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Hey, everybody, I loved this, hope you enjoy............ I was so touched by this video, I am still crying... but a GOOD cry... Click, and learn about your friends http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tYoTJItSPt0

Dear Karla; I am so sorry for you sadness. Please know that I am thinking of you often and sending you HUGS, Strength and Love (((( hugs )))) Candice

Karri, we are so very proud of you too... Isn't that great that you got POSITIVE feedback so soon from your BOSS... way to go!~

Food today: CALORIES 1,141 I went to the gym tonight with my buddy Michi... I was watching the HOCKEY between Canada and Germany... Yeah we won that... so now on to beat the Russians.... ANyways, I was so enthralled by the Hockey game that I went 500 cals on the treadmill... dont think that has ever happend before:thumbup: YEAH, GOLD in the skicross...ladies... awesome!!! and I think we won something in the Bobsled tonight too???? This week is getting better, hopefully we'll inch closer to YOU guys in medals and perhaps come in 3rd or 4th (realistically) I agree with Janet Denise, we'll LOVE you when we meet you , sorry you can't make it this year... but I'm sure we'll give you a CONFERENCE call while we are there... Started getting out summer clothes to pack for CUBA... I did the bathing suit runway show for Peter, and there are 2 tank-kini's that I am not quite up for yet.... but I have 3 one peice suits so that will be o.k. Got my Filler and Botox yesterday... ooooh I do look good:thumbup: One Hot MAMA... now just lose the weight and I can have my TT:tt2: Had some good excercise today... took Bridget to get her nails trimmed, and when I was finished I put Bridget in the car weont back in to pay... and the owner opened the door for me ... and someone ELSE's pouch ran out... took off like a rocket for the highway... Tons of trafic there.. So the owener gumboots it after him.... and the dog is way ahead of this chubby guy... So I figure I'd better help catch the dog, so I grab a leash and start JOGGING (ya right, me jogging????) to catch the dog... THe dog is running AWAY from the guy, so I get the dogs eye, and RUN in the opposite direction of the dog.... thinking he'll chase me... Well it worked , the owner finally caught up and then I called COOKIES, COOKIS and the damn dog came right to me!!!! What excitment, what exercise... and I did my good deed for the day... and then gym tonight... I am pooped (no pun intended)

Karla: HUGS on your Dad, get there SAFE o.k.? Kerri: I know you wont' take your decision lightly. I am proud of you for 'telling it like it is" to your BOSS. SOmetimes they gotta hear the hard stuff to be better bosses. Janet: I am enjoying the work BECK suggests to do... so far , so good... I am doing well, but fast approaching my two week mark when I start to be bad... so ARMED with my response cards.... I am going to make it thru CUBA and have a good time while there. But I already made the decision to stay OFF Desserts, and sugary things. My body just dosn't need the stuff... and If I say NO to it all its easier than 'having one little taste" cause I know that just leads me down a slippery slope to failure. I AM going to drink on my holiday... wine, rye/water, rum/pineapple juice...healthier choices... Not beer, not pop, no liquors after supper. They have the MOST divine coffee in CUBA, so I'll be drinking lots of that.. plus they make it half COFFEE/half hot milk... kinda a latte but no frothy machine... and I am taking my own SWEETNER and Protien BARS too... just in case. Should start to think about packing soon. 178.8 this am. weigh in, so things are working. Denise: hugs on your tummy issues, you'll get the report Thurs? is that right? Let us know how you are o.k.? Are you coming to Seattle in July>???? Stephanie where are you???? Kari, is having a blast in warm weather in Fla...lucky ducky~~ Phyl; you still in San Diego saying goodbyes to Tracy I bet??? Tell us everything when you get back

Ahw Kiddo, sorry the tummy is still giving your trouble... but the FOOD PLAN is a plus... Yum, what does Lee make for supper??

Almost ready for beddy bye:wink:

For sure you can bring your 'baby', Mr. Twig, and Miss Bridget would love chasing her around!!!! Start the Beck book, it REALLY makes you think... tonight there were TONS of choc. bar commercials on... oh my majoy weakness... well I read my cards and I resisted the CRAVING.. not that I could do any thing about it cause ALL THE JUNK/CRAP IS NO LONGER ON MY PLANET!!!:cool2: So Snacks tonight was 1 small pak of kETTLE cORN (NO SUGAR VERSION) AND a cup of sf ff cocoa... and now its bed time... YEAH :tongue_smilie: I resisted for another day... would give my cals total but that web page is down. So food TODAY... Breaky: Pro. shake Snk: Large TIMMIES coffee w/ double milk LUNCH: chicken thigh, broc, caul. and 1 whole grain roll w/butter pat. Dinner: 4 Porcupine meatballs, cooked veggies Eve Snk: Popcorn/ hot cocoa SF FF kind... thats it for today. and a WALK OUTSIDE INT HE SNOW...:laugh:

