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((Kat)) I second Terry's elegant, well-stated post. (& the others who were posting at the same time I was!) I'm with you in spirit, sweet girl! It's Friday! Wow, that came fast! DH is in Atlanta, waiting for his next flight to PV. Believe me when I say that I have analyzed & investigated every angle to get the kids & I to SOMEwhere warm & fun, too... but it just won't work. I think the kids 1/2 expect me to surprise them this evening... hope they're not TOO disappointed. I told them we weren't going anywhere, but you know how hope springs eternal! DD was invited to be in the High School's Spring musical: The Wiz! It's invitation-only for the elementary & middle school kids, so it's a special treat. She also auditioned for & made the all-county Honors Chorus! I'm so proud of her! Have a good Friday... lots of love & purple power to Kat, & everyone who needs it!!

:present: :cake: :heart: Happy Happy Birthday, Laura!! :cheers2: :clap: :bananalama:

G'morning!

G'nite! :sleep: :thumbup:

Terry -- Great idea!! I like the way you think! Kat -- That certainly IS idiotic! Ugh! Am having king crab stuffed salmon "pinwheels" for dinner tonight! Now, if I can just keep away from the brownies that I'm also baking as a treat for dh (it's his last dinner here 'til the 16th...)... I did good & didn't even lick a finger when I made them... I put them in a small square pan, in the hopes that they'll get eaten quicker that way! lol!! Enjoy the eve, girls...

Great workout! Yay me!

I am nowhere NEAR a saint, Terri... in fact, I get crankier the closer it gets... what's it called?? passive agressive! That's me to a T! Especially when, last night during dinner, he started giving me errands to run for him while he's gone!! :cursing: WTF!?!? I did check prices & availability at WDW for this & next weekends, but no go. I even checked airfare for the 3 of us to PV to "surprise" him over a long weekend, but that's a no-go, too. Between cost & our schedules... BUT... the kids & I will have a good time... things are so much more relaxed & fun when it's just us... we'll be silly & spontaneous & stay up late watching movies... it'll be good.

Laura, that's so kewl!!!! Am doing well today... but usually do 'til about 3pm... my "danger zone"!... DS & I are going to the Y @ that time, so hopefully I'll get thru it & make it an all-the-way-thru good day. Good eating, good exercise, good working... good me!

Good Morn, Dearies~~ We had a dusting of snow last night -- not predicted -- so the 2-hour late opening for school came as quite a surprise! So it's been a lazy, slow morning... Somehow I was still down today after my bad eating yesterday... hmmm... Am sipping on my strawberry yogurt pro shake now... mmm... DH leaves tomorrow for Mexico... grrr... Make it a good day everyone!

Ok, honesty time... evidently I can only stay on plan for 1 day @ a time... was ok 'til about 1pm... then ice cream & some chicken wings forced their way into my mouth... ugh! Thank goodness there's always TOMORROW (& lots of h20 between now & then!).

((Pammie))

Good Tuesday Morn, Vi's~~ Keep us posted, Kat! Haydee, good work yesterday, girlie! That seems like a reasonable amount & types of food... & yay on the bike riding!! We rock!! TracyK... Glad it's healing, sorry it's still oozie... TracyKS... Don't know what to say about THAT... maybe see a doc?? eat more fiber? Hang in there! Regular day today... I'm taking dd back for a follow-up on her coughing/headache thing... she's still having them! Not as badly, but still... something is NOT right... so we'll see... Am sipping my modified (fewer cals & carbs) blueberry yogurt smoothie as I type... yummy & even better -- thick! -- so I feel more satisfied than just the reg pro shakes. Make it a great day, everyone... healing thoughts to all who are ailing!!!

Cals & definitely carbs were a bit high, but it was the smoothie (I'll use less yogurt & fruit next time) + the soup (I ate the whole can!). But DEFINITELY better than it's been, so on the whole I'm ok w/it. Haydee, what went in your piehole today?:tongue:

Today's PieHole Report: 1 cup warm h20 w/lemon 16.9 oz h20 B'fast: vanilla chai protein shake 1 cup tea w/1 splenda Lunch: Blueberry Yogurt Protein Smoothie (Judy got me thinking this sounded yummy... & it was!) Exercise: 30 mins on treadmill @ Y 16.9 oz h20 Snack: Tomato Soup & Low-Fat Triscuits Dinner: vanilla chai protein shake (later this eve) 1 cup hot tea w/1 splenda Totals = 1262.5 cal, 27 g fat, 147.5 g carb, 102.75 g pro

((((kat))))

Love the pics, Judy! And may I say, YOU look absolutely SKINNY!

