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Shrinkin' Violets Part 3 Read HERE!
BULLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL oney! I have BCBS...... we have 12 LEVELS of BCBS.... Employee Employee plus children Employee plus spouse Family x BASE, x Plus, x CDHP It is your employer who is making the decision as to WHAT to carry and what to cover... oh............... and BECOME ONE WITH THE PUKE there grasshopper!
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I'm here..... :biggrin: Thanks Judy for the text! I haven't checked facebook today...... I have to tell you that I've been MIA because I've been spending my Lbt time on COUPONMOM.com! LOL I have learned so much.....it's a whole new world.. I have a Dillons (Kroger) that doubles up to $1.00..... also linked to cellfire.com and shortcuts.com and the p&g esaver and HOLY CRAP you can save a lot of money! Not to mention all the money I've spent at CVS and not had linked to a shopper card! I have not weighed lately.......... blech
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I am so so so so tired.......... I made tuna for lunch and could not stomach it...... so i dumped it in my trash....... the smell was bugging me so I tied the bag up....... all I want is bad stuff....... I'm having one of the worst AF's that I've had in a LONG time...... The blood was bright red....... so yeah.. I'm guessing hemmies... thanks for the info. Pam that tat is going to be beautiful...... a lot of moooolah!!!!!! I love the violets in it!
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I don't know what the hell my problem is........ 195 today I brought in tuna and hb eggs... I had another issue on Sunday..... it is a pretty gorey subject but lets just say I think I ruptured something on the inside because I kept bleeding all day sunday and part of yesterday before it stopped.....(and no it wasn't aunt flo) I was freaking out because nothing like that had ever happened before.. I never had the roids due to Robby being c-section but I must have them now.... Then just as that area stopped AF showed UP!!!!!!! So that's my exciting life!
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OH.... I won't be here much today or maybe tomorrow..... Robby's shingles is clearing up, and he lost his second tooth. Cody spent the weekend with his mom and when they dropped him off we had a big parental conference because he was a total ass... as he usually is.... FINALLY they are on board with him going to counseling.. (which I tried to get him in when he first moved in with us) He threw a HUGE tantrum but all 4 of his parental units are united and that is on my agenda for today. Robby ..... well he needs it to.. we've got to get to the bottom of his behavior..... drat.... gotta go
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Good morning...... Suzie.. I would just say keep tryin to sip hot liquid.. you have great restraint.. I would be forcing myself to hack it up... but that is why I'm a PB pro! LOL Also.......... THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I will take a pic as soon as my phone charges and let everyone else in on my suprise mail yesterday!!!!!! So...... me......... hmmmmmmm........... yesterday I did good all day until the very end.... not HORRIBLE.. but I swear there is this one concoction that is like crack to a junkie... it is cream cheese topped with pepper jelly with crackers.... DO NOT TRY IT!!!!!! I repeat..... DO NOT TRY IT! I can not turn away from it......... coffee w/sf creamer calorie countdown roasted chicken breast dipped in ranch sharp cheddar sliced off a brick..... that is my food plan for today...... Water water water........ Haydee: book one was OK, better than the movie book two was quite depressing book three was more action book four is by far my favorite book five (the partial out on the net) is very cool because it is book ONE written from Edwards perspective.. but it is not complete.
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Hello.. I'm logging in from my moms waiting for her to get off work.... She has some Mary Kay for me and my sis wants me to trade twilight books with her...... We are going to dinner and it is my plan to have 1 taco, two tops.......... I have been good all day.... 60 oz of water 24 dt dr pep 1 pot of coffee 2 small boiled chicken breasts dipped in ranch 4or 5 oz of cheddar cheese sliced and dipped in ranch 12 oz of choc calorie countdown 8oz of vanilla calorie countdown with shot of sf choc syurp and a tiny bit of vodka.......... that is it for today....... My jeans are so tight they are uncomfortable.. and it would be hell if I washed and dried them!!!! I'm trying to pull my head out of my ass....... 2009 I'm getting to 159........
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Good morning! Back to work and back to school for Robby... I have to run up there at lunch to give him his medicine. I am almost done with my first glass of water. PieHole: coffee w/sf creamer 12 oz Choc Calorie Countdown working on chicken breast with ranch (I boiled some last night and am trying to eat it slowly) I hope everyone has a great day.
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Good morning! We are home and my goal today is to clean this house.... I just have to tear myself away from the puter!! LOL Robby is trying to fold towels....... LOL!! He is not complaining of pain he said it hurts a little.. (that child really has a high tolerance for it though) I bought a web cam and tried uploading to youtube.. but my voice not matching my mouth and I can't figure out why.
