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Thanks for the recipe link Candra - I am going to make a version of it this week too. I woke up at 5:30 am, let the dogs out and jumped back in bed - I had the alarm set for 8 to get my son up for his "chaperoned date". Poor guy was nervous as he had never met her dad or 21 yr old brother - I am doing laundry and more laundry. Going to clean the downstairs bathroom from top to bottom as soon as my daughter gets out of the shower. I miss the lady who cleaned my bathrooms once a month. I'll check in later.

So glad to see you back Nicole. Has Auds adjusted to the new place? Hope you are feeling better Maria. Hope you don't have the flu. Did you get your flu shots this year? I made sure I got both the seasonal and H1N1 shots as I sure don't want to get the flu and have to throw up as it can damage our bands. We missed you today. I took my daughter along to have someone to talk to in the car. What is a good day to meet - I would like to set up a get together at my house for whomever wants to come - which day is better for most of who would want to come - Friday evening, Sat or Sun? I need more support than once a month at Point West.

Ok, I just deleted my POF account. I sent a message to POF Mike letting him know I am not interested in dating him or anyone at this time. He has my regular e-mail address so hopefully he doesn't send me a nasty gram. I am going to concentrate on me for awhile - need to reduce the stress to stop the emotional eating path. Today helped me realize I can do this if I really want to and I really want to.

It was so good to see all of you today. The walk was invigorating too. I was getting sleepy on the drive home from all of the fresh air. I brought the clothes in and went through them - I ended up with two shirts and two button up sweaters and three pair of 16 jeans - the two non stretch ones are a little tight in the waist but hopefully will fit soon. Thanks. Wow you were fast in getting the picture up Candra - we don't even look tired after our 4 miles - means we are getting in better shape. My son is asking when dinner is - just when I feel a nap coming on - guess I'll feed them and then lay down for a little snooze.

Maria left me a voicemail this morning saying she wasn't coming as she isn't feeling well. I will still be there at 11 am. Tried to get my daughter to ride with me, but she passed. Oh well, now I can sing in the car and no one will care.

Maria - where are you? I left you a voicemail - are you still going tomorrow? I need directions to your house - I am planning on picking you up at 9:45 am tomorrow morning - please call me. I want to go to bed so I won't be tired in the morning, but I don't feel that tired and don't want to lay in bed thinking and worrying - makes it even harder to go to sleep. I checked the weather and it looks like it will be okay for our walk tomorrow.

I have room for two more people in my car if someone who lives in Sacramento wants to meet and ride with me and Maria. Riley - I will take the clothes that no one wants home with me tomorrow to take to the support group on Jan 23 if you want. The movie was really cute - I had some popcorn with my kids, but all I had all day before that was one protein shake (160) calories. I had a tiny piece of ham and about 1/4 c sweet potatoes for dinner and 3 small cookies for dinner at my parents' house. Gotta call Maria to get directions to her house - see you gals tomorrow at the pier.

Happy New Year! I made it to midnight last night after dozing off many times in the recliner - my kids kept waking me up. Then after the ball dropped we all ran upstairs - I got up at 7:30 to use the bathroom and went back to sleep until 10 am. We're going to go see the Alvin and the Chipmunks Squeekquel movie and then to my parents' for dinner at 5 pm. Tina - that guy sounds like someone you shouldn't even talk to. yuck. How rude to contact you to just be mean to you. I'll call you tonight Maria to get directions to your house again - does 9:45 am pick up tomorrow work for you? Guess I'd better get dressed and see what time the movie is playing today.

Ali - If you have Kaiser, yes they do the surgeries in either Richmond, So SF, or Fremont. If your BMI is 35 you need two comorbidities, if it is 40 or over you don't need any. You need to ask your PCP for a referral forng bariatric surgery. Candra - I am going to check with a couple other people I know to see if they know anyone they can introduce me to. I think I just have the after Christmas moody blues. I just had frosted flakes for dinner and a few bbq chips. My protein shakes are getting cold. I made my two vegetarians Boca burgers and a regular burger for my meat eater - I wanted a burger with a bun, but I know that won't work so I had the cereal. So who is meeting us on Sat? I think me, Maria, Candra, Riley and who else? We want to make sure we don't leave someone.

