Linda..Great job on your 2 lb loss.  So proud of you.  Don't worry you will be fine tomorrow.  Eat and reduce the next day. Just make some good memories girl.

Work sucked today.  So stressfull.  Guess since I don't feel good it didn't help either.  My boss was sick also so she was such a grumpy.  She fussed at me all day.  GRRRR..  I was miserable all day.  And she made it worse.  She told me if I didn't do the inventory quick I would lose my job or be put back at the front.  And I told her I did the best I could do and I really didn't care where I went, home was just fine with me.  And nothing else was said.  Grrrrr.  I bust my butt, follow the rules.  Everyone that doesn't gets away with it.  It just sucks.  No appreciation.  Makes me want to quit and find something else.  Wal-mart clerk is sounding very good right about now.  Good grief....

My throat is so sore its on fire.  And the drainage is making me so sick to my stomach.  So I am not eatting very much.  Soup is sounding kinda good.  Not really.  I drank some coffee and coke zero all day.  No water.  Just a very miserable day today.  I hope tomorrow at work is a lot better.  If not I will just go home and call it a day wheather they like it or not.  I just feel so tired.  I have one more week to work before I am taking a week vacation.  I am really looking forward to that.  I am going to train the puppy and work on painting the kitchen and working on the yard.  Just do what ever I want.  Me and Jack might go fishing a few nights.  That will be so much fun. 

Well I hope everyone is doin great.  I am going to go lay down and watch some tv.  Big hugs..

Kimberley

 Good morn everyone! Linda congrats on the weight loss!! Way to go! Now, if I couild only follow your example!! That, after I ate ox tail Bahamian style yesterday!! really good and I did try not to eat too much!! Who the heck knows how much fat grams and calories it has!! Kim babe, I do hope that you can give that cold away to some else, as long as it is none of us!! Hey, have ytou tried placing the puppy in the kennel with a clock, the ticking sound will make him think that he is listening to his mom's heart beat. Hey, I still keep Mia in her kennel at night, it did take her two nights of whinning before she got used to it but now hse runs to it at night and just about everytime that she wants peace and quite! I figured that one dog in the bed was more than enough since Jerry, the chi, makes me sleep on the boarder of the bed!! Judy hon, you know me, I will get the hang of the job and then will be back to fooling around!! hey, Becky also got a new job at Lowes!! She is very excited and happy about it!! Well shoot, not even with all my running around in the office did I lose a single pound!! I am holdin at 143!! Of course, no exercise since God only knows when!! Liz hon, how is your mom doing? I really do feel for you!! Kim, forget any pup training advice that I give you, Mia just had an accident, number 2 mind you, in the kitchen, this after I had already taken her out!! I call her my disaster dog, and now you know why!! She is not a puppy either, she is two and a half yers old!!! By the way, I also have her brother, Keeneye, and her mom, Tita, but those two stay with my mom!! A friend of mine found Tita and called, earlier that same year, 2005, I had had to put my dad's dog to sleep, CA, and my dad died two months later, CA, so when my friend called me about this supper friendly "chihuahua" that she had found, I told her to take it to my mom's house, a chihuahua, she is not!! But she is very loving, so we kept her, then all those hurricanes came along, so by the time I took her to the vet, she was full term!! Tita had three adorable pups, I was only able to part with one, I became so depressed that I decided to keep the other two! You have no idea how many times I called the lady that I gave the other poup to, and she had come very highly recommende by a family friend!! Tita and Keeneye look like Terrier mixes and Mia and the pup that I gave away look like a chihuahua mixes, so that means mom must have had more than one mate!!  Ok u all, have a great weekend!! Do try to behave!! Love,

Elia

 good afternoon

Its nice and sunny but not to hot.I weighed myself and im still down the 2 pounds so im happy.Maybe will make me think about what i shove in my mouth.There having hot dogs,hamburgers and all kinds of salads  and what ever any one wants to share.i cant remember the last time i had a hot dog YUM YUM.

Have a good day

Linda

 Linda hon, you are my heroine!! here I am maintaining at 143 and you go on losing!! So good to hear your voice Judy!! hey, I continue to party on, even when I am "unhappily" employed!! Just kiiding, you have no idea what a relief it is to be back in the workforce!! I spent all day at the pool yesterday but today I spent the morning at work!! I guess sometimes you do have to behave like a responsible adult!! Hopefully I will get the hang of this position soon enough, and then I will be posting from work, just like before!! Judy, the shrimp with garlick came out just awsome!!  Now I can buy shrimp even if it is not on special!! Hey Kim, how are you and the new pup doing? How is the lady goat? I would love to visit you!! Forget New York, give me the country any time!! Hey, I am a country gal at heart!! Buzz, have you forgotten about us? babe, I do miss you! Patty, the kids should be going back to school soon, so I hope that we hear from you!! Liz, how is your mom? How are you hon? I have my mom with me now. My sister went to pick her up because I was at the office, still trying to learn!!, and my mom was not there, after my mom had called me and told me that she was ready, well, we still have no clue who took her home, but after my sistah looked for her all over the church and grounds, my mom called me from her house!! Patience!! And I am very thankfull that an honest person took her home!! hey, the Lord does work in mysterious ways!! Ok, I am behaving during the week and misbehaving like crazy during the weekend! Sound familiar, Judy hon? hey you all, more good news, Becky was hired by Lowes and she is training and very excited, making more bucks too!! Ok, you all have a great day!! If you do not hear from me in a while, know that I am thinking of you but lost in space with my new position!! Love,

