Lucky # Sevens- July 07 Bandsters

[phyllser 3]

Well, I won't be completely off line... if I can't get on the other neighbor's network, I'll just take my laptop up to the clubhouse once a day. But I'll hate it!! I'm used to being able to get on any time I want!!

I guess this is weird, but I like to clean out other people's closets! I love to go to our oldest daughter's house and completely clean out her pantry and re-organize it! Or I like to do that to the refrigerator or freezer.. now I enjoy re-organizing our fridge, freezer, pantry, but Mr. Control Freak wigs out!! What are you doing in MY kitchen???

I got up to start dinner tonight because it was 5:30 p.m. and he wouldn't quit snoring in his recliner and he quickly was wide awake and chasing me out! He said he waited 40 years to be in charge of the kitchen and he doesn't want me in there! At least he listens when I tell him what to do! So I supervised from the couch.

I have a lot of clothes in the RV that I need to get rid of, but I want to wait until we get home because I have friends at church that might be able to wear some of them.. I did throw away five bras this week!!

[Lynette617 0]

Hello all,

It's been so long since I've stopped in. Lots going on but I'm still doing pretty good with the weight loss. Currently I'm down to 177, that's 55 pounds down. I'm happy with the loss, just physically I'm not doing very well.

I've been on 3 different medications in the last 3 months. I've been so tired all the time. After work I just want to come and take a nap with my son. Our naps used to be anywhere from an hour to 2, but now they've been upwards of 3 to 4 hours long. I've just been so tired all the time. Don't even feel like excercising. So we're trying to figure it out. I've had blood tests that all have come back ok. Now they want me to have a sleep study, since I didn't have one before surgery.

Hunter has just been diagnosed with ADHD/ODD and will be stating medication next week after his 4 year physical. I'm very depressed about this, but have spent numerous hours researching on line for answers to his behavior, but have not had any luck. The doctors say that nothing else will help at this time like therapy, counceling, natural supplements, etc. So I guess we're stuck with hard core drugs. I feel like a mother who has failed her son. Ray and I are attending parenting classes for 15 weeks in order to help us cope with our son on a daily basis. It's been very difficult to maintain an organized controlled home with him. And then to top it off, my 15 year old step son moved in with us at the beginning of January full time. He was having lots of problems with his mothers boyfriend, who just kept telling him after every fight to just go move in with his dad, so he did.

Hope everyone is doing well. Again, sorry it's been so long, but life has thrown us for a few loops and it's so hard to just cope with everyday life right now.

I'll check in again soon.

[IndioGirl55 32]

Karri

I totally agree with how and the hell to you get 700 calories in an omlettet

3 eggs 210 - cheese - 220 -mushrooms 50 - oil 100 - well you only ate 1/3 so that's 240 - which is good -

I think weekly weight ins are the best - you can stay on top of it..

172 CONGRATUALTIONS:thumbup:

Phyl - It's nice that DH likes to take care of you - I know that when my XDH and I were together he would clean - wash - cook - Iron it was nice but can you beleive I missed doing these things. I have a gf who has a housekeeper who comes in once a week - and she complains about gaining weight - well she doesn't even clean her house anymore - People seem to forget that all the things we have now adays to make our lives eaiser - are contributing factors in us getting fat...

My pantry is a mess - you can come and clean it :thumbup:

Lynette

Sorry to hear you aren't doing very well... CONGRATS though on 177 that's great :girl_hug: I sure hope they find out why you are so tired - it could be all your stress. As to Hunter - God gave us medicine - so nothing wrong is using it and how can you be a failure - this is nothing you did - it's just the way he was born... It's good that you & DH are going to classes to help you deal with this. You are doing the best you can and that's all you can do.

_________________________________________________________________

Good Morning Gang

I hear from DMJet aka Jeanie - she isn't doing well either - she has some severe root end nerve compression" in her neck and has been off work - she goes to the Nuro on Tuesday - Lets keep her too in our prayers.

