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Aw Janet, you sound low... I know you go to a lot of other sites and it does take time! But don't forget us 7's.... with the SIster stuff and all the extra work you've been doing (with no thanks!) to close out the estate... its no wonder. Your vacation after Thanksgiving sounds like FUN... and I'd definetly dog sit for you BUT HONEY, I'd miss you!!! What fun would THAT be.... we gotta put our heads together and figure out something.... Had another chat with my NEW boss today... really went well.. I start back to work Monday May 31st... then every Monday thereafter... She's accepted all my terms so its pretty good. I will be job sharring with the other Laser Tech... and we'll cover off ea others holidays and sick days... so I can still have my Vacations when I want as long as LASER is covered... cool:rolleyes: CBL super is ready

Karla, thanks for the support... I am feeling good, and in control.. Its amazing how much SHAME I was carrying around with regards to my food choices and HOW i was eating them... For Today, things are good... Peter is out raking leaves out of my gardens for me.. then later I have to go out and start digging... It'll be an all weekend chore( ahem, activity!) and will feel good once I get started... Inertia is my biggest enemy. Yest. food tally was a bit higher than I'd like, but I am inching my way back to 1000 cals per day...:thumbup: Phyl;, Honey, just go get the dog... tell him YOU'LL keep it in YOUR half of the CONDO!!! You have rights too LOL And if its a non shedding breed, you won't even be responsible for vaccumming HIS side of the condo!! HA HA HA:tt2: Besides, I KNOW he will just MELT once the pup is there... Peter did remember? I just brought Bridget home and plopped her in his lap.... and the rest is history 15 Years is what you can expect to get out of a small dog. So its a great motivator to stay active and healthy... for the DOG.. but YOU get the added benefits too.:laugh: What Earl is probably worrying about is costs..and they are nothing to minimize... pets are expensive, Dogs more so than cats. OOOOH what about your CANDY??? would she tolerate an intruder??? get pictures of that:crying: Janet, Exercise, no I havn't been doing anything special yet.. I will get there, hate the sagging stuff and it has to be dealt with.. but this first week I really needed to focus on my SOBRIETY from CHOCOLATE AND SUGARY PRODUCTS. but feel free to bug me next week about it.. I wont have any good reason for NOT doing it.. Love you guys, you are the best...and I mean the lurkers too...Steph, Linda, Denise, Car, Karri and Kari alrignt , we need some more particicpation Linda, weren't you goning to join me on the quest?

loved the chart!

No of course they won't (thats too bad) but Look at all the HOME WORK people on this thread are doing??? This is awesome! some REAL facts (the ones backed up by referances) are being exposed... Only when both viewpoints are listened to, challenged and absorbed can one make an intellegent decision on whether or not Healthcare reform is necessary. (as I beleive it is)

Todays food: CALORIES/CARBS/FAT/PROTEIN1,393/132/38/74 now going to bed!!!:laugh:

Don`t be silly, you have to at least VIEW it with an open mind, before you trash something.... Or... are you incapable of looking at an Issue from BOTH sides before rendering an opinion? or just plain lazy?

Phyl, are you thinking of Doggie names Yet???? LOL

Candice`s way to make HUMMUS In a food processor combine one can 19 oz of Chickpeas, drained and rinsed(they have a lot of salt on them) 2-3 cloves of MINCED Garlic, or Pressed Garlic (YUMMY) 1 TBSP good quality Olive Oil 1-2 Tbspn of LEMON Juice (fresh or bottled) 1 Tbspn of Tahini paste ( It comes in a jar, keeps forever, made from ground sesame seeds) 1 tbsp fresh parsley 1 tsp. Worchestershire bottled sauce Now if this mixture is too thick, then add some more lemon juice or some more Oil, (but count the calores) NOW, the most amazing part about Hummus is you can make VARIATIONS of the above by adding one of the following: 1) Saute some chopped onions in a little EVOO until they carmalize. 2) Roast some REd BELL PEPPERS in the oven then add to chickpea combo 3) Sauteed Pine Nuts 4) Chipolte Peppers (Roast them first too, brings out thew flavour) 5) and last but not least some roasted Jalapeno peppers, if you like HEAT!!!!

OMWord that does sound serious with that kid, thank Heavens they are taking the threat seriously....

Regarding the Healthcare issue... has anyone gone out and rented the Documentary Film called S I C K O , by Michael Moore??? Please, view it... there are some good points raised and it is informative. I'd love to hear your comments after you've viewed it.

HUGS, on the SISTER issue... GOD don't you just hate it when a little money comes between family members|!!! I can SO relate... although to be honest RIGHT NOW DBro and Sis and I are all getting along famously... hope the same happens for you Janet. Went and go my hair cut today.... devious me:tongue2: Just in case DH thought I looked a bit differnt I can just say "OH I just got my hair cut that must be it" I had anothe BOTOX session yest. and I can already see a dif. I'll put up some pics in a few days when it really TAKES hold... beleive it or not it takes up to 10 days to see the effects, it paralyses your muscles slowly... then they stay "frozen" for 4 - 6 mos. This is what I am spending my money on instead of CASINO!!:wink:

1,122;106;49;63 O.k. thats my CALORIES, CARBS> FAT< protien for Yesterday... now I'll co bake and caytchi ip on posts

ROTFLMAO! Thanks Cleo`s Mom. The reason I weighed in on this debate is because I LOVE AMERICANS!! 1) My Brother is American (and Yup he even voted!) and he is a republican ( I still love him in spite of that) 2) I have MANY Dear friends who are Americans, and I have their best interests at heart. 3) I beleive you FINALLY have a President that will do a good job (so does the rest of the Global community) 4) Pres. Obama WON THE ELECTION, I thought you Americans always got behind your President and SUPPORTED his democratically chosen MAJORITY RULES views :wink:

RIGHT ON!! AND Clinton was a Democrat!