Elia

 Hello my friends:

I am doing super with exercise.  I even have hubby walking twice a day with me although he quits before I do.  I am still struggling with the food, but at least I am managing to hold my weight steady with the exercise.  I know that I will start to lose again as soon as I put my fork down.  Linda, congratulations on taking off 2 lbs and keeping it off.  I have a family reunion coming up in about 5 weeks.  I am looking forward to it.  I love family reunions.  I know I'll eat like a hog on that day and I am resigned to it. 

Elia, 143 is really not heavy at all.  It wouldn't matter if you never lost any more weight.  Of course, how you feel about yourself is what is most important.  I'd still be chubby at 143 cuz I'm so short.  Your story about giving away a pup and then feeling down about it reminded me of the time I tried to give away my sweet but feisty Schnauzer mix. My sister had given her to me to help cheer me up shortly after my first marriage failed.  I was working 10-12 hours a day at the time, living with my mom, and actually felt that the dog was being short changed because I had little time for her. Plus, mama as usual had her chihuahua who was terrified of my Suzy, and Suzy, being a pup, of course was always worrying the chihuahua wanting to play.  Mom stayed agitated because she was afraid her little chihuahua would get hurt.  The fact that the Chihuahua would snap and whine because she didn't want to be pestered by the pup only made mom even more agitated.  So, my nephew's girlfriend said her mom would love to have Suzy, who was a very pretty and very intelligent dog.  I easily taught her several tricks by rewarding her with Fruit Loops!  She could shake hands, sit, roll over, and 'give you five', which was her cutest trick because it was what everybody was doing then.  Well, I reluctantly let the nephew's girl friend take Suzy to her mother.  I cried all night for three nights.  Then I called my nephew and told him that I had to have her back.  Even mama was encouraging me to get her back because she saw how distraught I was.  Nephew's girlfriend tried to talk me out of it, saying that her mother was already attached to Suzy.  Needless to say, the girlfriend was miffed for awhile, but she brought Suzy back to me.  Less than three weeks later I was playing with her in the front yard.  She spotted 2 large black dogs across the street and before I could stop her she ran across the road to 'play' with the other dogs.  These were labs, and they started running toward her and barking.  Now she was terrified.  In blind terror she darted back across the road and right into the path of a speeding car.  To this day I wish I had left her where she was because she'd probably be alive today if I had not insisted on taking her back. 

Kim, I hope your cold is better by now.  Summer colds are the worse kind by far.  How is the new member of the family doing?  Getting a pup house trained can be a challenge, especially when you're working all day.  But maybe he'll catch on quicker by watching your other dog and following her lead.

I hope you have all had a great week end.  I am full of steak, baked potato and tossed salad.  I know...shame on me. 

Hiya, Judy.  Hope you're doing OK

Liz

LIz

Hi my babies!

How are u all…at last I have internet at home… it was soooo messed up.. comcast came n had to fix it …now it seems to be working fine :)

Last week I went to see my friend who had a baby girl.. the baby was tiny.. under weight at 5.5 :((((((((((((..they kept the baby in the hospital for more than 1 week.. my friend was devastated :((((((((.. baby finally came home on Wednesday night…    she was sooooooooo tiny.. I did not hold her..again coz I am scared!... don’t know wht I will do if ever I have one\:))))))))))))

Kim, babe.. I am so sorry and glad tht you have started a new chapter.. Rusty is at a good place :) r u taking enough  vitamin c? u need to up ur vitamins when u have cold…works like magic ;)))))))))

Liz! Sometimes things happen we don’t know the reason..suze’s passing is one of them hon..

Congrats on getting right back track honJ)) so happy to see u excersing AND making ur husband do it with u!! I did 30 min of my P90x… does any1 watch QVC…p90x was on it few days ago ;))))))

Elia!! I love love love u!! how can I forget u!! ever! i will never leave u!! I might get side tracked with life but I will never go away!! My hearty congrats  on ur new job! Do u want to loose more wt? I am also close to 140 now:(((((

Linda! Some of plants died! Feel I killed them!:(((((((((((( But I did everything I could! Cannt understand …I have some okra coming up now.. I will plant some cilantro and mint this week end …how are ur daughters doing?