Yes, USA is kicking ass and taking names!!! DId you watch the hockey between US and Canada? IT was a good game, but we just didnt' work hard enough in the 3rd period to pull it together... I am hoping that our medal count comes up a bit more... like 2nd or 3rd place would be great... we'll see the Germans sure want it bad Figure Skating tonight!!! Yippee!!! Can't wait for that Later babes:wink2:

Well Karla; I am glad yu= like the trees, come visit me in the fall andyou can help me rake them up LOL... The doggies wore themselves out today (thank goodness) running and jumping in the snow, plus Bridget had a good walk too. Me in my thermal underware, hat, mitts, coat and boots... hey I must get extra credit for walking wearing all that stuff.. its heavy ya know? Be patient with the meds they take a while to kick in, but they will. You hubby will notice the change in you before you think you feel better...:redface: I totally understand about working for someone when you question their ethics... that's a tough one... but think of your NEEDS first... you need a paycheck, insurance etc... you staying dosn't mean that you CONDONE his ethics, you are just doing a job... for your livlihood. right??? Good job on the food front , 5 lbs is great!! WHOO -hoo...keep it up.. are you reading the book??? Now Phyl, why don't you have a CURRENT Rx for your bug, didn't you see a doctor yet??? (shame, shame nursey) Oh I'd love to have 65degrees:blushing: perhaps by friday when we hit CUBA.. temp there is 70 - 75 which will seem balmy to us Canucks!!!:tt2: cONTGRATS YOU GUYS, YOU JUST CLEANED OUr CLOCKS AT HOCKEY... us WON VS CANADA.... :sad: :sad: :sad: :sad: Janet, sounds like Sundays is your catch up day for cleaning and laundry... good for you... I cleaned like a fiend today, cause Petie was coming home:thumbup: Save'd some calories so I could have some WINE and CHEESE.... then we watched the olympics.... night, night

here are some LUGE photographs and the Olympic PUPS doing their best times....

Happy to hear you are feeling better!!! That is great news. Say howdee to Tracy for all of us... Enjoy your getaway. Oh I'd love to get to San Diego some day... Today's activity: Walked Bridget, she heeled nicely YEAH!! Guess I'll just have to walk her alone until she's REALLY trained well. TWIG and I and Bridget played outside on my backyard LUGE after the walk...OMGosh the snow is piled so high that the dogs have TRACED out runways all around the yard and from the bottom of the yard looking up.. it does look like a LUGE track LOL... they are so funny. Then came inside and Vacuumed the whole upstairs, changed beds and washed all the floors!! So there, that's my exercise for today.. 1 1/2 hours of housecleaning... don't know how many cals that burned but it was GOOD for me.. and it looks so nice now.. oh yeah, scrubbed the 4 toilets too:thumbdown: EDIT ITMINUTESCALOR IES BURNED Heavy Cleaning 90mins 554 Cals looked it up on Spark People.com

LADY'S YEARLY EXAM - Hilarious! So I went to the doctor for my yearly physical to day. The nurse started with certain basics. "How much do you weigh?" she asked. "135," I said. The nurse put me on the scale. ~ Turns out my weight is 180. The nurse asked, "Your height?" "5 foot 4," I said. The nurse checked and saw that I only measure 5' 2". hmph... She then took my blood pressure and told me that it is very high. "Of course it's high!" I screamed, 'When I came in here I was tall and slender! Now I'm short and fat!" She put me on Prozac. What a bitch.

Crap, I just lost my post...argh!!! oh well probably too much drivel anyways. Janet, I am so sorry you lost your Ipod... they are expensive huh? I just have a little MP3 player, about 30 songs on it... but I like those tunes for working out with. Cleaning will burn calories too... so that will count as your workout o.k.??? Just got home from my DD's... SIL took me out for lunch to my FAVORITE place... for sashimi... oh it was SO good, and so lowin cals. but HIGH in protien, ummmm raw fish... I am so fussy with cooked fish, I'll only eat 3 or 4 kinds of fish, very picky... but when its RAW I just love it... it dosn't smell fishy and dosn't taste fishy...if that makes any sense!! So food today 1100 cals... incl one snack. Gott run and spend some quality doggie time now. CBL

snowing lightly here this a.m.... I am thinking of driving down to T.O. to see my daughter today... her DH is leavein today for South Carolina to go Golfing with his buddy. This will be a good food day, we usually go out for SUSHI when I go to town.... Stay warm everyone! Karla; more ((( HUGS ))) your way today. I am praying that your Dad goes Peacefully.

