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Its too quiet here!! Where is everyone. I'm at Seatac waiting to board my flight back to Palm Springs. I just treated myself to a Cosmo, cup of chowder and oysters appetizer for Valentines Day! Earl was willing to take me out when I arrive, but that's not until 6pm and I think I'll just want a little wine and cheese and watch Olympics.

Hey! Good to see you back, Marcy! Will have to learn more about that PS you mentioned since I am in the Seattle area. Back to Palm Springs tomorrow and looking forward to being back to the warm, sunny weather. Hugs, Karla. Glad to hear about your house, but so sorry about your Dad. does JAnet come back Sunday or Monday? Forgot. Candice, opening ceremonies were awesome!

Great to see the photo! Glad to see everyone who was able has arrived! I'm jealous and wish I was there sipping martinis with all of you. Maybe next time. Hope you have a wonderful weekend.

Texted Janet and she finally got to resort at noon today but then had to go fetch her luggage. Dreary, cold and rainy here but 80 and sunny in CA. Karla, sorry to hear the update on your Dad. Hope the house deal is something that will work for you. Figured out how to get on LBT on my iTouch. It's a little easier than the Blackberry but I have to type with my pinky instead of my thumbs.

Good grief! I haven't been online for a few days.... at least not on LBT.. only what I can do on my Blackberry or iTouch, which isn't much. I'm in Seattle. Was at DD#1, now DD#2, so using her computer... didn't bring my laptop this trip. But... I'm so upset to read what all of you have been going through. Flight cancellations, FL trip all screwed up, etc!! So sorry to hear all this. And I was just worrying that you were going to have miserable weather with the storms hitting the Gulf coast... especially today. I didn't even think about cancelled flights!! So... hope Janet & Eva have arrived by now! Did Janet really check her bag??? She doesn't like to do that and usually carries it on I think. Hope no luggage was lost!! You gals... those who were able to make it... hope you have a great weekend in spite of all the complications and disappointments!! HUGS!!

Just a quick visit here. At DD#2 now for 2 days. Cold is wonderful. Probably gone through a box of kleenex since I've been here and everyone at Sky Valley is blaming me because now they're sick and I went to beading on Monday afternoon! Chilly and rainy since I got here except for the first day. Well, yesteray wasn't too bad until I started my 65 mile drive south to DD's! Wii says I'm within a pound of where I was before cruise... I was 198, this morning 200... but with pj's on. Must've been a lot of fluid to drop it all that fast.... true confessions... my Wii said I was up 9.3 lb Sunday morning. Food okay since I've been here because I feel like crap! HEEHEE! Hope Janet & the others don't get any of that miserable weather that is hitting the Gulf coast today!! They will be upset if they go to FL and get snowed on!! LOL Hugs to you all! I'll be back at DD#1 Tomorrow afternoon and internet access there slow so I didn't get on at all except with my Blackberry earlier this week. I'll be home Sunday afternoon.

Flying out of Palm Springs this morning... around 10:30. Feel like crap. Trying to eat omelet Earl made me but not having much luck. Afraid it will come back up if I eat... sick to my stomach, coughing, congested, headache, slight fever. Have to get in the shower soon. Can't find my handicap window thingy. Picking up a rental car at the airport. Tracy said I could've borrowed SIL car but had extra miles that were going to expire that paid for rental.

Don't very often wear yellow. Thanks! Not much better tonight. Plus... PB'd after dinner the past two nights and my stomach is still not feeling good. Tilapia last night, filet tonight... first steak I've had in weeks. It was very small, cooked perfectly, but I still couldn't keep everything down. May just be this crud, too! Oh, the fish was WONDERFUL once I got past the head! LOL! No guacamole, just a couple small slices of avacado, tomato, lettuce and the refired beans & crema. Enjoyed it. Ah... I just pulled the head off right away and threw it in the basket on the table! Yeah, sore throat, drippy nose, headache, neck ache, upset stomach... yuck!

Yuck! Sore throat, headache, achy bones since yesterday. No water aerobics today. Feel cruddy and have to fly to Seattle in the morning so I am laying low today. May or may not go to beading in an hour.... Maybe I'll just go check out the project for this week, get the directions and beads and come back home if it looks like I can do it by myself. Scale down 1.3 lb this morning but a long way to go to undo what I did!

Good Morning! Yes, back from Mexico cruise as of Saturday morning. Been trying to catch up ever since. Tried to read your whole week of posts, but didn't make it through all of it! You are SO busy!! LOL! Cruise was great but weather not so much. Rained in Mazatlan and POURED in Puerto Vallarta. That was our longest in port day. I'd scheduled a 4 hr city sights tour for morning and it was just drizzling a little off and on then so we were able to get off the bus several times and walk around for a while.... along the beach, city square, Lady of Guadalupe church. But... cruise director said it would clear up aroud noon and 80 degrees! Yeah, right! Around noon it started POURING! and it never let up much the rest of the day. Brief respites of lighter rain. So we took our umbrella, poncho, rain jacket and ventured across the street to Super Walmart! Not exactly what I'd planned for the rest of the day, but I wasn't about to spend the rest of the day on the ship! There was a mall next to that, but we didn't make it. Just raining too hard to venture any further. We had two days at sea after that and they were fairly decent. But it started raining the last night, rained all night, boat was rocking, pool water sloshed all over the pool deck, and it didn't stop raining until about the time we docked. Started raining hard again as we drove back to Desert Hot Springs and continued most of the day! Sore throat started yesterday and feeling pretty yucky today. No water aerobics. Have to rest up for flight to Seattle tomorrow morning... 5 day quick visit home.

