**~~Stillman's QWL~~** January Jewels

[Mom2Daisy]

Sorry you still feel icky Michelle. On the bright side....maybe not being able to taste will help you get to the 150's!! There's gotta be some silver lining

[Melly]

Debi gald you are feeling better Congrats on the loss!!!!

Michele I hope you feel better soon sweety How is the job going? Are you a morning person yet?

Karen YES I missed you!!!! Kick your hubby off every now and then and give us a life sign!!!

Waving to Pam and Angela and Susan and anyone else I missed or who is lurking!!!

I am off work today and have sooooooo much to do. Believe it or not I have already been busy. No gym.......it has been 2 weeks Planning on going back on Monday. I have really just been trying to rest up from the stress of all that has been going on. There are still alot of people here without power. I went by my mama's house yesterday morning and her power is back on. She will be coming home today as will Reesey.....I have missed my little doxie girl

I took my Christmas tree down this morning!!! It has been on the agenda for a couple weeks now but it is down and out of the house. I have to get my hubby or son to help me get it back in the attic soon.

I am planning to clean house today and drop off some clothes to a no-kill animal shelter, they have a thrift shop that they sell stuff in to run the shelter. I have to take hubby's truck to have it inspected today to renew his tags by the end of the month....running out of time. Have to pay my personal property taxes *sigh*!!! So this is going to be a busy day.

I will check back in later as time allows

[SusieQ12]

Good morning ladies!! I did it!!! I made it through last night cheat free!! I feel so good this morning. One day at a time, one day at a time. I know it may seem silly to some, but evenings are the worst time for me, and up until last night I have been eating junk while watching tv. But I did it, so I know I can keep going. It's great to have encouragement from you ladies. It makes a world of difference.

Gotta get some work done. I will try to come back later and do personals. I just wanted to pop in and share my woo hoo with you all. Have a great day everyone!

[SusieQ12]

Yoo hoo!! Anyone here today?

[Mom2Daisy]

Yoo Hoo to you too!!
I'm here but being 'watched' at work. (Can someone say paranoid??) The guys are all gone for lunch so I stopped by to say hi! I must be in a rhyming mood! could never be a rapper though....brain doesn't work that fast. Instead of bustin' a rhyme, I'd bust a blood vessle in my brain!

I'm proud of you Susan! I know exactly what you mean about getting past the evenings. Once you do it for a few days and see the scales move it gets easier. It's my Mother's house that does me in. Something about being comfortable there. I just want to eat. Doesn't help that I'm there everyday! She is very supportive of this WOE and has LC things around just for little ole me .

The important thing is to not turn around and give up. I have to remind myself of that all the time. I had gotten so heavy this past time because I was so discouraged to even start again. Being the genius that I am, it took me a long time to finally figure out that I had to do something becuase the weight wasn't coming off my itself. Duh! Can you believe that? I still have plenty of issues to deal with during this journey and have slipped up many times but I don't have to do this overnight. It took me 15 years to get to my high weight. What's another couple of years getting it off? Don't get me wrong, I want it off YESTERDAY!! But Yo-yo is my middle name . and I know if I take drastic measures to get there, most likely it won't stay off. To me, that's even more depressing.

But, that's what I especially like about this group. You all seem to be in it for the long haul. The ups the downs, the failures and the victories. You can learn from all experiences without beating yourself up too bad and in the process help the rest in their time of need

Boy! Didn't know I had all that pent up inside! LOL I may copy this and post it in my journal for later reflection I need to tell myself all these things daily. I guess that's enough ramblings from me today.

[DEBI IN OHIO]

<--here, sort of awake....worked all night...shoveled lots of snow and waiting for a delivery.....its now 215pm and they still arent here grrrrrrrrrrr I could have slept

[Crohnie]

Originally Posted by Melly

Michele I hope you feel better soon sweety How is the job going? Are you a morning person yet?

nope this is me in the morning. I ain't every getiing used to it

[DEBI IN OHIO]

finally made Atkins Rolls yesterday( 6 years waiting)........I felt like I was cheating while eating them, I had 3 of them over the course of a few hours.......even though its just eggs/& 3T of ricotta cheese, I am up this am in weight....it might be TOM ( Im hoping) since im going thru "TOM things" like crazy since last night, and hopefully not the yummy rolls

[idioglossic]

Good morning...

karen... start your cheat free days over... each cheat free day = food control
which is what a recovering Carbohydrate Addict needs to have... and Cheat free = ketosis... your best friend for losing....

next time you will be loath to break your run... of cheat free days... treat your self to thin... and remember every mouthful DOES count and you WILL be wearing it just where, you'd rather not...

[idioglossic]

Waving to all the other jewels here... and rushing out to a manic friday..

God Bless all of us today..

hugs

[Crohnie]

well well well

Day 185! 162.5. Big surprise

Face pain is a little better. I can breathe a little better . Tom is almost gone.maybe the scale will finally move. I have been drinking a ton of water per Wendy's instructions

B~ nothing
S~ Greek yogurt
D~ 6 fried eggs with lc ketchup

Having a Dunking Donuts INSIDE my store is KILLING ME

[DEBI IN OHIO]

tom Almost gone........how I wish to say those words ) mine last 8 days at the very least

[Melly]

I am here........just busy at work

[SusieQ12]

Good afternoon ladies! I'm here. I was extremely busy this morning. I am leaving work at 3:00 today so I had to make sure my work was done (well at least the stuff with a deadline). I took my doggy to the groomers for a hair cut and she has to be picked up by 3:30. Then I'm going to go home and relax before my daughter gets home.