I started an artical on Happyness (this months Oraph) and so far from what I have read is that mediation is the key and compassion is another key that floods the brain with well being

Here is compassion 101 meditation

# - get in a comfortable position sitting or laying down

# = close your eyes - start by thinking of someone you care about already - perhaps she's been good or inspring you. You can visualize this person or say her name to yourself get a feeling for he presence and silently offer a phrase of compassion to her. the typical phrases are "may you be free of pain & sorrow, May you be well & happy but you cab alter these or use others that have personal significance.

# after a few minutes shit your attention inward and offer the phrases of compassion to yourself - Nay I be free of pain & sorrow May I be well & Happy

# Then after some time move on to someone you find difficult - get a feeling for their presence and offer the phrases of compassion to them

#Then turn to someone you barely met - the supermaket checkout worman or the UPS man - even without knowing their name get a sense of them and offer the phrase of compassion

# We close with offering compassion to people everywhere with out limit without exception

Just thought I would share a bit of what I have read - I think this is a good practice - but I think I am a pretty compassion person - I truely care about man kind in general - from the president to the homeless guy - but for the grace of God - I could be either one... (don't want to be President or Homeless about the same level of stress for me )

Well don't know what I am doing today - but looks like another great day...

I gotta go ck the paper - a reporter called me on friday about the City thinking annexing somemore acerage to the city of indio - wanted to know my thoughts -a while back I wrote a letter to the editor about the developers fighting out here in Shadow Hills about who was doing what - and it was putting a hold on my Super Target being built - so since then this reporter calls me when she want's an opinion on something concerning the city..:wink2:

[phyllser 3]

Phyl - It's nice that DH likes to take care of you - I know that when my XDH and I were together he would clean - wash - cook - Iron it was nice but can you beleive I missed doing these things. I have a gf who has a housekeeper who comes in once a week - and she complains about gaining weight - well she doesn't even clean her house anymore - People seem to forget that all the things we have now adays to make our lives eaiser - are contributing factors in us getting fat...

You're absolutely right about that!! Like last night... instead of being at the stove fixing dinner... I was sitting on the couch supervising! When we're home I love it that DH goes to our daughter's to cut the lawn every week.... it takes him a total of 6 hours (5 acres) either one day or spread over two days. That gives me FREEDOM to do the laundry, cook, do whatever I want to do without him pushing me out of the way!! No lawn to cut here!

My pantry is a mess - you can come and clean it

I can do that! _________________________________________________________________

I gotta go ck the paper - a reporter called me on friday about the City thinking annexing somemore acerage to the city of indio - wanted to know my thoughts -a while back I wrote a letter to the editor about the developers fighting out here in Shadow Hills about who was doing what - and it was putting a hold on my Super Target being built - so since then this reporter calls me when she want's an opinion on something concerning the city..:girl_hug:

This doesn't surpise me... you express yourself very well and you don't pull any punches!

[phyllser 3]

Hunter has just been diagnosed with ADHD/ODD and will be stating medication next week after his 4 year physical. I'm very depressed about this, but have spent numerous hours researching on line for answers to his behavior, but have not had any luck. The doctors say that nothing else will help at this time like therapy, counceling, natural supplements, etc. So I guess we're stuck with hard core drugs. I feel like a mother who has failed her son. Ray and I are attending parenting classes for 15 weeks in order to help us cope with our son on a daily basis. It's been very difficult to maintain an organized controlled home with him. And then to top it off, my 15 year old step son moved in with us at the beginning of January full time. He was having lots of problems with his mothers boyfriend, who just kept telling him after every fight to just go move in with his dad, so he did.

Hope everyone is doing well. Again, sorry it's been so long, but life has thrown us for a few loops and it's so hard to just cope with everyday life right now.

I'll check in again soon.

Lynette,

You're facing a lot of challenges!! Hang in there... it will get better! Our youngest son was on medication for a while for ADHD... well, it wasn't called that 30 years ago. First... like Janet said... it's not your fault. Don't take it so personally. Lots of kids have this... it just is what it is. Hopefully the medicaiton will make life easier for him and for all of you. Don't stay away... we love you and care about what's going on in your life. Hope they figure out what is causing your physical problems soon, too.