Well, after I got over the initial shock, and giggled a little, and took some pictures.... it was GREAT!! Thoroughly enjoyed it. Lightly seasoned, lightly breaded, not at all greasy, light and flaky. I LOVED it! As you can see, served with lettuce, tomato, a little avocado, I think that was some kind of sour cream, and some refried beans.

Caught up on all the posts from the whole last week last night but too lazy and tired to post! We had a good time on the cruise but weather was not the greatest. Some rain in Mazatlan, LOTS of rain in Puerto Vallarta. Cabo San Lucas was beautiful and had a great time there. I ate too much, drank too much all week and gained too much! We won't talk about HOW much!?! But I was shocked. I wrote down everything I ate. But, I ate too many desserts, too many rolls, too much of everything. Ate seafood almost every meal, though, and only ate at the buffet twice. That's not a good idea! I walked a lot.... especially on sea days because I didn't use the scooter onboard at all except when we first got onboard, and when we got off. It was in the closet in our room except when we went off the ship. Didn't take it on excursion either, so walked then, too. Feet hurt every night! Not too much trouble with hip, so that's good. More later. I must post a photo of one meal... we got caught in the rain in Mazatlan. So we'd already planned where we were going to eat, but when that happened, we ducked in to this little restaurant.. it was a patio, really... very small... maybe 6 tables, if that. Menu was mostly in Spanish, and i pretty much knew what everything was, but I picked "Fried Fish".... and this is what I got.....

Don't worry about pancakes. On cruises... I go for the seafood... salmon omelets, salmon, shrimp, lobster...I don't usually gain weight because I stick to healthy choices. Now... the adult beverages might be a challenge. I'll definitely look for the ZERO calorie wine!! LOL! I do like tequila in my crystal lite!!

YEP! It's definitely a knee issue! I had my left replaced the end of August, and the right one needs it, too. Had a partial on the right 5-6-7 yrs ago, but dr. says the hardware is loosening and collapsing because of the weight loss! Oh, well! I guess that's an okay problem. Doesn't bother me much. Hips giving me some grief since I'm walking more now! :bored:I am getting much better at the tight rope walking. The tilt table is not too strenuous. Some of the new Wii Fit Plus things are really fun. But there's one of them that requires that you jump too... you're running down a dock dodging swinging balls... like wrecking balls, but then after you make it through a couple of levels you have to jump.. and that's where I always end up in the ocean! HAHA!

One thing you have to do is that when you want to call someone, you have to click on "video call" or you won't get the web cam AND the audio.

Hi, Everyone! Hey, it's Janet's birthday! HAPPY BIRTHDAY, JANET!! :party::bored: We are leaving on a cruise in the morning... Mexican Riviera! Talk to y'all when we get back next Saturday!

Yep... definitely not a realistic plan! 1/4 cup 3X a day and NO Snacks??? Gimmee a break!!! My doctor said 1/2 cup 6X a day. I'm still supposed to be eating 1/2 cup 6X a day! I eat more than that, but 3X a day... like a normal person! In the afternon I usually have maybe 1 oz of cheese for my snack, and at night I have a 60 calorie pudding. When did you say your surgery was?? And have you had any fills yet?? I do think you need to stay under 1200 if possible. Of course, I don't know details like your height, weight, activity level. But for myself, I MUST exercise and I MUST stay below 1200 calories in order to lose.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, CHICK!!! :party::bored: ENJOY YOUR DAY!!! Forgot it was "furlough Friday"!! Was planning to drop a little something at your office!! HAHA!! Not a good plan if you're not there!!! Gone most of the day to 29 Palms Marine base... pick up Rx refills... TOO MANY pills! I think I"m still taking 10 Rx drugs plus vitamins!! 2 BP, 1 diuretic, 1 cholesterol, 1 thyroid, 1 art. hormone, 1 bladder, 1 antidepressant. Okay... either I counted wrong or I'm forgetting two! Pain in the butt! Also went to PX & commissary. Earl was mad when we left and I got lectured again about too many clothes and no place to put them because I bought a sweatshirt.. did I say this already?? on sale for $6.97 and pretty bright pink... and a turquoise, fleece, zip up the front vest, also on sale, $12.97. I just turn off my hearing aid. (Wish I had one so I could really do that!! HAHA) Then it was.... do you realize we spent $250 today!! I don't think so!! Some of it was groceries anyway!! So I said... do you realize we probably saved at least $1000 by coming over here to get 3 months worth of Rx for FREE!!??? Today will be busy... water aerobics, hot tub, shower, friends from OK coming over here to our restaurant for lunch at 11:30 a.m. Then to Costco to fill up the gas tank for the drive to L.A. cruise terminal in the morning. And have to pack today, too. Stayed up until after midnight finishing up necklace I want to take on the cruise, and matching earrings.