My life is boring too - I have my three kids and three others over playing at the moment. They wanted to spend the night but I said no - I want peace and quiet in the morning. Mike - the internet guy - just e-mailed me for my phone number - he lost it - I am really not feeling it with him and think I am going to close my POF and Yahoo accounts - doesn't feel like the right way for me to meet guys - I am pretty old school - anyone know any single old school kind of guys? My friend at work Michael said the couple of guys he knows are players so he doesn't want to introduce me to them. I'm ready to go back into my hole and concentrate on other things.

My New Year's resolution is to get back on track with my eating and exercise and to be nicer to myself - no more negative self talk and worry. Thanks for the directions to the pier. Can't wait. Hopefully the weather cooperates. This is the first New Year's Eve in forever that I actually got invited to two parties and I'm not going to either. Maybe next year. I stopped at Costco on my way home from work and got some protein shakes. We're going to my parents' house tomorrow for ham - egads I already feel seriously bloated.

I am staying in with my kids. Could have gone to the Singles Group party at the Doubletree - but for $40 - I don't drink and can't eat much of the appetizers and I only dance if I have had a couple of drinks - so I think staying at home makes the most sense. I will try hard to stay up until midnight, but doubt I will make it. Boy I'm a party pooper.

I will be drinking protein drinks for my meals for a couple of days too Candra as soon as I buy some at Costco today (today is payday). I will definitely be there on Saturday - at 11 am at the pier right? You posting the directions Candra? I am at work right now and boy it is quiet - I think a lot of people took the day off. I am going to try online bill pay for the first time today - with Golden 1. Trying to save money on checks and postage. I think our medical copay went up - my darn check was $35 less than less month - it's going the wrong direction.

I will bring my own lunch on Saturday - my band doesn't like salad. Can someone post the directions to the pier again? thanks. I finally made it back to Curves after skipping at least two weeks - burned 500 calories - I'm going to try to make it again tomorrow afternoon. I met a lady there tonight who was banded two years ago at Mercy San Juan here in Sacramento. I'll call you Maria - I can pick you up if you want Maria. I'll call you to get directions. Heather are you going?

Ok - for Saturday we are meeting at 11 am at the pier in Vallejo and bringing our lunches? Is that right? Yes, Maria you can ride with me. Are you going too Heather? I had one packet of Weight Control oatmeal for breakfast and 1/3 of a beef chimichanga (went out to lunch with my boss and two coworkers - our late holiday lunch). I really wanted to eat more but my band said no. I had a few tortilla chips too.

I am up for walking in Vallejo on Saturday - are we doing the walk we did before? What time are we meeting? I will check with my parents to see if they can watch my kids, but it shouldn't be a problem. Wanna carpool Maria and Heather? I hear you Riley - the guy keeps e-mailing me at least twice a day - wants to see me again and overdoes it with the compliments etc. I am getting ready to let him know I am not looking for a 24/7 boyfriend - he is freaking me out. He doesn't want to date someone who is dating other guys too - well I'm not at the moment but am not ready to be in an exclusive relationship with him for sure - I hardly know him. I am home sick today - woke up with a bad headache and way too tired - I stayed up until 10:30 last night waiting for my boys to get home - my brother took them to the IMAX Theater last night to see Avatar in 3-D. Taran didn't want to go - so I dyed my mom's hair and she helped my Dad put away their Christmas decorations and tree. We took ours down the day after Christmas as I couldn't stand the clutter. I tried to eat half a beef enchilada last night for dinner, but ate a couple of bites of garlic bread first and ended up seriously pbing everything up. I need a slap upside my head - and a visit with my girls (and John).

Yes let's start together tomorrow - I for one will be posting my food daily. And I need to get back to Curves tomorrow too. I wish it wasn't so cold outside - I can't stand walking outside on break when it is so cold. My good friend and walking buddy is moving to my building at work on Jan 12 and she will drag me out in the cold to walk which is a good thing.

