Happy Friday

GOOD MORNING ALL I HAVENT BEEN ON MUCH , THINGS HAVE BEEN CRAZY WITH WORK AND LIFE BUT I THOUGHT I WOULD START THE WEEKEND . I HOPE EVERYONE HAD A GOOD WEEK, TO ALL THE NEW FOLKS WELCOME AND TO ALL "HI" NOT MUCH PLANNED FOR THE WEEKEND , JIMS KIDS ARE GOING TO COME DOWN TONIGHT TO PLAY CARDS AND SATURDAY SOMETIME I AM MEETING PAMALA TO GET HER LAP TOP TO HER. UPDATE ON ME I HAVE LOST 161 POUNDS SINCE APRIL 23RD AND IN A SIZE 20 NOW( COUULD BE A 16 IF I DIDNT HAVE ALL THE SKIN HANGING OUT) I ONLY HAVE ABOUT 50-55 POUNDS YET TO GO . WINTER IS HARD BECASUE ITS TO DARN COLD TO GET OUT SIDE AND WALK/RUN. I HAVE SET MYSELF A NEW GOAL . NOT FOR THIS YEAR BUT NEXT YEAR I PLAN ON RUNNING THE " 500 MINI" SO AS SOON AS WEATHER BREAKS I AM GETTING BUSY ON IT, I AM GOING NEXT WEEKEND TO GET A NEW BIKE AND START RIDDING AND I THINK JESSYCA IS GOING TO TRAIN WITH ME AND RUN IT AS WELL. WE HAVE A HIGH SCHOOL TRACK NEAR BY THAT I CAN USE TO TRAIN ON. PLUA BETWEEN NOW AND THEN THERE ARE A FEW SMALL RUNS TO PRACTICE. NOW MY GOAL IS NOT TO RUN THE WHOLE THING BUT TI FINISH. AND MOVE FORWARD FROM THERE. WELL I NEED TO GET READY FOR WORK .  TO MY ELF THANK YOU FOR THE CARD YESTERDAY IT WAS SWEET.  HAVE A BLESSED DAY ALL VICKI

Good morning all.  Glad it is Friday!  Thats about all I can say.  I am really weak and tired this week, so I know that I really need to work on liquids and protein.  I have been trying really hard, but it is almost impossible with the way I work.  Oh well, I will manage it today.  Hope everyone had a wonderful day yesterday.  I got 3 beautiful pink roses and a balloon from Jimmy and the girls yesterday. I was really surprised!  Time to get the girls off to school and me to work.  Have a great day!

This years Nike 5K is open still and I have been thinking about giving that a try,  You have to walk run at a 58 minute pace or the bus picks you up.  5K is about 3.1 miles. The 2008 OneAmerica 500 Festival Mini-Marathon is sold out! Registration for the 5K is still open.  E

Good morning everyone! We enjoyed our dinner with Jean & Bob last night. Red Lobster is just SO good! LOL! And guess what I'll be having for lunch?!? Tonight is Steak & Ale. I'm looking forward to that too and to seeing Jodi, Matt, Gail, and Quintin. Anyone else? Oh..I'm also looking forward to Cindy's Pampered Chef party tomorrow! If you saw my shelves, you'd think I owned everything in the catalog! LOL! I've thought of a few things I want though so I'll be adding to my collection! There's a few things I want to get for the RV too. Hey! Why shouldn't I be able to cook with my faves on the road too?!?  Besides, I am looking forward to getting together with friends..and friends I haven't met yet! As all of us gals know, product parties are just as much if not more about the 'chic time' as it is about the products! lol! I am so glad to be having a relaxing few days with family & friends before Tuesday gets here. Bill has his first eye surgery on Tuesday. And then that afternoon, I go for the follow-up mammagrams to be sure that the spots they saw last July/August was just calcium deposits. After all that's happened the past few months, I will just be so relieved to hear them say 'yep, that's all it is'. Dr. Price's surgery center doesn't let you know until the day before what time your surgery is. I hope Bill's is early enough that I can get him home before I have to go for my stuff. I know mine is going to take at least 2 hours and that wouldn't be good for him to have to wait all that time on me with him just going through his stuff. I guess we'll find out Monday. Well.I hope you all have a terrific day today! Sherri

Good Friday Mornin All!!!!! I have got the kids off to school.....did a bit of sewing, burnt the trash, and now am running the dishwasher. Tonight I am heading to Indy with my Mom, Sister, and Niece for a night away!!!  Hoping to find a new swimsuit for summer vacation!!!!!   Got 12 beautiful yellow roses from hubby yesterday......and went and got my nails done!!!! Hoping to see 169 on the scale on Sunday when I weigh!!!!  "overweight" here I come!!!!!! I am so ready to say that I need a Century Card....and it is just around the corner...... I hope everyone is staying warm!!!! Leave me a message if anyone is going to be out and about at Castleton on Saturday....would love to meet anyone!!! Love to all!!!!!

