I walked into the squad room on Thanksgiving night and there was a huge tray of brownies back there. Brownies are one of the two things I really miss, the other is soda. I broke off a little piece of one and then hightailed it back to the comm center to hide from the evil goodies. That's the one thing I'm dreading with Christmas coming. Waaaayyyy too much food at work. I'm going to have to stock the desk drawers with sf tootsie pops to fight the munchies. Carol

This just KILLS ME!! I can not stand to get calls like this. I had a call 3 weeks ago of an armed robbery at Checkers and the employees were LOCKED in the freezer! I started asking if anyone was injured and she said "I don't think so". So then I asked what the suspect looked like and she tells me "I don't know. I'm on my way there now." I said "You were not there or involved?" She replies "oh no ma'am. I'm the manager, and I've told them if anything like that happens, to call me first!!!" I just went off in my head!! I wanted to light into her with both barrels! But I held my cool and said "Well, ma'am, you don't need to go into the building until my officers have made sure the scene is secure, and if you are going to be the first ones they call, you need to be able to provide us with SUSPECT information so we can try to CATCH HIM!!" God forbid we try to protect the public!!

Does anyone out there know any good chair exercises??? being so sedentary I worry about getting enough exercise.. and since on overnights we have ALOT of down time, it would be the perfect time to do a little work out.. of course, they 2 guys I work with will think I am nuts, but who cares! To do this job it is a reqirement!! HAHA Brianna

Well, believe it or not, I drank 120 oz of water that night at work, and I think it helped. I was down 1lb. I have lost a total of 5lbs. I am starting the body metabolizing menu Monday. Very strict. I am bound and determined to stick with it. I will do it! Thanks for the help and support. Sherri

Oh my goodness!! Did my mom ever over do it today?? I got over there, and I, of course, being on the Metabolic Research program, brought smoked turkey breast, snap beans, whole wheat rolls, whole kernal corn, unsweet tea & Diet rite! Well, she had dumplings done with her fresh boiled hen, her famous homemade dressing & cranberry sauce, grilled pork loin, red velvet cake, pecan pie, pumpkin pie, and brownies!! I was dying!! I caved in! I had a helping of the dressing and cranberry sauce! I knew I shouldn't have, because I weigh in again tomorrow. Then I thought, what the heck~~~ I have screwed it up now, so I helped myself to a small slice of pecan pie. Before I could eat it all, I felt bad and guilty, so I gave the rest to my 4 year old son! There goes that 5lbs I lost! I soooooooo dread tomorrow afternoon. They were supposed to measure ketones and everything! WATER WATER WATER tonight! Sherri