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WHEW.. what a day!!!!! Robby woke me up telling me that he had a chapped rash and that he needed lotion.. I looked at it and thought OH CRAP its that molusk contagiam (sp) that is going around at wrestling... so I kept him home from school and then had the computer all clogged up all day trying to upload a video to youtube...... only to make it to the doc to find out that it is not THAT, but its worse............. SHINGLES! My 5 year old has SHINGLES!!!!!!!!! he is off tomorrow from school and at least one week from wrestling....... Also I made the pumpkin sausage soup and a stew... which reminds me..... Kaye Bailey.. author of the pouch test sent me a message saying she LOVED the soup test video I put up! LOL SO.. now I have a little boy who is restless........ so I'll sign off!
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I just had a little bit of beef brisket, and I spent most of the evening in the kitchen hanging shelves and reorganizing..... I bought several kinds of SF syrups and as luck would have it... Charles actually had a nifty little bottle holder (from an old Starbucks) out in his shop..... I cleaned it up and put it out..... see in Charles line of employment, he works on Starbucks equipment, and when the have a corp mandated change.. sometimes he gets their old stuff..... anyway its pretty cool.
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Good evening......... I must of eaten something bad last night at Chili's because I didn't get far away from the bathroom today and ended up going home at lunch and taking a nap....... I've had a bite of skillet steak and that has been it except for the two spoons of almond butter and two glasses of Calorie Countdown milk.
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Today I will make better choices! I'm not so stressed about Robby because my celexa helps even me out! LOL Seriously though, he will have a perfect day, and then he will have a melt down the next... its mainly him not getting his way.. something he can turn on and off. I've also been trying to pick him up rather early from the after school care, because that is a hard part of the day for him. I'm definately NOT going to put him in the full time program over the summer.... Also..... I've been thinking seriously that it may have something to do with his maturity. You know he barely made the age cut off and I decided to TRY kindergarten... but there is this litte boy in his wrestling that we've gotten friendly with "parent wise" and he is only 3 weeks younger than Robby and he is still in Pre-K They wrestle at the same weight (he is actually the little boy wrestling Robby in the video I put on Facebook) Anyway.. after talking to his mom... I'm leaning towards the imaturity factor.... I plan to discuss this with his teachers at the next conference. We also have a big crazy year coming up....... a school bond passed so our school is on the list for a million dollar makeover and they are rerouting all the kids to various other schools during the remodel....... our PTA group is going to try and stick together having meetings ever few months.. as the principal doesn't want to lose the core group....... the OTHER Kindergarten teacher (the one that Robby does not have) told me that she hates it that Robby is in the ITR class, she told them to give him to her because he is very similar to her son.... (she is a very nice, very laid back, total opposite of his current teacher) I don't know...... but it did give me something to think about for next year.,,,,,, so I've been quiet about it....... but the stress isn't gone.
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Oh yeah........... I have brisket in the oven for overnight cooking and I'm going to make the pumpkin sausage Soup tomorrow........ I finished book 4 of the twilight series.. and it was by far the best! I think I'm going to re read the last chapter before bed.
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Good evening!!!!!! I started using heavy cream in my Low Carb days.. as 1 cup has 6 carbs versus 12 in milk........ I used a diluted mixure for SF pudding, soup, I use Heavy cream in my coffee...... it is great in recipe's but you have to realize it's NOT low fat... its LOW CARB...... I bought some chocolate Calorie Countdown and am right now having CC, Coffee, SF vanilla syrup, Vodka... over ice........ I this is my new vice!!!!!!!!!!!!! I sucked on eating all weekend........ and I haven't weighed......... blech.. Robby did good at wrestling yesterday and it was TOUGH!!! this was not a Novice tourney and those kids (even 6 years old were TOUGH) I put the video up on facebook....... he wrestled 5 times and got 4th place
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Did you ever have one of those nights where you just say... OH WHAT THE HELL???????????? That was me tonight........... if ONLY it were two french fries! LOL Guess I won't be hanging my feet off the scale in the morning!
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Tracy: Don't get down on yourself!!!!!!! I wanted to shoot the scale this morning..... I was good yesterday (at least pretty good) and the damn thing bounced back up to 188..... grrrrrr I tried hanging one foot off it, but still the same!!!!!!! So, Today is payday, and I got up early thinking about work.... couldn't go back to sleep and ended up getting around early enough to run to the grocery store that has a Starbucks in it........ I bought a big bottle of their SF Vanilla and they even threw in a PUMP! I had a couple bucks left on a gift card.. so by the time all was said and done I paid $6.00 for it...... Gina: We have Sams but I'm not a member. Robby has another wrestling tournament tomorrow.... FUN FUN... he loves wrestling, and it is so nice to see.