XOXOX

[kirajh 0]

GOOD AFTERNOON, LADIES. It's another cold, damp, wet, Michigan Sunday here. All my joints are aching and nothing much happening. Phyl, my fridge and panty both need cleaning and organized. But you and Janet really don't want to come to Mi. I think it is so cool that your hubby loves to do kitchens. Mine does to a small extent but not enough to make a difference. janet, yes, there is an ocean close. Only a couple miles from my mom's. It is just that I don't like swimmimg in the ocean. I'll walk in it but that's it. But there are a couple pools in her complex. And a Y down the street and according to the net, a couple fitness centers nearby. So I think I am ready to go. I'm gonna miss those two little rugrats though. The little one is starting to scootch around on her belly. She'll probably be dating by the time I get home. Have a good day. I'll try to check in later.

[phyllser 3]

GOOD AFTERNOON, LADIES. It's another cold, damp, wet, Michigan Sunday here. All my joints are aching and nothing much happening. Phyl, my fridge and panty both need cleaning and organized. But you and Janet really don't want to come to Mi. I think it is so cool that your hubby loves to do kitchens. Mine does to a small extent but not enough to make a difference. janet, yes, there is an ocean close. Only a couple miles from my mom's. It is just that I don't like swimmimg in the ocean. I'll walk in it but that's it. But there are a couple pools in her complex. And a Y down the street and according to the net, a couple fitness centers nearby. So I think I am ready to go. I'm gonna miss those two little rugrats though. The little one is starting to scootch around on her belly. She'll probably be dating by the time I get home. Have a good day. I'll try to check in later.

No, I won't come to MI to clean your pantry!! :cheers2: I am a pool gal, too, and don't like to swim in the ocean at all! Too big and scarey and I don't like the waves.

Wonder of wonders... my computer logged on to the other neighbor's network now that our satellite neighbors are gone for a while. It won't last long.. bandwith gets too crowded and it's impossible in the mornings and evenings. But right now it's nice and warm and sunny outside and everyone is out and about.. probably at the pool!!

Ate the other chicken thigh for lunch and did it again even though I chewed long and ate slow this time! This time it almost came up and (TMI ALERT)... some slime came up. First time ever for that to happen to me and I thought DH was going to croak. He totally freaked out. We were sitting out on the patio. Fortunately I had some paper towels in my hand. But I quickly needed more and he was too busy going on about how disgusting that was and cleaning up some "drool" that was on the patio mat!! Then he wanted me to go inside!! I guess he didn't want me to freak out the neighbors! It was kind of funny, actually, and I felt a whole lot better after that!

Well, better do my Scrabble turns before i lose the connection again!

[jackie506 1]

Hello my Lucky 7's. I am back and feeling better...illness wise anyway. I have to tell you lately I have been falling off the bandwagon but I am back up and getting on. I have been doing some 'soul searching' these past couple of days. We had my sons birthday party at the bowling alley yesterday and I done fine while there with a VERY small (2 bites) piece of cake. Then I came home and before I went to sleep last night I had eaten 2 more. I thought 'what the hell is the matter with you Jackie?!" You have come so far to sabatoge yourself now. Scolded myself SEVERAL times while laying in bed last night and then again today. I told my hubby and son today that I really don't want the cake in the house because I am terrible with it and it is just tempting me. My daughter was gone so she wasn't here. I told them that the band banded my stomach but my head won't shut off. This is the worst week ever to have it also because flo is here. :cheers2: Anyway, I ate my WW Soup for lunch and will be having it for supper again. I have been over eating because I have been feeling down and blah blah blah but honestly there is no excuse. I need to get over it. That is why I was the size that I was. So today I am taking control of this thing again. I have been letting it take control and it just isn't working. Luckily I have only gained 2 lbs but 2 lbs is 2lbs farther away from goal. I am going back to the gym and getting back into the game. Love the elliptical but I am selling it because honestly I am just not accountable if I am doing this at home. If the weather was nicer I would walk outside daily just like I was but it is winter in Iowa and every other day we are getting snow and it is soooo cold. I have a friend that goes to the Y also and lots of times we were there at the same time. I seen her and she asked why I don't come anymore. I had no reason.

