know it's all the diet pop I've consumed the past couple of days with our ice machine broke since I was down more than that on Wednesday, but moved up again by yesterday. We just got the new refrig in and I guess it will take a few hours, but hopefully soon we will have ice again and I can get back to drinking my ice cold water! I am really determined to hit that 50 lb loss this week!!!!!

Well SC, you could have warned us you were changing names!! I started reading your post as if you were a new person named Claudette and I thought...this chick is talking like she knows us all.

Sorry about your gain, but the important thing is that you are ready to make some changes. I do think that's a good idea. Sometimes when we stick with the same plan for too long, we get bored or we simply need something else to move our weight loss along. I think you'll do really good with SB. My modifications are lower carbs and less fruit than SB allows, but mainly because as a Diabetic, too many carbs raises my sugar levels. But I think C and I follow it pretty close, although we are not really in Phase I anymore since we've been on it for awhile.

Congrats on the 3 lb loss, E. Woo-hoo, that is great considering it wasn't even a full week!! I knew all that hard work and exercise would pay off.

I'm hoping to get back on track with Curves. We usually go twice a week but with everything going on the past couple of weeks, that had to take a backseat and I think I've only gone once in 3 wks.

Yesterday's menu:

B-omelette w/spinach & WW cheese, coffee
L-taco meat, cabbage, lc tortilla
D-turkey meatballs, asparagus, lc tortilla
S-3 strawberries

I have been craving fruit so today I bought a peach, apple, strawberries and blueberries and cut them all up for a fruit salad. That way I wasn't eating too much of any one fruit (they raise my sugars terribly) but still could enjoy the variety. Mmmm, it was really good and refreshing and I didn't mind missing out on the yummy pasta salad I had made my gang!! We had such a nice cookout for lunch and sat outside today before it got too hot.

We were going to go to the benefit tonight but it took forever to get the refrig in. We had to empty out the old one and move it, put everything back in it while we wait for the new one to get cold, bring the new one in the house (which was a feat in itself since it weighs over 300 lbs and all my dh and sons had was a dolly to move it on and they had to come up a few steps of our porch). It didn't fit at first so dh had to remove the doorway frame. Ugh. It's still probably too "deep" for the space and sticks out too much but we're living with it because it is such a nice one and I love it.

Still haven't found anyone to repair the a/c so I am suffering. Heat exacerbates my MS and causes me great fatigue. I am worn out so maybe it is a good thing we are staying home. Ds2 went down to the benefit (it's just down the street and originally this is the town bbq that those older folks had asked us to help with -- at the last minute they decided to give the proceeds to Vonn's family). Anyway, we will still donate $$ and maybe we will stroll down the street later when the sun has gone down and it's a little cooler out.

SC, how do you make the German cabbage? I just bought a big head of cabbage and I wonder if your recipe is something I can have?? My husband is part-German and he's always talking about things his mom used to make him as a kid. I'm Italian and Irish so I don't really have any German recipes to entice him with.

YH, hope you are having fun babysitting your grandpuppy! A walk in the park sounds really nice. Too bad about the gym, hardly seems worth keeping your membership up there.

So T, what are your plans for this wkd?

Tomorrow we are staying home and dh is making his famous mussels in a garlic and wine sauce over spaghetti, with garlic bread. I will have mine with broccoli (and no bread) but they are still SO delicious!

Okay, I need to put my feet up. The heat is making me swell something awful.

Hope you ladies are enjoying your wkd so far! D

[Denise78]

P.S.

No, my Curves does not have that system, YH, but it sounds interesting. Let me know if you sign up for it.

Have you and bf discussed his moving or are you just overhearing him talk about it on the phone??

I'm so hot right now -- wish I could come down there and jump in your pool with you!!

[harley g-ma]

D,1lb is 1lb closer to goal! I think any loss is great,better than gaining or staying the same Sorry about your heat I hope the AC man gets out there on Monday.Do you have to take insulin for your Diabetes? Enjoy your day tomorrow and try to stay cool.
SC,I'm with D, I didn't know who you were,but you seem to know us all.Why did you change your name and do we still call you SC?Good Luck with the picture,I'm going to try to get mine on too. I'll start posting my meals too.Might keep me on track if I have to let ya'll know what I'm eating!

Breakfast: 1 scrambled egg,smoked sausage link
Lunch:Grilled ground chuck burger/Heinz 57 sauce
Snack: strawberries
Dinner:Salad with Tomato,Cheese,bacon bits,green olive slices,and grilled chicken breast.Italian dressing.
As Rachel Ray would say YUMMO!

[harley g-ma]

Oh Yeah, I don't drink coffee but I do have at least 3 cups of hot tea with 1%milk and
saccarine.Also at least 2 diet cokes also.I'm not good at drinking water

[Denise78]

Hey Elaine, you need to change your stats. With a 3 lb loss, that'd be the first thing I did today!!

I had FOUR sips of a Coors Lite just now (dh drank the rest of the bottle). Wow. That was GOOD.