Thanks Tina - I am not going to answer his e-mail tonight anyway. I can guarantee no one is getting any sex anytime in the near future so if that is what he is looking for he can continue looking. If I lived without it for 18 years I can continue to live without it. I am kind of old fashioned and would need to be friends with someone first and trust them. Maybe I should tell him that and get it over with? I am way protective of my kids and they won't be meeting any dates unless I know it is somewhat serious. Maybe he thinks I am desperate since I told him I hadn't dated since having kids.?

That's what I am afraid of Tina - now he e-mailed me back and said he is looking for a girlfriend, not a friend - jeez I don't even know him so how could I say I could be his girlfriend? Egads. I am about ready to e-mail him back and say maybe I am not the woman for him - he doesn't want to date someone who is dating other men - gosh he must think he is something special - sounds kind of desperate for a girlfriend and I am not desperate for a boyfriend. Are you there Riley? Other advice from you guys?

I am glad Christmas is over too and I don't do anything for New Years. I have had way too much candy and cookies. I just got back from dinner with my parents, brother and kids. I split a meal with my son. On my plate I had 3 fried shrimp and half a baked potato - but of course I had to eat 1/4 piece of garlic bread and 1 french fry while waiting for my food. I ate 1 shrimp and a few bites of potato and then had to make a trip to the restroom to pb. And again at home. I finally feel better. Ok I went and met the guy Mike at Baskin Robbins at 2 pm today - I told my kids I was taking a friend who doesn't drive to the store. I was home by 3:15. He actually looked better than his picture on line. I got a single scoop in a cup and he got a double scoop in a cup. We sat down and talked for about 45 minutes. At first we talked RVs as we both have them and he asked me about my kids. His two are grown 22 and 24. He has been divorced twice - been single now for 5 yrs. He manages two local bands. Oddly he said he only sleeps a couple of hours a night every other night? Something about being used to working two jobs. He creeped me out a little when he held on to my fingers - boy am I out of practice. I let him know that I wouldn't be introducing my kids to him any time soon and that I hadn't dated at all since having kids. He kept talking about all the things we could do together and with the kids. I told him I wanted to take things slow and he said he doesn't do anything slow. What the heck? He e-mailed me twice since then - said some really nice things about me and my appearance which makes me feel "normal" and all, but scares me at the same time. He said he doesn't think we are on the same page. I asked him back what he means by that. Help me Riley I don't know what to do - my heart is having a hard time forgetting the other Mike who is not interested and not comparing this guy to him. This new Mike lives in a mobile home in a trailer park which doesn't really bother me but how do I get to know him better without him trying to put the moves on me? I think maybe it was better when I just didn't care if I ever met someone. I also got an e-mail for a single dad in Hollister which is in Southern California which really creeped me out - he is really good looking and acted like he already knew me - almost seemed like a scam or something.

I have fallen off the wagon too - but luckily my band doesn't let me fall too far off. I had 4 little smokies and a piece of marble jack cheese for lunch, one beef enchilada for dinner. My problem has been the darn Christmas cookies, plus no exercise. I did return two items to Walmart today but was good and only bought the 5 items on my list and left quickly - I didn't look around for bargains as I only have a little money until payday on the 31st. Ok Riley I need some help. I called the guy from POF - his name is Mike (jeez every guy I seem to know is named Mike) today and left a message. He called me back and we talked for about ten minutes on the phone. He wanted to meet for ice cream this evening, but I had just drove up to my parents' house for dinner, so then he said what about breakfast tomorrow - I said I don't want to bring my kids to meet him - so I am going to meet him at Baskin Robbins tomorrow afternoon at 2 pm. I'll tell my kids I am running an errand. Of all places to meet - ice cream. I will have a kid size cup. Here we go again with everything social revolving around food. Hopefully he makes a better impression in person than he did on the phone. Not sure if I am up for this kind of thing. He retired from Campbell Soup three weeks ago. I'll let you know how it goes. Watching the Sacramento Kings vs the LA Lakers - they are in second overtime and it doesn't look good for the Kings.