Judy!! How are u sweetie!! Enjoying the summe:))))how did the graduation party go? I was veru bad today..i had 2 brownies and 1 cookie… and no my P is already done for the month… I have no reason… I just ate them :(((((((((

I still havnt seen Linda, judy, liz :((((((((((((((((

Hi my babies!

How are u all…at last I have internet at home… it was soooo messed up.. coomcast came n had to fix it …now it seems to be working fine :))))))))))

Last week I went to see my friend who had a baby girl.. the baby was tiny.. under weight at 5.5 :( ..they kept the baby in the hospital for more than 1 week.. my friend was devastated L.. baby finally came home on Wednesday night…    she was sooooooooo tiny.. I did not hold her..again coz I am scared!... don’t know wht I will do if ever I have one J

Kim, babe.. I am so sorry and glad tht you have started a new chapter.. Rusty is at a good place J r u taking enough  vitamin c? u need to up ur vitamins when u have cold…works like magic J)))))))))

Liz! Sometimes things happen we don’t know the reason..suze’s passing is one of them hon..

Congrats on getting right back track honJ)) so happy to see u excersing AND making ur husband do it with u!! I did 30 min of my P90x… does any1 watch QVC…p90x was on it few days ago J))))))

Elia!! I love love love u!! how can I forget u!! ever! i will never leave u!! I might get side tracked with life but I will never go away!! My hearty congrats  on ur new job! Do u want to loose more wt? I am also close to 140 nowL(((((

Linda! Some of plants died! Feel I killed them! But I did everything I could! Cannt understand …I have some okra coming up now.. I will plant some cilantro and mint this week end …how are ur daughters doing?

Judy!! How are u sweetie!! Enjoying the summerJ))))how did the graduation party go? I was veru bad today..i had 2 brownies and 1 cookie… and no my P is already done for the month… I have no reason… I just ate them L(((((((((

I still havnt seen Linda, judy, liz L((((((((((((((((

 Liz hon, I am so sorry about Suzy, but I know she is in a better place thinking of how much you all loved her!! I do have to trust that a Higer Being is taking care of those we love until we get there and take care of them a few more times until we all become eternal l!!!! I am looking forward to seeing all my family, which includes all my loved pets. Ok, enough teary eyes for one day! Trust me, I do get teary eyed, more about my pets than my family! Well shoot, people can take care better take care of themselves than pets!! Buzz hon, so good to hear from you!! We do miss you and your positive messages! You always bring sunshine to this thread!! Linda, how you doing , babe? Hey, I feel pretty good at 143, I am 5' 4" so I am ok, but I really would like to weigh 130, maybe dreaming, but what is life without a few dreams?? Job? Heck, I think that I am doing great! Heck if I know!! At least I have not lost anything yet! Kim, how are you doing babe? Judy, you still trying to behave?? Love u all,

Elia

 Well hello there!  Buzz it is so good to hear from you.  I laughed when I read the part about the brownie and the cookie cuz i have been so bad when it comes to food.  Hubby brought home some fresh blueberries.  Yummy, right?  Well, they're even more yummy when you put them into some scrumptious muffins, which I did, naughty me!   Oh, we ate a few of therm as a healthy snack, the the devil reminded me of how great fresh blueberry muffins taste.  Of course, they were to be for the hubby you know.  Right?   I ate two of them yesterday and one more this morning!  It isn't as if I didn't know I'd end up eating some of them either.  No matter how hard I tried to make myself believe I was making them for my hubby, I know full well that sweets are my big downfall.  Shucks, it was all I do do to wait for him to eat the first one so I could at least escape the guilt of eating the very first one.  How psychotic is that?  This morning I told myself that I would eat no more, which is easy to do after inhaling one already.  Will I be able to leave the rest of them alone???  I wouldn't bet on me if I were y'all but I'll let you know.

Kimberley I hope you're feeling better by now.  I imagine your new baby is running the household by now.  Elia, I hope the new job is working out great for you even though I know you'd rather be by the pool tossing back cold beer.  You, Buzz, Judy and Linda all seem to be at or  near your goal weight.  I guess Kim and I are the only ones still struggling.  I am wavering between 2-3 lbs, up and down at the moment.  Well, look at what I just wrote about the blueberry muffins and it is no wonder why!  At least my exercise is on track.  Hubby dropped 10 lbs and 2 inches off his weight in 2 weeks of daily walking!  Men!  Strutting in front of the mirror, patting his shrinking stomach, gloating..you get the picture.  He doesn't walk as far as i do either, so he is working less and losing more than I am.  It is nice to have him doing it with me though.  It makes the time go by faster.  Speaking of time, I have things to get done this morning and I should get started.