I did well last night with my eating also. I woke up 1.8 lbs lighter. So three pounds in three days. That's not too bad. Good motivation to keep going. Menu for today:

B - 3 scrambled eggs (cooked with Pam)
L - Haven't had any yet, not really hungry
D - Probably ground turkey

Hae a great day everyone!

[Mom2Daisy]

Way to go Susan!

Glad you PMSers are feeling better and the cold Michelle. Last summer I had a sinus infection so bad I couldn't chew. Not only could I not taste anything, my teeth felt like I had just had a root canal on them ALL That's a first and hopefully a last for me And you'd THINK I would have lost a few pounds then....nope Milk shakes still slid right on down.

Well I have supper news....scales were at 210 this am!! Two pounds! The only thing I'm doning different is eating plenty of veggies (legal veggies...mostly salads) So I'm happy happy happy. ALSO for those of us who LOVE to sleep..... DD spent the night with Nana last night so I got to sleep in this a.m. I woke up at my regular time but decided to crawl back in the warm bed. When I got up the first time I weighed and the scales were at 211.....slept a while and got up one pound lighter LOL I'll take whatever I can get. Had some Dt. coke and sf jello and I'm still at 210!
I'm about to go SHOP!! Mom and DS are at a tremendous 50% off clearance at JC penney. Gotta run before they get all the good stuff! LOL
Have a warm, and skinny day

[Melly]

What a bunch of losers!!!!!

[Mom2Daisy]

Oh happy me!
No scales this morning. We spent the night at the remodel. But I have my milstone coffee in hand and bargains galore from my shopping yesterday. I'm a simple gal . 50 cent pair of tennis shoes, 3.00 pair of leather slip on flats, 2.00 pair of dress pants I will be able to wear without sucking in in oh say, 10 more pounds (didn't have time to try them on....but they were on sale!! LOL) Also, remember those plastic storage containers that used to be on infomercials - they have a carosel type thing and they all stack neatly together with their blue lids?? A whole set for under 3.00!!! This wasn't the thrift store either! We have a J.C. Penney outlet store here in our city. All the catalog returns come to these stores as well as items that were overstocked. Mom got a 20" TV with DVD for under $60 (new in box)

Ok, enough of my shop-bragging Have to share with someone . DH can only take so much. I think I'm still high on paint fumes from yesterday too! Painted oil base from 2ish to 11ish last night! Can we say dizzy?? Should be latex today.

Ok, one more cup of java and I'm back up to the house (Mom's house is 1000ft from our remodel....location location location )

Hope you all stick to plan today (I had some cream cheese muffins already....remind me not to make those again!! Too good.)
TTFN

[Melly]

Angela you always crack me up!!!! I bet you are fun to be around Gotta love a good bargain. I went to Penny's the other day and they were having a clearance sale that was out of this world. Everything was marked WAY down and you got another 50% off that.....I bought my son and hubby coats for $14.99 a piece.......they had been $80!!!! Hubby didn't like his so I gave them both to my son.......not worth having to go back and return them for $14.99 and besides my son liked them both

OK do we have any American Idol fans here? Anyone remember season before last when Ruben Studdard won? Do you remember Jennifer Hudson? Wellllllllllllllllllllll..........I went to see DreamGirls last night and OMGGGGG What a fantastic movie!!!! Jennifer Hudson is in it and absolutely steals the show!!!! She is nominated for an Academy Award and I will be shocked if she does not get it. She has never acted before and that voice of hers is POWERFUL!!!!!! Janie Foxx was also good as was Eddie Murphy.....Beyonce Knowles was good but I am telling you the star of the show was Jennifer!!!! I really hope she wins the Academy because she deserves it but also because Simon Cowell told her she would never make it in showbiz

[Melly]

Where is everyone? Exercising I bet

[DEBI IN OHIO]

exercising LOLOL not me
went nursing home shopping with Mom all day, shes having her Knee replaced this week and will be in a home for a couple weeks for rehab

[Mom2Daisy]

I've been exercising my mouth! I'm a bottomless pit today. Began my day with cream cheese and now....ending it with the same! On the good side, I did have lots of salad. Painted ALL the cabinet doors, drawers and a bedroom ceiling not to mention putting up with DH and DFIL working together I use the word "working" very loosely They both talk something to death before lifing a finger. Ready for bed now.
Sweet dreams all....

[Melly]

Angela we just went thru that with my mama. She had total hip replacement on Halloween and then spent several weeks in a rehab facility. She is doing pretty well now. No pain like she was having before. She still uses her cane a little bit but for the most part is doing great.

I am starting a fast today. I am going to do it for 2 days and then decide what plan I am going to do from there. I am feeling swollen and bloated and TOM is due any moment. *sigh*

[Crohnie]

Day 186 ~ 162 even



B~ fried eggs w/ lc ketchup
D~ Sashimi
2 glasses of cabernet



Lots of water

[Melly]

Well it is 6pm and I have almost made it thru the 1st day of this fast. I have stayed very busy today so it hasn't been too bad. I plan on doing the same tomorrow and after that I am not sure. If I can handle a few more days of fasting I may try that. Still debating

I cleaned my bedroom spotless today. Vacuumed the walls, baseboards, under and behind furniture, ceiling fan. I even took the blinds down and cleaned them. Same thing in the bathroom. Washed both shower curtains and rugs. I am working on the regular laundry now. I am cooking dinner for my family and it smells good but nothing in the lineup for me tonight but water.......DANG I missed my coffee today

[Crohnie]

no coffee??? damn you are brave

[Melly]

I might kill someone.....people here are treading lightly