I canNOT believe this... I had the most beautiful, touching, wonderful 1st post to this new thread and "POOF!" -- it's gone!

Maybe it's the cyber-world telling me it's time to get to bed... good night, my lovelies!!

I agree.. Peeps are something invented by someone with a strange sense of humor.

Terry you used to only see Peeps out at Easter, now they make them for other holidays as well.

They come in multi packs of yellow chicks, pink bunnies etc. They are solid marshmallow, with a slightly crispy (I think it is just the food color paint) outside. They come packaged flat and each stuck to one another.....never could figure out how to put them in the kids baskets without putting the entire package in whole, if you open them the Easter grass sticks to the Peeps. Especially where the Peeps were attached to each other. Nah--------y'all can have 'em. I'll get my sugar fix in other ways....there are sooooooo many other ways!!! Chocolate Easter Bunnies just waiting to have their ears bit off! Dove Chocolate Eggs, Reeces Peanut Butter Eggs, Cadbury Eggs, Malted Milk Eggs, Mounds & Almond Joy Eggs......the list goes on.

I'll leave all the Peeps and jelly beans for someone elses Easter Basket!

Still bumming, and Rick is freaking out over it, he keeps calling to see if I am ok. I want to scream NO, but I am I guess.

Kat

Happy snowy day. Yup, it's still flurrying here.

Jane, from the very start my Doc made sure that I knew that this was just a tool for us. That we still had to work at losing the weight. Just that the band was going to make it a little easier. I'm always amazed at the people that lost all their weight and it seemed like they didn't even try to do it. That the band seem to really work great for them. I just have to remember that they probably didn't have the issuses with food like I do. That is why I am now seeing a Psych Doc. To help me understand why I feel the need to sabotage myself. That is one of the reasons why I always liked coming to this group. Somehow knowing that you all have similar stuggles as I do seemed to help. Knowing that I am not alone in my daily quest to keep myself on track. When I see that someone here has had a good day that gives me hope and rallies me to try to do the same for myself. When I read that someone has had a bad day than I know I'm not alone in this struggle. I told TracyinKS one time at a meeting that I really like when she post what her daily food intake was. That seems to help me alot. Some day soon you will find what helps you. Maybe going to Weight Watchers or some other form of a support group. I've been going once a month to my Doctor's support group meetings and I think they have been helping me. You too will find what works for you.

Kat, I will keep your friend in my prayers. She has a long battle in front of her.

Yesterday hubby and I had to take one of our cats in to the animal hospital. We were thinking that she had a urinary tract infection. They ended up having to keep her over night to get a sample out of her. This morning she still had not pee'd for them so they had to take a needle and draw out a sample.Turns out she just has a lower urinary inflamation. No bacteria. So she is now home and on pain meds and orders to drink lots of water. (Hmmm, where have I heard that before?). And to think that thru all of that I didn't stress eat.

Well, I'm off to work. I have the evening shift today Wonder how busy we will be with it still snowing.

Have a great evening.

Tippy and Suziecat say Drink, Drink, Drink.

Yeah, jelly beans are disgusting too!!

Marshmellow candy (anything with marshmellow in it) and jelly beans.. and licorice.. YUCK.

I need to keep focusing on these gross candies, just thinking about them makes me not want candy..teehee.

I had some Haribo gummi bears (my fav.) while talking to a customer.

I love jelly beans!! At least I don't have to worry about making Easter baskets for kids anymore. That was always my downfall... 1 for you, 2 for me, 2 for you, 3 for me.

I've done very well on my eating since Jan. 2 and I'm thrilled with the 9# I have lost, but have stayed at 174 for several days now. Normally this would cause me to say "what the @#$$" and eat "just a little" of this, that and the other thing. But not this time around. This time I'm sticking with the good choices, no sugar and lo-carbs and just waiting. If I can't get to goal this way, then there just isn't any getting to goal at all. I'm doing just what I'm supposed to and will continue. I have a cruise in 2 months and I want to be down another 10# by then. That would put me just 13# from goal and would be a great incentive not to overeat on the cruise.

My support group helps a lot. It's the same as talking to all of you online, except it's in person and you get to see results along with hearing about them. I passed the soup recipes and pouch test along to everyone last time and am anxious to see if it helped anyone. Our next meeting is Feb. 14

I just finished redoing my budget to include the $400 a month loss starting in April. We'll have to tighten our belts for a couple of months, but when I get my SS checks starting in July, things will be back to normal.. even above normal and that's a good thing. My goal is to be credit card free in 3 years. It's a daunting task on a fixed income, but it's something to work for, for sure.