Friday my son and I went to Walmart. I hadn't eaten anything all day and I was starving because it was 4pm. I was not going to buy anything that was bad so I went and bought a small container of fresh cut fruit. On the way home I was eating my fruit and my dh called me. I was eating talking to him and he asked me a question and at the same time I started to slime. I was trying to swallow what was in my mouth and answer him at the same time because he said what? and then what again. All of a sudden I was sliming terrible going down the interstate. I had to quickly pull over tossed the cell to my son and he is says mom are you ok? and I threw the door open and ran to the side of the ditch to 'get rid of it'. My gosh that is the worst I have ever felt. Lesson learned? Don't try to hurry myself when eating exspecially when I am starved and eating way to fast stuffing food. :ohmy:

[Frustrated 1]

I feel horrible today. :ohmy: I've been in bed most of the day again. I was coughing most of last night and woke this morning with my throat raw and red. I sprayed it with something called Chloraseptic and it numbed it enough to make it not hurt so much. But I've struggled getting fluids into myself today as well. Hot tea has worked for me the past few days, but today I just wasn't having any of it. It got so bad I actually vomitted it up. :puke:That frightened me. I'm so worried about doing some damage. I managed to get some cold tea down about an hour ago and it stayed down. Water is hit and miss. I'm probably going to have to call my surgeon tomorrow and get their opinion on things. I've had zero appetite since I got this fill 3 weeks ago and have embraced that. But this illness thing is getting me down. I don't want an unfill but I don't want my health to continue to deteriorate. :cheers2:

[IndioGirl55 32]

. Only a couple miles from my mom's. It is just that I don't like swimmimg in the ocean. I'll walk in it but that's it. But there are a couple pools in her complex. And a Y down the street and according to the net, a couple fitness centers nearby. So I think I am ready to go. I'm gonna miss those two little rugrats though. The little one is starting to scootch around on her belly. She'll probably be dating by the time I get home. Have a good day. I'll try to check in later.

Kari

You are too funny dating by the time you get back :lol:

The only thing that's going to happen by the time you get back is you will be a brand new woman after getting a little sunshine and vit D...

No, I won't come to MI to clean your pantry!! :cheers2: I am a pool gal, too, and don't like to swim in the ocean at all! Too big and scarey and I don't like the waves.

(TMI ALERT)... some slime came up. First time ever for that to happen to me and I thought DH was going to croak. He totally freaked out. We were sitting out on the patio. Fortunately I had some paper towels in my hand. But I quickly needed more and he was too busy going on about how disgusting that was and cleaning up some "drool" that was on the patio mat!! Then he wanted me to go inside!! I guess he didn't want me to freak out the neighbors! It was kind of funny, actually, and I felt a whole lot better after that!

Phyl - I LOVE THE OCEAN.... Tmi - funny DH didn't want the neighbors to see you foaming at the mouth:lol:

Hello my Lucky 7's. I am back and feeling better...illness wise anyway. I have to tell you lately I have been falling off the bandwagon but I am back up and getting on. I have been doing some 'soul searching' these past couple of days. We had my sons birthday party at the bowling alley yesterday and I done fine while there with a VERY small (2 bites) piece of cake. Then I came home and before I went to sleep last night I had eaten 2 more. I thought 'what the hell is the matter with you Jackie?!" You have come so far to sabatoge yourself now. Scolded myself SEVERAL times while laying in bed last night and then again today. I told my hubby and son today that I really don't want the cake in the house because I am terrible with it and it is just tempting me. My daughter was gone so she wasn't here. I told them that the band banded my stomach but my head won't shut off. This is the worst week ever to have it also because flo is here. :ohmy: Anyway, I ate my WW Soup for lunch and will be having it for supper again. I have been over eating because I have been feeling down and blah blah blah but honestly there is no excuse. I need to get over it. That is why I was the size that I was. So today I am taking control of this thing again. I have been letting it take control and it just isn't working. Luckily I have only gained 2 lbs but 2 lbs is 2lbs farther away from goal. I am going back to the gym and getting back into the game. Love the elliptical but I am selling it because honestly I am just not accountable if I am doing this at home. If the weather was nicer I would walk outside daily just like I was but it is winter in Iowa and every other day we are getting snow and it is soooo cold. I have a friend that goes to the Y also and lots of times we were there at the same time. I seen her and she asked why I don't come anymore. I had no reason.