LOL if my vote counts, go steal the car!!! Had a super day today. Met up with my BFF Dar we went into town for our mutual BOtox sessions. I got my crows feet on the side of my eyes done, my BFF had her eyes done as well as between her eyebrows... we are hooked... much more fun than going to the casino!!! Also went to COSTCO to buy Pro. Bars, ya right!! $160 later.... :thumbup: But I treated myself today for staying on FOOD PLAN.... I bought myself to summer tops- one in Royal Blue the other Aqua.. I think they`ll look nice. ALso, I figure for every week I stick to my food plan, I am going to Walmart or whereever and buy myself a top or shorts or whatever... just to give myself CREDIT!!! Came home and had raw veggies and dip... I made my own dip out of a can of BABY CLAMS, Lite Cream Cheese, onion, garlic, worchestershire sauce... OMG was it ever good and it has PROTIEN !! Now this is huge, I ate raw veg yesterday, today for lunch I had a Salad wéchicken breast on it (ate 1/2 and brought home the rest for DH), then for dinner tonight VEGGIES and dip.... yeah me!!! 900 cals so far for today... Ill have my planned snack later. Stephanie, how did your Kettle Corn sale go???

Here's how your government will come up with the MONEY to spend on Univeral Health Care Plan. -Phasing out the expensive F-22 war plane and other outdated weapons systems, which weren't even used or needed in Iraq/Afghanistan -Beginning the withdrawal of US troops from Iraq -The prison at Guantanamo Bay is being phased out -The secret detention facilities in Eastern Europe and elsewhere are being closed -The missile defense program is being cut by $1.4 billion in 2010 -Closed offshore tax safe havens -Negotiated deal with Swiss banks to permit US government to gain access to records of tax evaders and criminals ( so rich people and corporations will HAVE to pay their fair share of TAXES) -Lower drug costs for seniors (thereby saving Tax Dollars in Medicare system, wastage now.) -Ended previous policy of awarding no-bid defense contracts (healthy competition will render lower prices, therefore tax savings) -Limited salaries of senior White House aides; cut to $100,000 I only wish I had the $$ values of all of the ABOVE tax savings... surely now PG you can see how it can be affordable to revamp your Healtcare system... It is doable!! If all the other G8 countries can offer and afford Universal Health care(and the other countries economies are Smaller than the U.S.) you can too. It just takes effort, smarts, and a WILL to help the 50 million American people who currently do not have healthcare! OBAMA is on the right track.

CALORIES;CARBS;FAT;PROTEIN771;42;35;66 so far today!!!

I think it would be wise for us all to àccept each others spirituality without contest. THe debate is over Universal Healthcare and whether Obamas administration is on track with that. Lets not attack each other personaly, that can get petty pretty quickly.,

Onto a bright and warm day here, shake for breaky and probalby a shake for lunch too... so I dont`have to THINK about food. Meeting an old friend for coffee this afternoon(thats all, just coffee!!)

Have a good visit with your SIssta, make it SHORT and SWEET I always say. I lovee my SISTER to peices but I can only take her for a day or 2 then we start to press each others buttons:tt1:

You are so welcome!!! Now I challenge you all to watch SICKO see if it dosn`t answer some of your questions about Health Care in other countries... its surprising. Just keep an open mind.

I feel that I am somewhat qualified to speak to this RED point above, because I am a tax paying Canadian who(for all of my life) has had Universal Healthcare. What you hear is gibberish from Right wingers on the Fox news channel... they tell you only snippits of our healthcare system. The snippets that serve the REPUBLICAN purpose only. Here are some facts, Canadians pay slightly more in taxes than you do. WE have a high standard of living, own our own homes ( and we pay off our mortgages too) and none of us has to declare bankrupcy to pay our HOSPITAL bills if one of our kids gets cancer. It dosent matter where you work you have government paid for health care. I can pick my own family doctor and go to any hospital I choose. Also, if you are over 65 you get your prescriptions for free. If you are poor(on welfare) or disability you get your drugs for free provided they are deemed necessary by your family doctor. THere is an employer health tax levied which partly covers the health costs, the rest c omes from funding provided by LOTTERY ( a voluntary tax by all accounts) and from Income TAXES. A good source of information, and well researched is a film made by your Michael Moore entitled SICKO... It is great and is well worth viewing for both camps... rent it at your local Blockbuster.

Yeah, glad you got the time off, thtats super news"" Good news for me today as well, I stuk to my plan... food today as follows... CALORIESCARBSFATPROTEIN1,384;199;31;73

I was talking to anyone who is interested in a healthy debate

Look around the World. Of the 10 biggest democracies in the WORLD ...ALL have publicly funded HealthCare (for everyone) the U.S. is the only country that dosn`t??? WTF?? Isnt`it a Christian value to` Love our Neighbor`` like ourselves? Ask yourself the question, if Jesus were here and offering suggestions... would he not agree that the wealthier amoung us put a little more in the plate so that even the poorest amoungst us would have basic health coverage?? Universal health care is not socialist or communist... what are you so afraid of? Sharing????? You already consider EDUCATION to be a universal right in the U.S. and have your public school program, so you are already doing and acting like Socialists( your term not mine) So is Obama doing a good job so far? HELL YES:smile2: