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Woot woot yay Steph and Eileen for breaking out of the 250s! Great job ladies. I am proud of you.

Way to go Stephanie & Eileen!! So happy for both of you. Very proud that you are reaching your goals!!!

Well hells bells ladies Yer all on a roll

Bobbie
--Congrats on your clothing victories. I think wearing baggy clothing that used to be tight is probably the best motivation you can give yourself. You've worked far too damn hard Bobbie not to be proud of that Kickin' *kitten*!

Stephanie
-- Look at you go go go go. I was so happy for you this morning when I was reading my wall. If I could have reached through the monitor and squeezed the **** out of you in congratulations I would have, but I figured you figured that part out YOU ARE DA BOMB BAYBEE!!! 248, SMELL YOU! Shoot next you'll be in Onderland
-- I know it's in other thread, but I am going to say a Compliment to you for being wonderfully thoughtful and kind and sending all of us a link to the new thread. I know it took a lot of time and effort and it was a very sweet thing to do. A proper thank you from myself and I think of course as you know, you are fabulous.

Eileen
-- Thanks and you know what I thought when you said buy a t-shirt. "OMG they'll actually have one in my size!" I know. Sick isn't it? Something I'll never have to think about again hopefully, will they have the souvenir tshirt in my size. XL? No problem. So thank you. I think that just made my day. And I am so happy to hear you are out of the 250's as well! Huzzah! Croobie on! ;D

JJ
-- Sleep you crazy woman. Or you'll get sick again dammit! *HUGS*

Renae
- How much would you pay for that service? $500/per person? $1000? I ask because you know I"m trying to figure it all out in my head, it'd be wicked expensive. Medical work, car work, clothing, food. That's like gotta be near $1k each not including tips And it'd be cash pay. Not going to deal with HMO's and Paperwork and ****, that just slows everything down. If I add 20% profit, which out of that I"d have to pay salaries/expenses etc. I'm not making much. Hmm. I might have to work that out. Wonder where I'd set that up. Oh yeah. Maui Be a long drive for you tho Got a great name tho... Use my maiden name.. Buffum's One Touch. I picture lots of lazy'boys and fuzzy slippers
-- Good for you on the Donuts. I don't think I'd have made it out alive... cream filled.. nom nom nom.. the only thing saving me is that 99% of the donut shops in Arizona don't have creme filled, they only have custard which I can't stand.

STaci
-- Thank you for the compliment. And I appreciate that you noticed. It gets me into trouble however sometimes. And it's all my husband Erik's fault. He turned me into the question monster. My natural OCD perfectionism and his demanding nature to have things done right or be right or manufactured right... *shakes head* It's hell. I tell you..

So today was a perfect example of it actually. I did the OS5 update on my iPhone. DONT DO IT PEOPLE!. Anyway.. It blew away the 'nickname' from my gamecenter id. I called customer service. They 'graciously' waved the fee for me since i'm outside the 90 day period, really? But next time, I might have to pay... whatever. Told them, your upgrade broke your ****ty app. They said uh well uh. uh. okay you'll need to talk to tech support level 2. Mmkay. So I get passed up. He has me change my password, that sometimes 'fixes it'. No dude. it didn't. And now I have a new password that I'm not amused with instead of the one I liked just fine. ****. WEll.. we all. *nervous laughter* Have to change our passwords now and then, it *nervous laughter* makes things more secure. Me: "Dude it's Game center, it's not like I"m storing nuclear secrets" More specifically it's my Apple DotMac/Me account that I've had since 2001 with the same password and no ones broken it yet, must have been pretty secure already. Uh heh heh uh hm yeah well. *me silent* Uh.. well you could also try searching in Googl... ME: "NO! That's it. We're done. I could have done that already this morning, which I did. Which already told me how to shove that worthless folder app into a folder to hide it away. *gasp from him* So NO, we're not going there. YOU call the ENGINEERS and tell them THEY have a ****ING BUG with the IOS 5 release that wipes the Nickname from Game Center, and get them to figure out how to reset my account to get it working again. YOU can CALL ME when you get it solved.... "Him: Okay, what's your number.." ....

**** that ****... You broke it, you bought it mother****er...

Okay so I dropped the clothes off at the Treasure Trove Shelter at the hospital. The lady almost passed out. That felt good.
Picked up garden parts.
Got the new brining jar for the chicken I'm gonna spatchcock tomorrow night.

I feel like that guy from the Jeff Foxworthy tour series now... Get 'er Done! today... I don't know why...

Have a good one..

Oh PS. I hate you Kevin. My Thighs are killing me. You suck.

Ok, I hate Wednesday mornings. We are closed on Mon/Tues so Wednesday everyone descends on us and there are messages and emails to return and its always just INSANE.

I went to the japanese grocery store on my day off yesterday just to look around and see what they had that might be fun to make that was healthy. I got some wonton wrappers and tofu and miso and stuff. But the really fun part were the kitchen tools! I go sucker in to buying a bunch of fun kitchen gadgets I might never use but intrigued me. They had the added bonus of having only japanese language instructions with a couple of pictures. And my best purchase was the cutest little bento box and accessories. I just love it! I have been reading about bento box lunches for a couple of weeks and have made a few in my little rectangle tupperware containers, but now I have a real one! I just think it is so awesome for portion control and reminding me to really enjoy my food instead of wolfing it down without noticing. I love how it is set up for to portion out your grain, veggie and protein . I got the cute bento box which has three compartments, one that is half the space and then the other half has two, but they come out so you can make one big space or two equal spaces if you want. I also got a couple of cute veggie cutters, a set of dividers, a little panda to put sauce in (like salad dressing or dipping sauce or soy sauce), and a pretty set of chopsticks. I feel so hip and cool while taking control of my lunch.


I have been struggling with my mom being unsupportive of my weight loss lately too. She is very overweight as well and while she makes polite talk about how I am cooking healthier for us all, she is still eating just awful. I did the laundry and went to put away her socks for her and there was a bag of bite size reese cups in there mostly gone. She is an adult and can do what she wants, but then the last two weeks she has started to bake treats on my days off. I used to bake a lot, but have not been doing it as much since I started to lose weight. She has been baking this crazy stuff full of sugar and stuff because she says its mean for me to not make it for her and my daughter, THEY aren't on a diet. She never does stuff in the kitchen, so this is a pretty low blow on multiple levels. She had to do dinner the other night because I had a class after hours and she took my daughter to McDonalds. Then the next night there was an accident on the freeway and I was late getting back from my errands and she took my daughter out to pizza. My daughter is 17 and almost an adult herself, but I am trying so hard to set a good example in this last year, especially since she struggles with weight herself and my mom is undermining me constantly. I tried to talk to her about it and all she said was I was spending way too much money on new clothes and running shoes and healthy food and had gotten all holy roller about it. So frustrating.

Steph and Eileen, I am so thrilled for you both. That is a huge milestone to move past and you have done so well. Woot!

Cyn, I am with Staci, I want to know what kinds of Halloween parties you go to.

Staci, I am sure you are on stress overload with the big event this weekend. Remember to breathe and I am glad you are scheduling yourself some exercise time. Good for you! Take lots of pictures for us!

Ok, gotta run!

Good Morning!
Cynthia - I meant to say thank you for getting on me about my protein levels, I upped them and dropped 7lbs, I'm hoping there is a correlation between the two. Same plan this week:bigsmile:

So yesterday I got to play with these new toys they have at the gym called vipr. They are these plastic hollow tubes, weighted, with handles. You do all kinds of things with them: fast chest press, bazooka swings, twisting squats etc. I watched my trainer go through the session with me to show me what to do and I thought, well that looks easy and they aren't that heavy....well boy was I wrong. It was like a super cardio workout, I was huffing and puffing all the way through and I got news for you, I have some serious DOMS going on today. I know I know, no pain no gain but still......:grumble:

So more marking on the cards for me today (90 projects all about tourism in Thailand....I'm going out of my mind!!:noway: )
Meeting a friend for lunch who hasn't seen me since April so I'm hoping for some RL compliments for the other board.

JJ - I agree with what Cynthia said....however, I totally couldn't do it. My mom is not very supportive either but I have the advantage of being on a different continent. When she was here it was just sabotage after sabotage. I chalked it up to jealousy. She proud of me but I can't talk to her about it as she just moans about she couldn't do it if she wanted to. Sigh! Parents! Oh and bento boxes sound cool....may have to make a trip to Chinatown to see what I can find!

Cynthia - my hubby is a total homebody and it drives me crazy. It takes me forever to get him to go anywhere and then he looks so miserable we end up leaving early so I feel your pain. I've lost a lot of my social life because of it and it drives me crazy but I love that man. :ohwell:

Bobbie - fab NSV :bigsmile:

Renae: what a great service that would be.:bigsmile:

Renae I focused on upping my protein last week. I added a glass of milk a day, 100g of cottage cheese, pumpkin seeds and an Atkins protein bar into my repetoire.

JJ
-- So I have two questions to ask one) Does your mom live with you, sounds like she does. two) does she depend on you for her care, I mean is she invalid or is she just using you for cheap rent I ask because my answer is going to go something like this.
A) If she's living with you and you are her primary care giver because she's invalid, stop buying sugar and things to make treats with or lock them up. Yeah it's cruel. But she doesn't really need them does she? Leave out the splenda or other sweeteners that you use in case she needs something like that for tea or coffee. (you don't NEED chocolate chips or coconut flakes).
If she's just living with you for cheap rent. *take yourself a deep breath, you're gonna need it* Mom, I love you. And I want to thank you for being a loving parent and raising me as wonderfully as you did. Now you need to respect my authority and not usurp the mother daughter relationship I have with my child. If I don't make treats. I don't make treats. If you want a cookie, go to the store and buy one, FOR YOURSELF. Do not fatten my daughter up to meet your sweet tooth. Kindly respect my wishes as a parent in guiding my child as I see fit. If you don't like it, there's the door.
-- Now I know you won't be as harsh as I would be But you get the idea. YOU are the mommy, mommy You need to tell her to mind her own business and let you raise your daughter the way you want to. Don't sit back and get sick to your stomach and fret over it. I can tell you already are. that's no bueno either. C'mon momma bear... protect your cub. The intruder is fattening her up for the slaughter *teehee*

Love ya. Did you get the little hard boiled egg presses that make panda bear or fish shapes? You jam the food inside and then when it gets done setting you have little panda bears. You can paint their little faces with food coloring if you want. Here my friend has a set and she posted the pics on her blog http://mizziemunches.blogspot.com/2011/04/easter-cuteness.html?spref=fb
Disgustingly cute arent' they?

If only it were that easy. Its her house, I moved here to open the shop with her. She already had a three bedroom house, so my daughter and I moved in with her to save on costs while we get the shop up and profitable. She was getting older and with her weight issues, having trouble with stuff like cleaning and doing the grocery shopping. So while I do not pay rent, I take care of everything. I do all the cleaning, the laundry, the shopping, the cooking, the house maintenance, etc. I figure that is my way of contributing. I also do all the work at the shop, even though we own it together and put in equal money on it. So I feel like I make a lot of accomodations for her because she is my mom and I want her to be comfortable in her "retirement", but I get tired of being treated a lot like a slave or the maid. And being downright undermined in the name of "helping out" with my daughter is really chapping my hide.

Thanks for the advice, I will see what I can screw up the courage to talk to her about. It gets hard though when you spend 22 hours a day with someone. Worse than being married I tell ya!

Starting to feel like we are losing some momentum here.....

Bump

Howdie Losers - so glad it's Friday! The best part is that we have no major plans for the weekend. I'm going to go out for a run first thing tomorrow morning (my B-Day!) and we are expecting 3-6" of snow tomorrow night!! Dinner out with friends should be even more festive.

The scales were nicer to me this morning. My plan is to keep it off through the weekend now. Thanks for the protein tips Steph!

Staci - I know what you mean about snapping at your daughter. I have 2 teens and sometimes walking away is the best answer. I've done my share of apologizing to them when I lose my patience. Doesn't happen often, but we all have our limits and it teaches them that we're human. I'm sure she figured out how to Toga just fine!

Time for my 60 cal Tootsie Pop
Enjoy your weekend all ~ keep it skinny!