Lizzy

 hello ladies well we had monsoons again last nite.And this morning againbut then the sun came out.

Lizzy unfortunately im not any where near my goal,losing the 50 will just be making my first goal.I still have 107 pounds to go to reach my real goal of 150.  :(.My worst foods arent sweets(unless i go some where that has them,im to lazy to bake).But give me bread,pasta or cheese and im lost.Last nite a lady at work brought in some sweet italian peppers,very healthy right,Well she told me she slices them and sautes them then layers mozeralla cheese then puts it in slices of italian bread. And home made mac and cheese YUM YUM ,Needles to say i hardly ever make it home made any more.I put to much cheese and would eat it until im stuffed,

Kim i hope your feeling better,thers nothing worse than a summer cold.

Buzz i got home last nite and my flowers i have on my porch had an inch of water in them i had to move them.And the garden is waterlogged again.

Elia  working hard or hardly working? LOL

Judy hows it going?The fresh artichokes are gone so its frozen or canned ones for now.But the frozen baby ones are pretty good. I mix them with chicken and rice.

Well i need to get ready for work.

Have a good day every one.

Linda

Hey Linda, the board is working for me so far today, so thought I'd grab a quick post here.  Hey, I'm with you with the bread, pasta and cheese, any carbohydrates really.  Loved the story about the innocent Italian peppers, it's like salads are excellent to eat, it's what you put on them that makes them bad, (and also makes them taste better).  There's a farmers' market I go to every Saturday morning, I tell myself it's for the fresh produce, but really there's a small independent bread company booth there where they give away free samples, and some of them are very fattening, (one is pumpkin bread that has chocolate chips and cinnamon chunks in it), and that's the first booth I hit.  We still have fresh artichokes here, actually we have them all year round, but the price goes way up when they aren't in season.  I've been eating them about once a week, and I eat them without any dips so they're very low in calories.  But my favorite way to eat artichokes is the Cara Mia marinated artichoke hearts, now there's some fat for you, but tasty.  I also like hot artichoke dip, which is made with mayo and all kinds of fattening things, that's why I try to stick to the fresh.  Have a great day.

Judy

Hey Lizzy, I loved your blueberry muffin story, I think all our minds work the same way, little games we play with ourselves to rationalize all the bad choices we make.  I made eggplant parmagiana last week - eggplant is good for you, right?  Well, I breaded it, fried it, and baked it in marinara sauce and cheese, (low-fat variety, so that must have made it okay, right?)  Wrong, I believe that stuff was soooo fattening because I took an alli with it and it spoke back to me.  Then to make it worse I made enough that I ate it for three nights in a row.  I need to smack myself.  And  we need to smack your hubby too.  I hate it when men go on diets and drop weight so fast, it just isn't fair.  Have a good day!

Judy

Buzz, it's so good to hear from you.  I was afraid you had abandoned us.  Sorry about all your internet trouble.  I have Comcast too and most of the time the service is pretty good, but not always.  Of course they always say it isn't their fault, it's your computer.  And of course with the little I know about computers and internet service providers, it very well could be.  Hate computers but couldn't live without them.  I didn't go to the graduation party, long story, just didn't make it.  The summer is going great, my tomato plants, not so good.  I have put so much time and money into those suckers, and nothing but a few puny little excuses for tomatoes.  I don't know why I bother, I can buy them at the farmers market every weekend and they're way better than anything I can produce.  No explantion needed on the brownies and why you ate them, it's just what we do, and then afterwards we feel guilty.  Have a great day!

Judy

Hi gurls

Liz! Next time put some salt in his muffins! LOL.. Then he will know not to show off in front of u;)..i too am no where near goal..i have gained some of the wt tht I had lost last yr.. but tht ok.. I am back in the grove .. I worked out 20 mins today… starting next week I will up it..

Linda! I know I cannt resist food..period.. any kind :)))))))) ..the first day I planted my seeds there was a HUGE rain fall and most of my seeds flew off and some plants died :((((((((((

Elia..having fun at work..r u still driving in tht traffic.?

Judy…when ever I go to farmers market some how I end up with fatty foods rather than veggies…don’t know how!!! There is some kind of virus/spy ware on my computer.. don’t know how to get rid of it…

Today at lunch I had pizza..  I know iwas bad..again :))…r u guys watching the Olympics? I am like addicted to them :))

 Oh Judy, Judy, Judy...you must have been picking up subliminal vibes from me when you made that eggplant Parmesan because I have been craving some for a long time.  I love it!  I could eat a big plate of it right now.  If I lived close to you I would have 'rescued' you from having to eat it for three days by helping you out by eating half of it myself.  Hey, I'd do anything for a friend.

Lizzy