Friday my son and I went to Walmart. I hadn't eaten anything all day and I was starving because it was 4pm. I was not going to buy anything that was bad so I went and bought a small container of fresh cut fruit. On the way home I was eating my fruit and my dh called me. I was eating talking to him and he asked me a question and at the same time I started to slime. I was trying to swallow what was in my mouth and answer him at the same time because he said what? and then what again. All of a sudden I was sliming terrible going down the interstate. I had to quickly pull over tossed the cell to my son and he is says mom are you ok? and I threw the door open and ran to the side of the ditch to 'get rid of it'. My gosh that is the worst I have ever felt. Lesson learned? Don't try to hurry myself when eating exspecially when I am starved and eating way to fast stuffing food. :eek:

Jackie

GF - It's ok to have cake - (just not every day:tongue2:) You haven't been feeling well and I can see if I were sick - I might not make the best food choices either - but heck what do you think regular people do - they gain 2 lbs too every now and then - the difference is then they stop the gain - and that's what you are doing too - (see you are normal too) Plus I think it's very easy for us to test our weight loss - Oh I have been doing so good in my eating that this little candy won't hurt - or the grazing we do - oh I only had 3 chips - but you only counted the 1st 3 - not all that followed the rest of the day..

Soul searching is good - getting a hold of yourself is good - belittling yourself isn't - all that does is cause more guilt/shame which in turrn will cause you just to say "F" it - i have screwed up - so might as well keep on eating -

That's what we have been doing our entire lives - This is what we have to put an end to... NOT MORE GUILT/SHAME TRIPS - Say OK I "F'd" up - That wasn't too smart and I AM A SMART STRONG WOMAN - I CONTROL FOOD IT DOES NOT CONTROL ME.. FOR TODAY - I WILL DO MY VERY BEST - AND IF I FAULTER - I WILL GET UP BRUSH MYSELF OFF AND START OVER.. I WILL DO THIS OVER AND OVER AGAIN - UNTIL I SUCCEED.

[salsa1877 10]

I am a pool gal, too, and don't like to swim in the ocean at all! Too big and scarey and I don't like the waves.

This time it almost came up and (TMI ALERT)... some slime came up. First time ever for that to happen to me and I thought DH was going to croak. He totally freaked out. We were sitting out on the patio. Fortunately I had some paper towels in my hand. But I quickly needed more and he was too busy going on about how disgusting that was and cleaning up some "drool" that was on the patio mat!! Then he wanted me to go inside!! I guess he didn't want me to freak out the neighbors! It was kind of funny, actually, and I felt a whole lot better after that!

The slime is the WORST. Okay not the worst, the FOAM was the worst for me. That is funny that he wanted you to go inside. What is a little slime between neighbor!:cheers2:

It is just that I don't like swimmimg in the ocean. I'll walk in it but that's it.

I won't swim in the ocean either. My saying is "I don't swim with fish!" If fish are around, Karri is not! It stems from falling off an intertube and having fish rub against my feet. I almost drowned my mom when it happened and I haven't been back swimming since. Chlorinated pools for me!

I feel horrible today. I've been in bed most of the day again. I was coughing most of last night and woke this morning with my throat raw and red. I sprayed it with something called Chloraseptic and it numbed it enough to make it not hurt so much. But I've struggled getting fluids into myself today as well. Hot tea has worked for me the past few days, but today I just wasn't having any of it. It got so bad I actually vomitted it up. :puke:That frightened me. I'm so worried about doing some damage. I managed to get some cold tea down about an hour ago and it stayed down. Water is hit and miss. I'm probably going to have to call my surgeon tomorrow and get their opinion on things. I've had zero appetite since I got this fill 3 weeks ago and have embraced that. But this illness thing is getting me down. I don't want an unfill but I don't want my health to continue to deteriorate. :ohmy:

Get down what you can. Can you suck on ice chips? Oh and I just noticed your puking smiley. That is hillarious! I would call your doc and see if there is anything that you can have that will get some Vitamins in you. Have you tried pedialyte. It isn't the best tasting, but you can make it into popcicles and it isn't too bad.