Good girl facing the truth & updating your ticker, Haydee. It sucks, but it also enables us to go forward from here. We're so close in weight, so this will be good for us to work together!! Whenever you feel like you're going to slip -- contact me! E-mail, phone, text... I'm here for you!!

Ok... updated siggy line... even tho I was at -10 at one point in Jan... in the end, it's a measly -1.2lbs lost for Jan... I know, I know... it's not a gain... On to February!

Ok Haydee... let's keep each other accountable!! I'm working out today w/ds @ the Y... I'm going to do my Walk training + weights (I hope, if there's time after the walking!) WE CAN DO IT!

TracyK, hope the eye doc can help... and I hope you can get some relief from all your ailments these past weeks! ((TracyKS))... hang in there, chica! There is no harder job than being a mom... & you're a good one! Pam... I hope the runs are keeping you on the run... AWAY from the goodies!! :w00t: Judy... You've got the exact right attitude and I am going to "WWJD" myself all day today!! You're my inspiration!! I want to get where you are! (No, not Alpena... in "the groove"!!) Back to work...

Happy Groundhog's Day! Today IS the day... I am going to eat properly, drink my h2o, and exercise!! I've already had 1 cup warm water w/lemon, and am almost done a 16.9 oz bottle of h20. Make it a great day, everyone! (oh, btw Judy, I just put my fingers in my ears and sing "la la la la la" when you write naughty bits... :w00t:)

Am sitting here on the laptop watching the game... or the commercials, rather. Actually the BEST part was the HALFTIME -- Brooooooce! His concert tix go on sale tomorrow morning & I'm very tempted to get some....... We had my friend & her hubby & dd over, but they've gone home already! That's how not into the game we are! DS's gfriend is still here, tho... Not much else to report... tomorrow is the big day I swear for my good eating & exercising & starting to train for the walk... really!! Tracy, glad to read that you're getting settled in... you should be a pro by now w/the moving... just don't unpack -- you'll probably get the urge to move again in a couple months! See you all tomorrow!

Good Sunday Morning, Vi's~~ "RABBIT RABBIT!" It's Feb. 1... a new month! We had a busy but very fun day yesterday... my Godmother hosted my mom's 71st b'day party & LOTS & lots of our family came & we ate & drank & were pretty merry, I must say! I'm not usually a wine drinker, but I did last night & I was quite "happy" shall we say? Today I have to "power clean" the house as my friend & her family are coming over to watch the big game... I'm not cooking tho, which is nice... I ordered the "SB" special from a local deli... yum. Did I mention that TOMORROW I am going cold turkey on food + am going to begin my MS Challenge Walk training. (I know, I say things like this all the time so no one believes me... I'm the girl who cried "wolf"!) Well, I am. No excuses. I'm just going to friggin' DO IT!! Also did I tell you that DH is going back to Puerto Vallarta for 10 days this month? (Remember, he went last year for his photography... it's when I took the kids on our "surprise" trip to Disney!) Somehow he's managed to make this an annual trek! So the kids naturally assumed that we were going back to WDW! HA! NOT! But last night my sis & I (in our wine-soaked states) were SWEARING to each other that we were just going to do it next weekend... just hop on a plane & go for a long weekend! I wonder if she even remembers?? Too funny! I wish we could... but... sometimes you have to be the adult & suck it up & delay your gratification, blah dee blah... But I am just the littlest bit cranky that dh gets to go where there's SAND, SUN, WARMTH & free-flowing MARGARITAS!! I've rambled on too long here... maybe there's still some wine in my system! Off to forage for b'fast & begin the clean... Make it a great day, Vi's! I'm not at all invested in the outcome of the game today -- so I'm rooting that the commercials are good! :thumbup:

Good Morn, Judy, have fun... I love GWL... wear something light as it gets steamy in there! Well, we're off & running today... make it a great one & will see you all tomorrow! Smoochers!

((Kat)) I wish only the best for you & am keeping you in my heart, thoughts & prayers. It's just a crazy time right now... I can't believe it. Pam!! Thank you for the Thank You note & surprise... you & Susanne are too sweet!! Smooches! Yeah, I think there are 3 of those books... 1 is restaurants (I think that was the original one), 1 is for grocery stores (the one I have), and 1 for kids (which to me looked a lot like the supermarket one). I'm loving mine! DD & I got our hairs cut today... she hates getting her hair cut... all she wants is "long"... I keep telling her that's not a style, lol... she mostly wears it in a pony tale... so she actually got a style & it looks ADORABLE... it's shorter in the back, then gets longer as it goes toward the front... cute! Busy day tomorrow... kids both have activities from 8a - 2p, then we go down to DC for my mom's 71st b'day party @ my Godmother's house... so I hope to pop on to say "hi", but if I don't, then I'll "see" you all on Sunday... Love you all!