Good Tuesday Morning

Good Morning Janine and the Cali Crew!!

What a great post this morning Janine.  It is so true that we get so caught up in our own lives and we forget others.  I know that when I first started my journey, I looked to those who were farther out for advise and support and now I am almost 6 years out and I need to return that support that was given me.  While I may not be the best example of WLS because I didn't get to goal, I have a lot of knowledge that i need to share.  I know how important support and having people to be accountable to is to this journey.  When I backed off this site and had no support, my journey stalled and I gained back weight.  Now that I am back here, I am back to what I am supposed to be doing.  I think about what I put in my mouth and how much I am moving.  I am meeting new friends who are inspiring me to get back to what I know that I need to do to lose the weight.  I am trying to lose more weight without having to have a revision and I think if I stay on here and keep up with support, I can do it.

Today is my oldest daughter's birthday.  23 years old!!  Man....she makes me feel old.  Other than making her something nice for dinner, I have no plans for today.  Just go to the grocery store and get some protein so I can start back on shakes today.  My goal is 100 grams of protein a day from shakes and food. 

Have a wonderful day everyone!!!

Goodmorning Janine and Cali Guys and Gals,

Believe it or not I woke up on minutes ago!  If it was not for the cell phone going off (and I am so glad it did) I would still be in snooze land.  I am sick this morning and I can't blame MOMO or her partner in Crime Becky for making me that way.  I went to a school board meeting from 6 pm. till almost midnight!  It was awful.  I went to support our charter school in getting their charter renewed.  I sat under an airconditioner vent and froze for like 5 hours.  I hurt so bad all over, I have the worst headache and a terrible sore throat this morning!  I would do it again though as we get to keep our school.  But I did a horrible thing by not waking up, I let a darling gal down.  I was to pick her up to take her to our workout today and I was sleeping.  I feel horrible as that is just not me.  I came home last night and just passed out and that was that.  The sleep was not restfful either and I hurt all over!  waaa waa waa.   I want to got back to bed but I can not.  I have to go down the hill to a court mandated test for my foster daughter.  What the hell was the judge thinking we live up the hill not down it.  Waste of tax payers money!  Can you tell I went to a school board meeting?  What a waste of time and energy is that.   This one guy spoke most of the time and he was a Jerk.  Said the same things over and over and over again. I wanted to scream at him to just shut up.  He was the only one that voted no on our charter.  I called him many names under my breath yesterday that I am going to have to ask for forgivness for today as honestly they were not nice.  See what happens when I am starving (I was planning on being there an hour and then going out to dinner with a freind), tired, ran out of water and freezing my tush off?  O.k.  I got to jump in the shower for my next appointment today as I have many.  Michelle, I am so sorry about this morning, please forgive me for letting you down.  When I get back up the hill later today I will call you and set up a time to go later today as we don't want to miss a day.  I feel so bad. 

Rhonda

Miss Rhonda, you are much too hard on yourself. You don't have to ask for forgivness for anything. Don't you worry about me. You just concentrate on getting well. I totally understand. Don't even think about this evening. I will do some laps around the complex. I was just really worried about you, when I hadn't heard from you. Sorry for waking you up, even though you are glad I did.
Chris S. and Stacy Z., thank you ladies for the compliments about the new avatar pic. It was Becky's professional photography!

Hugs & Friendship,

Thanks Michelle,

I struggle with a horrilbe sickness it is call perfectionism.  I know many people who have it and it is such a pain.  I have a hard time not being perfect and I work on not having to be perfect almost perfectly!  lol.  Thanks bunches,

Rhonda

I'm hardly a professional, but thanks and glad it worked this time! I love this picture of you, glad I could help.
Stacie Z. is next, working on it Stacie!!!

Morning Janine and Cali-all...Yep!!!  Bernadette is definately a winner.  And the picture ooooozes her coquettedness.(is that a word??..lol)
My day involves a quick morning of preparation for the day cuz  So Cal Edison Electric is working in the area  and we don't know when or how often we will have electrical service for the day.  It'll be good to have all the time I want to read by a window...somehow when a washing machine or stove or bedroom lights are available, something (house work!) needs to be done..lol  Ofcourse there is always weeding the garden....nnnnnnnaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhh...who needs to weed pots! 
Support for our WLS newbies and posties is a wonderful way to spread good will..it is wondererful to receive it and evokes deep empathy to give it.  I love how we love each other.!!! 

Quick question...anybody's children (namely daughters) ever get jealous when you are lowering on the scale to their weight and they get a bit "pissy" about it?  I just expereinced it..it kind of hurt, ya know??  I don't know if they are truely jealous or just miss their old Mom?  I just tell them.."I am shorter than you, why shouldn't I weight less!!??"  One daughter is in definate need of weightloss, but she is oblivious to advice and help or suggestions (she is 22).  Another one is an extreme health nutt and exercise guru...and she weighs 110 lbs. less than I do now.. she is 5' 10" tall and a size 6!!  Good greif..I do not want to be 18 yrs old again!!!  Her words are, "I work too hard to stay like this and then have you get here too!!"...wow..what a hurtful thing to say (she is 26 and used to be plump in grade school). I just shook my head and walked away.  I will not look for support from her as her idea of support is criticizing me for not moving "enough".   Kids!!  Can't live with them, can't eat them!!.  Now I know why spiders and sharks eat there young!...yuuuummmmmmmmmummies!!!       lol
Have a good Blessed day all...
Kim in Fontana

Kim,

You are totally wrong, you can eat your young.  They are high in protien and apparently some of them are lower in sugar than others (sweetness factor).  But you can't eat them all in one sitting as remember you only have a pouch.  They freeze well in little ziplock pouches though so that is a good thing.  Make sure that you season them first before you freeze, as some of them can be quite bitter (if you know what I mean).  The only challange that I see with eating them is that by doing so, you may end up in the pokie!  Now maybe that would not be so bad in this economy as they will give you room and board for free, they clothe you and educate you and they also provide recreation in all types of forms.  So I say Eat the kids! 

Enjoy,

Rhonda

P.S.  For those of you that don't know me I am really joking (eh?)

Rhonda, not feeling great today, but your response to Kim was great and even help to make me feel  a little better.  LOL

 

Terry

OMG, Rhonda..I am roflmao...I just read your note and busted up laughing...my youngest is looking at me like I've taken too much Prozac....wait!!...can one take too much Prozac!!??..lol Thank you for the advice...stocking up on Ziplock bags as we font..lol 
Kim in Fontana

Good Morning Cali Crew,

I have been working like a slave here at work as we prepare to move into the main building.  I have had to help with pulling and shipping closed files off to storage and packing up my engagement files. 

In my off time, I have been finishing this heavy but beautiful grey sweater for my friend Gaby. (This is the first sweater I have ever knitted and started when I was a BBW).  Because it is so heavy, I decided to whipstitch grossgrain ribbon inside the buttonband and the buttonhole band.  I also whipstitched some seaming tape onto the inside of the shoulder seams to stabilize them.  I have made to matching opening in the buttonhole band, so now all I have to do is reinforce the buttonholes and sew on the buttons.  I should be finished tonight.  It is tedious, but a labor of love.

Take it easy.  More peace and love.

Kim