Good morning all!   I have been busy with ambulance calls this morning.  I have been on 2 calls and it is just now  10:00 am.  So, I am hoping it is not going to be like this all day.   Hubby got me a box of SF chocolates.  I havent tried them yet, because my stomach just felt really full yesterday.   Dont have anything planned this weekend, hopefully just a little R & R.   Hope everyone has a great day and weekend.

Hey all...Happy Friday... I'm sorry I haven't been on this much.  To say "I've been busy" is just an excuse.   Update on me..I'm down to 236ish now...which is around 96 pounds lost since October 3rd.  I'm, now, sitting on a plateau and have only lost 2 pounds in the past week or 2.  It's frustrating being this close to losing 100lbs and can't get over the 'hump' but, I do realize that these things happen and I'm only 4.5 months out...so, I really can't complain!! Thing, mentally, are actually getting tougher.  I find that the more I CAN eat something, the harder it is to resist it and make the right decisions.  I really blew it last week when I broke down and ate some pizza.  I felt really guilty and bad afterward...I didn't need to eat it, I had done good this far but, I ate it.  Now, the good thing is that I don't 'want' it again.  I'm fine for now...I blew it, I ate it, and now it's important to move on and recognize and own what happened. Anyway, I'll try to be more active again...I just haven't been on anything in a while. ck

Hi Chris....I have never seen your face on here, so it is good to see you posting. I know what you mean about hitting the 100 mark.....I am about 9 pounds away and I am digging in every claw I have to get there!!!!!  Seems like our bodies know when we get to a big milestone and it takes it own sweet time!!!!!  But hang in there....you are doing magnificient...and you will wake up one morning soon and you will be there!!!!!! And I believe the emotional part of it is definitely the hardest....but that is what OH is here for....LOTS of support!!!!!  Don't be a stranger and come visit more often!!!!!

Hi All, I'm at work for now, but thinking about leaving early.  I have a lot to do to get ready for the Pampered Chef party tomorrow.  I have to buy the ingredients for the Carribean Jerk Chicken Nachos the Rep is going to make, but don't worry, they will be wls friendly!  I'll be preparing the boneless, skinless chicken breasts and buying the Light tortilla chips and fat free sour cream!  I also need to make the desserts.  I'm using Sherri's sugar free eclair recipe and I have a new fat free, sugar free recipe for chocolate fondue I can't wait to try out.  I also have to pick up the fruits and veggies.  So, I'm trying to decide if I have time to pick all that up on my lunch hour and when I'll have time to fit in my cardio workout today!    It sounds like a lot of work, but I agree with Sherri, I get as much fun out of visiting with everyone as I do out of buying the stuff (and I'm almost as addicted as Sherri!). I worked out the my personal trainer last night and she really kicked my butt.  I thought sure I wouldn't be able to get out my chair this morning, but so far so good!  I really enjoy doing the workouts that she designs for me because I feel like I'm getting so much more out of them.  I have been having trouble with my shoulders for about a year and even went to 3 months of physical therapy last fall but didn't see much improvement.  After just 2 weeks of working out with the routine that Jill designed for me I can lay on either side and have much less pain and stiffness!  That is exciting!  Well, I'd better get off of here.  I'm looking forward to seeing some of you tomorrow and I hope everyone has a great day.

Good mornig, Vicki and everyone. I hope that today is a super fantastic day for all of us. We are now half way through February and so that means that spring is that much closer to being here!!! I have to go a do a few things today. I have to go and see a friend for a couple of minutes and then I go and get my kidney ultrasounds. Last week at the urologists the x-ray still showed some what he thought was stones but they may calcium in the vessels. The ultrasound is the only way he will know for sure. Keep your fingers crossed they are not stones. He said if they were he is going to have to take them out surgically and I just can't do that again. I had to do that last year with my first stone. It was terrible.  I made Bill his chili yesterday and he loved it. He has been wanting it and I thought that yesterday was the perfect day to make it for him. He was a happy boy when he had dinner.  I think they are calling for more snow. What would it be like without the dreaded white stuff?! I don't know but I am sure that I could get use to it really fast. I would like to have the chance to at least try. I am so ready for spring to be here. But then again I was ready for spring before winter even started.  I better get going. I hope that everyone has a safe and blessed day today. I will chat later on.