Off to surf the net and play some hearts. The Bobster is reading on his Kindle. We look like two retired techno savy old farts!!

Catch you later..

Kat.. so sorry to hear about your troubles with the fill. I hope they can figure out what to do so you don't have to wait til spring..

Terry you used to only see Peeps out at Easter, now they make them for other holidays as well.

They come in multi packs of yellow chicks, pink bunnies etc. They are solid marshmallow, with a slightly crispy (I think it is just the food color paint) outside. They come packaged flat and each stuck to one another.....never could figure out how to put them in the kids baskets without putting the entire package in whole, if you open them the Easter grass sticks to the Peeps. Especially where the Peeps were attached to each other. Nah--------y'all can have 'em. I'll get my sugar fix in other ways....there are sooooooo many other ways!!! Chocolate Easter Bunnies just waiting to have their ears bit off! Dove Chocolate Eggs, Reeces Peanut Butter Eggs, Cadbury Eggs, Malted Milk Eggs, Mounds & Almond Joy Eggs......the list goes on.

I'll leave all the Peeps and jelly beans for someone elses Easter Basket!

Still bumming, and Rick is freaking out over it, he keeps calling to see if I am ok. I want to scream NO, but I am I guess.

Kat

mmmmm! Thats what i am talking about! me likey!

Laura... did you hear this news???

Octuplets: A Baby Delivered Every 36 Seconds - Babies : People.com

Yep, and she is going to nurse them too! Saw it on the news this am! Can you say BOOB JOB???

Uh oh. Judy said "@#$$"!!!!

Ick. no. Ya'll can keep your Peeps!

Yep, and she is going to nurse them too! Saw it on the news this am! Can you say BOOB JOB???

Yeah, that'll last about a week....tops. That's all she'd be doing all day and all night!!!

Holy cow.. I read a headline about this, but I thought it was a joke and didn't look at the article.

I can't even imagine. Wonder what 8 babies feel like when they get hiccups or kick you!!

For me...it is the Peeps! When I die, put chips and salsa, and a thing of Peeps in my casket, k?

What about rum balls?

Ick. no. Ya'll can keep your Peeps!

I see Terry, Kat and I are all on the same page on Easter...CHOCOLATE.

I am just trying to get through VALENTINES without hurting myself....chocolate as far as the eyes can see. Dear Jesus help me!

Uh oh. Judy said "@#$$"!!!!

So you're telling me you're as naive and innocent as Michelle?? You ladies have a LOT to learn about me!!

Manda and I were just laughing that when her cat had 8 kittens she had to rotate them in 4 at a time, so they could all eat!

Even if this woman could feed 2 at a time, her body needs time to replenish before feeding the next 2 and so on, by the time she can feed 5&6, #'s 1&2 will be hungry again.

Manda said if it were her (and we are both incredibly glad it isn't!) that she would pump as much as humanly possible and add it to bottles along with formula so they would get some breast milk benefits, but still be able to thrive. Seriously it is admirable to want to do that for your children, but that is totally unrealistic!

And todays formula is not like it is bad for a baby! Whereas starvation is!

Manda come in tonight and tried on her costume, pretty funny! Durango CO has a HUGE winter festival week called Snowdown. This years theme is Snowdown in Da Nile....and it is all things Egyptian. Manda is Cleopatra on their float Friday night. My DD looks totally wierd in straight black hair!

The part of BP she works for is a Natural Gas collection site. The float they are making is on a 16 foot flatbed truck, and has a pyramid on the front half, with a pump jack (not a drilling rig Michelle!) on the side of it, and a sphynx on the back of the float. Every time the pump jack goes down the tail of the sphynx lifts and it shoots out a cloud of steam....or farts! The side reads "BP we're all about natural gas"---it looks good!

The parade is Friday night, I am hoping it warms up some, I want to take Kinsey up, but it is SOOOO crowded and it is cold out right now. So will have to see. Saturday we are going to go watch some of the races....bed and outhouse races down the ski slopes....waiter and waitress races down the road all while dressed in theme. It is a full week long event---there are fashion shows, from simple places like Dillards, to high end shows at the resort.

It is sooooo much fun--they have ice sculpting and snowman contests---which are fun, they have one area children are not allowed, because they are quite elaborate and detailed and usually X rated!

There is a swimming suit competition, they ski in bikinis--idiots!

Should be a fun week I am glad Manda is getting involved in the float for work, but also getting into a group of people who DO things like that. She is excited.

Well I have some paperwork to deal with....I HATE insurance issues! Will talk to ya later.....and Laura, I am glad you aren't having a litter either!!!

Kat