Yahoo!!! at 11.33 p.m. Canada won another GOLD medal... It was on the Skeleton sled race..those guys are INSANE to ride face first down that Ice at 144 km per hour... Tummy growling,but going to bed anyways... sleep tight you guys..:sad:

If we read back a few 100 pages, it seems that we all suffer from depression at different times and to different degrees. So Karri, don't ever FEEL alone... we're with ya here. For sure we can coach each other... Personnally, I've been doing some deep breathing excersises tonight too along with reading my ARC cards. It helps me some. If you can manage only one thing , then handle the food which you are doing. You are following Doctors orders to not be over zealous in your workouts right now.. Walks are good, they may not be as fast as running, but sometimes the walking is good 'thinking' time too.. And the fresh air always evens out my moods. Just try and take it one step at a time.

Hey that's great that Andrew got a job... good for him. He must be so happy to have his license back... that's like losing your LEGS... it musta drove him nuts.:sad: I know what you mean about PUPPIES, I thought I was gonna Kill Bridget this week. SHe is PETER's baby and she was giving me grief... so I instituted some TRAINING for her this week, and its helped. NO dogs are sleeping in the bedroom... both are on lockdown int he laundry room... there has been a few nights of crying but its less and less each night... She was 'asking' to go out at night 3 and 4 times... I hate getting up in the night... Also, I took her Leash walking twice today, once on the halti (she hated that) so in the p.m. I took her with just the lease and gave her 'corrections' everytime she tried to PULL... well we had a wonderful walk... she heeled and didn't pull... I thought somebody had switched the dog! So I think the problem is that Peter takes them BOTH on the same walk, and it becomes a compititon to WALK Farther out than TWIG , so she pulls like a locomotive!! She really is smart... probably too smart for her owners....LOL CALORIESCARBSFATPROTEIN1,197.134;47;70

Ahw Karri, (((hugs))) girlfriend... man I can't beleive you got that MRSA!!! That truly SUCKS, no wonder your poor boobs were so sore. But I love that your Doctor sounds GREAT!! She gave you some very good advise... Stick with us and you won't go too far in the menu's... we'll all just have to help each other o.k.??? I have never been on Cymbalta but I hear it is VERY good. I have taken Wellbutrin and its one of the antidepressants that does NOT seem to put weight on people (Thank God for small mercies eh???)

Aha! so this is not a FURLOUGH Friday then? Will your house be empty when you get home so you can start your QUIET time??? Of course Andrew will be there, but he's not company Hey how's the 3rd doggie coming along? Is he fitting in with the rest of the gang?:sad:

O.k. guys... by now most of you know that I've been reading (and doing) the Beck Diet Solution, on how to train your brain to THINK like a THIN person. I've gotten to the part where i need to find a DIET COACH or as I prefer to think of it... a HEALTHY LIFESTYLE COACH.. I dont' especially like her use of the word diet, so I'm substituting... So is anyone interested in being my COACH? This would entail being accountabe to someone... I am doing that with my food journal already, but also I need to ASK for help when I am stumbling and need help. I am NOT good at asking... it took me 2 days to write this... quote from page 88.. "First, whoever I select as my coach will probably consider me worth the trouble. Second, serving as my support person(s) probably isn't as burdensome as I might beleive. Third, the process might well bring us closer together. Many people feel honoured to serve as support to someone else. Finally, I can at least give someone the choice of whether or not to help me." I am really liking this book... it is helping.

aw Yes, my daughter thought of that too..... but microwaving damaged her metalic STRIP on the card... so the last laugh was on HER :w00t: Is there Figure Skating tonight???? I wanna see Liz Manley agian...

Karla!!! That is fantastic news!!! Just think of all the money you are saving now, that you don't have to pay that HIGH interest rate the Cr. Card companies charge.. Are you gonna cut up that card??? I told my DD once to put the card in a plastic glass of water, put it in the FREEZER and leave the damn thing there... then if there is a possible emergency it still takes you 24 hrs to thaw it out before you can use it... Gives you 24 hours to think and be really sure you want to spend that money that you DON:T have.

Karri; GREAT JOB on the CLEAN eating... dosn't it feel good to be back in control of the MONSTER??? Way to go!! We can do this together girl. United States 18 Canada 7 o.k. here's the OLYMPIC tally so far... YOu guys are ROCKIN' it, but we're still gonna do better Oh its so fun to watch!!!! And I saw Joe BIden in the crowd.. too cool!!! Phyl; I wish you'd see a doctor!!! :confused: Denise: I got my fingers crossed for you to get a good Doctor report!!!

Gosh Janet, did SIS know that she had COPD? or was this a surprise to her? Is she a smoker? Will she be o.k.