Jackie

GF - It's ok to have cake - (just not every day:tongue2:) You haven't been feeling well and I can see if I were sick - I might not make the best food choices either - but heck what do you think regular people do - they gain 2 lbs too every now and then - the difference is then they stop the gain - and that's what you are doing too - (see you are normal too) Plus I think it's very easy for us to test our weight loss - Oh I have been doing so good in my eating that this little candy won't hurt - or the grazing we do - oh I only had 3 chips - but you only counted the 1st 3 - not all that followed the rest of the day..

Soul searching is good - getting a hold of yourself is good - belittling yourself isn't - all that does is cause more guilt/shame which in turrn will cause you just to say "F" it - i have screwed up - so might as well keep on eating -

That's what we have been doing our entire lives - This is what we have to put an end to... NOT MORE GUILT/SHAME TRIPS - Say OK I "F'd" up - That wasn't too smart and I AM A SMART STRONG WOMAN - I CONTROL FOOD IT DOES NOT CONTROL ME.. FOR TODAY - I WILL DO MY VERY BEST - AND IF I FAULTER - I WILL GET UP BRUSH MYSELF OFF AND START OVER.. I WILL DO THIS OVER AND OVER AGAIN - UNTIL I SUCCEED.

Okay I have to respond to both Janet and Jackie here because apparently I did not click solidly enough of Jackie's post!

Jackie if I read your post right it said that you had a total of 4 bites of cake. HELLO that is good. But Janet (as usual) is right. Pick yourself up and forget about what happened today or yesterday. You are putting yourself on the right track now and that is what is important. Just make sure you don't punish yourself with food. I know that is what I would always do before. I would have a bad day so then I would go completely the opposite way and restrict so much that it would inevitably cause a relapse of binge eating. So just go back to the basics and within a few days those 2 pounds will be gone. But before they are gone, you have to get rid of the guilt.

Janet - You, as we all know, are so wise! I love your last statement. We know that professional athletes have to practice at what they do, and that is what we have to do. We are not going to be perfect at following these rules all the time. Just like athletes can have an off game, so can we. We are human. If we were robots with no emotions, no problems, and no decisions to make, we wouldn't be here in the first place.

Well off to eat dinner. I am trying steak tonight. Wish me luck!

[kirajh 0]

Jackie - I have to agree with what Janet and Karri have said. I'll tell you if it were me, I'd have eaten four pieces of cake. That is one thing I have missed and avoid it cause I don't know when to quit. You quit. GOOD FOR YOU. I find that with myself, if the urge for something hits me, I have to satisfy that urge, or I go crazy. I figure it is better to splurge, then get back on track than to graze trying to satisfy my cravings. So don't feel guilty. Just get back on track. WE can do it. I didn't notice your smiley till Karri mentioned it. Good one. I love it.

Karri - No appetite?? I WISH.

Janet and Phyl - I got a phone call tonight from one of my dearest friends. They are out in AZ in their RV and heqding for Ca. later this week. Out near Palm Springs. That's out your way, isn't it? they said they are going to Emmett or Hemmett. Is that close to you?

Phyl - I wouldn't want to come to Mi either. Don't have a choice though. i live here. I'm trying to talk DH into relocating, but then again, it would kill me to leave my little grandkids.

[IndioGirl55 32]

I feel horrible today. :ohmy: I've been in bed most of the day again. I was coughing most of last night and woke this morning with my throat raw and red. I sprayed it with something called Chloraseptic and it numbed it enough to make it not hurt so much. But I've struggled getting fluids into myself today as well. Hot tea has worked for me the past few days, but today I just wasn't having any of it. It got so bad I actually vomitted it up. :puke:That frightened me. I'm so worried about doing some damage. I managed to get some cold tea down about an hour ago and it stayed down. Water is hit and miss. I'm probably going to have to call my surgeon tomorrow and get their opinion on things. I've had zero appetite since I got this fill 3 weeks ago and have embraced that. But this illness thing is getting me down. I don't want an unfill but I don't want my health to continue to deteriorate. :cheers2:

Ruby - Sorry you are so sick - someone said Ice chips - try that and call your doc - the flu is going around and just heard that for those of us who

You can just get a tad taken out - you gotta be able to drink water...

Hope you feel better soon - keep us posted. xoxox J

Okay I have to respond to both Janet and Jackie here because apparently I did not click solidly enough of Jackie's post!

Jackie if I read your post right it said that you had a total of 4 bites of cake. HELLO that is good. But Janet (as usual) is right. Pick yourself up and forget about what happened today or yesterday. You are putting yourself on the right track now and that is what is important. Just make sure you don't punish yourself with food. I know that is what I would always do before. I would have a bad day so then I would go completely the opposite way and restrict so much that it would inevitably cause a relapse of binge eating. So just go back to the basics and within a few days those 2 pounds will be gone. But before they are gone, you have to get rid of the guilt.

Janet - You, as we all know, are so wise! I love your last statement. We know that professional athletes have to practice at what they do, and that is what we have to do. We are not going to be perfect at following these rules all the time. Just like athletes can have an off game, so can we. We are human. If we were robots with no emotions, no problems, and no decisions to make, we wouldn't be here in the first place.

Well off to eat dinner. I am trying steak tonight. Wish me luck!

Karri - I read it that she had 2 bites and not sure but later 2 pieces and that's why told son to get the cake out of the house. But as we said - even if we have 2 or 4 pieces of cake it's not the end of the world - we just haveto get up ans dust our butts off and march forward - just like the little train that could - see all you need to know about life you learned in kindergarden

Janet and Phyl - I got a phone call tonight from one of my dearest friends. They are out in AZ in their RV and heqding for Ca. later this week. Out near Palm Springs. That's out your way, isn't it? they said they are going to Emmett or Hemmett. Is that close to you?

Phyl - I wouldn't want to come to Mi either. Don't have a choice though. i live here. I'm trying to talk DH into relocating, but then again, it would kill me to leave my little grandkids.

Kari

Hemet is close to us - about 60 miles west of us about 30 miles west of Beaumont.. - it's between us and San Diego it you take the 79 - you go thru Hemet if you are going over the hill to San Diego - It's sort of the mountains really more like high desert-cooler than us here in the desert cuz they are a little higher and warm like here in the winter - and it use to be a big retirement place but it has grown alot - they have a casino Soboba that my MIL loves to go too. -

Well I am bored to tears tonite - it's 8 now - so safe to eat - I just spend $65 buck on a pair of custom ordered jeans from QVC - we will see how they fit - I got on the computer cuz I am so bored that i didn't want to eat - now I am stracing - ttyl

[IndioGirl55 32]

Rise & Shine It's a Beautiful Morning..

Am I the only person up this early on a holiday? My fur baby wakes me up to go potty and since I have had enough sleep - I get up !!! Oh the difference between 7 months ago and now - Energy... But the problem is what to do with all this energy - Well this morning I will be off the the gym.

Yesterday was the 1st time I have eaten 1200 calories in ages... I had some Cookies and milk 230 calorie last night - Maybe it will break my plateau... (don't you love my way of thinking = excuse - fat girl brain :tt2:)

You want to know something - in the past I would have eaten and eaten those cookie - but last night after 4 cookie (the size of silver dollar) and the milk (i never drink milk but was cravng it) I was full and satisfied.

I gotta find something to do that's fun today - I gotta quit shopping - I am going to be in the poor house soon - I could clean out my garage :wub: but that's not fun - I could mop the floors - but that's not fun.. Maybe I will go buy some flowers for the back yard and plant them.

OK just wanted to say GOOD MORNING - will ck back later..

[salsa1877 10]

No you are not the only one up...but I have to work. That is right we have to be the ONLY school district in this nation that is working on President's day. I have been pissed off about this for a month! Our kids have the day off but we are in meetings all day. WONDERFUL! I'll trade you...I will clean out your garage and you can sit in pointless meetings!?!?!

Only good thing is that we don't have to be there until 7:30.

Everyone enjoy your day. I will check in after the gym tonight.