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Janeen - this is a great group..welcome DeeDee - bet those muffins are delicious M(from PA) - Good luck with the new eating plan MTGWW - good luck MsDover - A new grandson - how wonderful for you and your family..hope all goes well with your hip replacement Kate - Have fun in Ireland...you'll look great SaraLea - take one…

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DebA - I also had never "talked" with others on a website before this thread..I am so grateful to have found it and all of you Linder- Hope you enjoyed the party Nancy(TN) - what a great way to think of the #13 Eileen - Beautiful picture BJ - cheers! Sigmarhose - what an awesome treat to give yourself for meeting your goal…

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Just want to wish all of you a HAPPY NEW YEAR! I am so grateful I found this group of sensational ladies..may 2013 be your best year yet. :happy: Colleen

Deb A -Skiing sounds like great fun and lots of good exercise Sundance - Thanks for the WPW explanation-you made it easy to understand LinC - Vegetable soup does sound yummy Sue - Love your new motto Michelle - hope your husband is feeling better..

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Just home from a family birthday party - should never have eaten that 1st slice of cake.. oh well tomorrow is a new day Renny - Happy anniversary - 42 years - WOW! Liz - I'm not a big lettuce eater but it's worth trying so I plan on eating a salad for lunch or dinner every other day - it can't be too hard Linda S - Talula…

I'm going to make a real effort to eat more veggies...does anyone have some simple veggie recipes they'd be willing to share While growing up we just used canned and unfortuneately that's how I continued cooking. This year the girls at work gave me some butternut squash and told me how to bake it in the oven -delicious…

Robin - what an adorable picture Janie - love the song lyrics Texas - you have/had more snow in Dallas than we have in Illinois...Joliet, Il got it's 1st sprinkling of snow this a.m. but it stopped and nothing is on the ground now. DeeDee - glad to hear you're feeling better Lucy - it is so hard when the kids move…

Happy to say I've stayed the same weight through the holidays...whew-thought I might gain DeeDee - hope you feel better soon Barbie - how lucky you are to live in a safe community and be able to go out and walk your dogs so early. Michele - I was in your position a few years ago - my DD#3 was in a verbally abusive…

Merry Christmas everyone! Had so much fun with DD#1 and her family..Emily, my 4 yr old GD sat on my lap and cuddled - I really miss that so much ... they were with me til 3 p.m. today now at SIL's family ... leaving to go back to NC on Saturday - surprised NC had snow. Will really miss them but going to see them in…

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Two more days and our school is on break til 1/7/13! Everyone is looking forward to it. * Michele I'll be in Cary, NC in March...it's become my favorite vacation spot with DD's family there *Barbie I'm jealous ...would love to learn how to dance (yep-2 left feet, that's me)..most classes in my town require partners for…

Just finished catching up on posts... janehadji call, send a card or go see the parents-even if you can't do anything it means alot just knowing someone cared. DeeDee - always good hearing from you - enjoy the holidays with your family..thanks for the reminder to log our food..I've been slacking in that area lately. Rebel…

What a crazy busy week it's been at work...lots of holiday programs and visitors...while moving a chair it bumped my foot (not broke) which immediateley swelled and turned the prettiest purple...haven't been able to exercise this past week but going to gym tomorrow. DD#1 and family will be back in IL for the…

Meg - my sympathies -I have 3 daughters of my own a year apart & I understand your frustration I think we became friends again when they reached their 20's - hang in there barbie - love the comment about drinking water Jolenec - hope all your test reports are good Geri - Congrats on new grandchild-they are such a joy Judy…

Busy tonight but wanted to check in... Carolyn - love the drivers license weight! So funny - My license has the weight I'd like to be on it. DeeDee - LOL - I'd have to stop driving if I had to stand on a scale at DMV Katla - praying DH gets better soon and you can travel Brenda - if you love ice cream and chocolate what…

Lin congrats on your 3 pound loss...news like that is so encouraging to me I'm happy for you :happy: wessecg your daughter looks adorable on her horse and you look great too Love the pics DeeDee I always enjoy reading your posts and your reminder to drink water ..I sometimes wonder about those exercise calories also…

Sounds like everyone is getting ready for the holidays. DeeDee your decorations must be beautiful! Here are my December goals: 1. Drink more water. 2. Try to lose 5 lbs. (this will be tough-there are so many parties during work and massive amounts of food) 3. Continue going to the gym. 4. Try and put my picture on MFP (I'm…

Just trying to catch up with everyone..it's been busy at work Lynn thanks for sharing about not giving up - love it Jb can't wait to make the Kale & Kidney Bean soup - sounds delicious DeeDee my granddaughter is 11 also and when her family gets to my place for the holidays the 1st thing she wants to do is go to the mall…

Hope everyone had a great weekend so far. janehadji - I upped my calorie intake and drank more water I was eating 1200 alories a day (sometimes under) I had been stuck for weeks at 203. bjmcq - I try not to eat the extra calories from exercise..I let MFP set calories for me and started at 1560 calories a day and am now at…

Thanks for everyone's ideas about breaking the plateua-I did it and I'm so excited! I finally weigh under 200#(not by much though)! That was the first goal I'd set for myself and today the scale said 199! I got back on it to make sure! Laura - Happy 39th wedding anniversary! I hope your husband gets that promotion. Joann -…

Anyone have any suggestions on breaking thru a plateau..I've lost 37# but have been same weight for weeks..would really like to be down another 8#s by Christmas-my daughter Wendi lives in N.C. and hasn't seen me since I started losing weight. She and her family are coming back to Illinois for the hollidays. Barbie - I made…

Good morming everyone! I'm back from the gym and ready for work.. Have to say I love all your pet photos-they are adorable. Mary how do you like the Fitbit? I've been thinking about purchasing one. Have a great day everyone!

Jolenec1 Kamari looks adorable, you must have so much fun with her. My daughter and her family moved to N.C. last year so I don't get to see my 4 granddaughters as much as I'd like. I do have 2 grandsons that live nearby and are great fun!

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It's sunny so I'm off for a walk soon Dawn, pic of Busta is a scream-thanks for the laugh Lizzie, I agree w/you on time change-I'm usually up at 4 a.m. so when 3 a.m. came around I was wide awake-yuck! Bernadette, Happy Anniversary! Stardancer, sorry about the loss of your father-in-law hopefully your daughter will be back…