Oh my band is talking to me right now. I had a bite of hashbrowns for breakfast, spinach dip with french bread for lunch, a couple of pieces of candy, 1/4 c roast beef, 1/4 c green bean casserole, and a couple of bites of cheese potatoes for dinner, and a few cookies since then. I tried whole cranberry salad and it came back up - must have been the skin on the cranberries. It seems like I ate a lot today but my plate looked like a toddler was eating. We were at my parents' from 10:30-6 - had a good time. Nice to see my brother. Riley - he gave me his number to call him. I am not giving him mine yet. I will decide whether to meet him in person or not after I talk to him this weekend. I have had 50 guys view my profile on POF and 11 on Yahoo Personals. I am not subscribing to Yahoo Personal at this time so I can't send real messages to anyone anyway - I had a guy from Ft Worth Texas send me an e-mail and another guy sent me an email and he didn't match what I asked for in my profile at all- their emails were kind of creepy to me - a little too personal considering they don't even know me. -they were from Yahoo. For some reason I feel kind of depressed today - not sure why - going to bed early tonight and taking a Tylenol PM. My kids are busy with their new stuff. Tina - Taran loves Ruthie - the boys also love their Legos and the soccer ball. I like the earrings and necklaces sets that were in the little box you gave me. I told the kids you gave me the stuff - they said that was really nice of you to give them the things. Can you pm me your mailing address? They want to send you a note. Taran was already reading some of the middle school book - preparing early I guess - she's only in 5th grade.

Merry Christmas Eve! I took my four hour holiday hours and four hours of vacation so I am home today. My son and I took the bottles and cans and fed them in one by one at the recycle place this morning - netted $30.10 - not bad. The grocery store was packed and so was Dollar Tree. My older son painted pictures for gifts and we picked up some frames at the Dollar Tree. I am watching Santa Baby 2 right now. Riley - I got your e-mail and responded, but now I see it was your work e-mail. How much does the Yahoo Personals cost? As I said in my e-mail I sent you this guy keeps sending me e-mails from POF - he is 53 and has a RV. He can't type very well so he said I should call him (I am not giving out my number at this time). Then he said he saw my picture I finally posted and wants to meet me. Out of my comfort zone. I told him I would call him this weekend. I will see how that goes. My parents and brother are coming over this evening for dinner - I am making appetizers (spinach dip, weenies in sauce, salami/cheese/crackers, mozarella sticks, mini veggie eggrolls, and Christmas cookies) - I am not worried that I will eat too much as I am feeling restriction today - probably stress. My kids will open their gifts from me tonight and we will go to my parents' tomorrow morning for the day to open gifts and eat. I hope everyone one of you have a wonderful Christmas (if you celebrate it) and remember to give your loved ones big hugs. Thanks for being my friends.

Welcome back Heather - sure missed you but glad you had a good time. Ok Riley - I just checked Yahoo and someone viewed my profile - what the heck - the guy's little profile says 57 yr old and then in his paragraph he says he is 53. His profile says his body type is average, but looking at his picture he has a gut on him - ok either he is lying or isn't very smart - doesn't know his age and is in denial that he is definitely a few extra pounds - which I don't mind, but let's be truthful. I put a few extra pounds on my profile. I definitely can't keep up with you though. I had half a baked potato and 3 prawns for dinner. And then I just ate 4 bite size candies - so altogether not a bad day. All I am worried about right now is maintaining until after the holidays - and I won't freak out if I end up gaining a couple of pounds. Gotta go check Facebook.

Riley - I took the plunge and created a profile on Yahoo Personals last night - it was under review so I will check it tonight. How did your date with the other guy go yesterday? I had a packet of weight control oatmeal for breakfast today and have a Lean Cuisine for lunch. Neither one of those is really allowed, but calories are calories and together they only have 410. I woke up with a sore throat and a stiff neck - must have slept wrong with my mouth open? I am working on a stress headache at the moment - jeez. I'll feel better probably after my 10:30 am meeting is over - bound to be yucky.