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Charles picked me up for "lunch" because he is off and I wanted out of here....... He had a SONIC shake and I resisted it! GO ME! He wanted to know if I was hungry I just said.. NO, I'm being good and I have the meatloaf... I am now finishing my 3rd glass of water... also today I had one of those ISOpure alpine punch protein drinks... I have to say that me figuring out just how good Calorie Countdown MIlk, SF choc syrup, coffee, vodka over ice is......... is DANGEROUS! My local coffee place is ordering me the Davinci SF Kahlua... I can't wait to try it!
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nibbling on the last of the meatloaf and drinking an Isopure alpine punch........ I've got to get back to the 170's....... I didn't want to admit this but my treasured size 10 levis had stopped fitting.... I made the mistake of washing and drying them and was so depressed when I couldn't get them buttoned..... that was when I started getting serious again. Tracy: Robby just told me last week that I had a fat tummy and that it looked like I had a baby in there..... its just something kids do!
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trying to be good.......... trying to be good......... trying
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Terry: Sorry I called your son by the wrong name! That is great about him living with you and improving. Pam: WHOOOOOOOOOOOHOOOOOOOO!!!!!!
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Good Morning! Mae: glad you liked the soup.. did you use tofu? Jenn: I'm proud of you! Michelle: Join the club!!!! we've all been out of control.. not a reason to go MIA! Kat: How is Rick feeling Terry: How is Owen? Laura: SOOOOOO CUTE!!!!!!! Fun Fun! Jane: How is the fill working? Suzie: What did the xray show? Pam: I FEEL FOR YOU!!!!! How are you doing today? TracyK: What's up girlfriend? Haydee: I finished book 3 of Twilight and I loved it.. ready for book 4.... go figure! Judy: Are you digging out of all the snow? Heather: How are YOU feeling today... are you nesting yet? Gina: How are you? Tonya: What's been going on with you in the new year? Did I miss anyone?????? LOL OK.... so I got a little to liberal last night in my search of a Low Carb white russian......... By the time it was said and done.. I had created a black russian...drank almost the etire carton of Calorie Countdown milk, 1/3 bottle of vodka, and close to half the bottle of the SF chocolate syrup... using some left over coffee I still had in the pot......... over ice........... IT WAS DELICIOUS........ dangerously delish! and full of protien!!!! LOL...... Full disclosure........ :tongue: Today is a new day and so here I am typing this eating the last of my mousse... I mean mouse.. LOL I brought in meatloaf again, but today I'm going to nibble on it so that I don't pb it. Have a wonderful wonderful day!
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WAY TO GO Terry! I am currently trying NOT to pb on the meatloaf that tastes so good I shovel it..... STUPID On another note........ I've been searching around this town for SF coffee syrups.. (Davinci, Torani... etc) Today I made a discovery.... Starbuck actually sells their brand of sugar free in about 6 flavors! I have a Starbucks inside the Price Chopper and although Price Chopper had Torani's the Starbucks had their own. I bought Rasberry and chocolate in the Torani, and I plan to go back and get the Cinnimon Dolche at Starbucks, but first I'm going to call around to some of the other little coffee places and see what they offer... (I'm really looking for a Kahlua SF syrup.. Davinci makes one)
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Judy: HIGH PROTEIN baby!!!!! LOL Heather: I LOVE Ayla! OK.. gotta go.. Had a glass of the calorie countdown milk trying to settle my hunger. The sisters set up several tv's for everyone who wants to watch the ceremony. Gotta go
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Good morning all............ I am getting ready to post a new video on my blog.... I've decided to do a short clip once a week to keep me motivated...... I over did it somewhere yesterday because I was bounced all the way back up to 190 today....... Oh well...... I know its fake because I'm actually starting to feel smaller again... like when I grab my hip bone and in my face.... One thing I have noticed......... when I eat to the pb level I usually end up gaining the next day...... and last night I made meatloaf..... and it was soooo good that I ate too much, too fast and you know the drill..... I did make a very yummy mouse last night and I just finished about 3/4 cup of it for my breakfast this morning... I'm trying to shake it up a bit....... make sure I eat something in the morning.. bigger meal at lunch and something small at dinner......... the mouse: 2 cups of heavy cream (whipped til thick) 1 bar of cream cheese 1 box of sf chocolate pudding This was very thick and very satisfying. OK.. going to go upload now...... Have a great day! and heather congrats on baby being a girl!