LOL!! I've had my Wii for over a year and a half and I still end up a snowball every time I try that ski jump! I can do the downhill slalom, though... have it on advanced and I think I"m under a minute now. I guess my very favorite is the tilt table. Do that on advanced, too, and I LOVE the new Wii Fit Plus, though I haven't used it too much lately. It's a little tougher when we're living in our RV in the winter... much smaller TV screen and crowded... not a lot of room to move. I'd break something if I did baseball of golf!! HAHA! Doesn't bother me not to eat bread, but I sure miss potatoes!! HAHA! I LOVE potatoes... any way you fix them! Very seldom eat them, though, or rice, pasta, or bread. Once in a while. Would I do it again??? IN A HEARTBEAT!! BP down, Rx cut, knee replacement and now walking more, and feeling good about myself. No more seat belt extender when I fly! Car even feels too big! HAHA! Have to slide the car seat all the way up to drive. Don't know how I ever reached the pedals when my stomach was too big to slide the seat up. And I LOVE not having to shop in the PLUS sizes! WELCOME! You're on the road to better help and we're here to support you any way we can!

Quiet here today! What's up with that??? Yes, did persuade Earl that two small suitcases would not be enough. So I borrowed one from a neighbor. AND today I bought him a very small toiletry bag as his is humongous and takes up 1/4 of one of the suitcases. This one is already packed with travel size of everything he should need. I took out the comb! :biggrin::bored: He definitely doesn't need that. I guess the shampoo isn't necessary either! LOL! Except that it says it is shampoo AND body soap. So maybe he'll use it but he usualy likes a BAR of soap. Need a small diameter curling iron but haven't found one yet. Got in trouble at the Marine base (went to pick up Rx refills) for buying a new wallet, sweatshirt (pretty bright pink one on sale for $6.97!) and a turquoise fleece vest.. also on sale. I promised to get rid of some clothes. I probably have a big bag of stuff that's too big. TOPS weigh in today... down a pound. Left for Marine base right after meeting, so no water aerobics today.

Good afternoon! Yeah, we're going to miss Apples while she's offline! Safe travels, Apples, and to the rest of you as you make your way to FL in a few weeks. Wish I was coming, too! Went to a Tea yesterday.. ground rules were you had to wear a hat and bring canned goods/non-perishables for one of the local food banks. So... here's a couple of pictures! DO NOT TRY THIS AT HOME!! HAHAHA! LITE whipped cream... staged photo for the amusement of my friends! Especially my LBT friends! Well, and maybe just a little bit to rattle Janet's cage! LOL!

Good Morning! Rained all night but stopped about 2 hrs ago and the sun is trying to come out. I think it's going to be a beautiful day. Yeah... I had fun yesterday. There were 46 women who showed up at that tea... It was a food drive fund raiser, so ground rules were: you had to bring canned goods or non-perishables for the food drive, and you had to wear a hat. I was going to wear my new "Red Hat"... the red "hair hat" I found in Quartzsite. I've been trying to change my profile picture to that one but no success yet. Anyway, at the last minute I decided to wear a different red hat. Mostly changed my mind because while I was up at beading working on my necklace, I went in to visit with the hairdresser... Oh, I already told that story. Anyway, she styled it so cute I didn't want to cover it all up with a "hair hat". Food was pretty good yesterday. Too bad I screwed up by having all those adult beverage calories after the tea with my neighbor ladies! And my tilappia stayed down without a problem last night!! First time in a long time that I didn't have trouble with it!

You're not going to get attached to the new puppy!? Yeah, right!!! LOL!! I DID have a GREAT time today... my hair appt, Tea party, and our little "afterglow" party next door with the gals! We laughed, we cried, we told stories and talked about beading! One gal brought over a whole bunch of necklaces and bracelets she has made. BEAUTIFUL! And our hair dresser is going to display them for sale in the beauty shop. I want to lose about another 50 lb! Not making much progress at the moment. So if I skip the wine and just have Crystal Lite can I put a little Tequila in it??? HAHAHAHA!! I AM BAD!! Earl did that today and I tried a little... quite good! Leave for the cruise on Saturday. Norwegian, cruise termnial in L.A.... well, San Pedro, I guess. Have GPS, have street address, and Earl is still freaking out about finding the right cruise terminal!! He is SO hyper! We have only TWO small suitcases with us in the RV! I want to borrow a big one from the neighbors and Earl does not seem to want to do that. NO WAY can I get enough clothes for a 7 day cruise in two small suitcases,not to mention his clothes!! Give me a BREAK!!

Food not too bad today. Too bad about the wine calories. Had my little eggbeaters omelet for Breakfast, as usual. Didn't finish it all. Had 1 slice of turkey bacon with that. Kashi granola bar for lunch. Then that strawberry shortcake (w/angel food cake) at the "Tea Party". But then there was the wine. Now having a small tilappia fillet for dinner, with some mixed veggies.

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