Wednesday Check In

[Terry]

It is Wednesday right???

::looks out the window to see if trash barrels are at end of driveway for trash day.... yep they are... it IS Wednesday::

I really need to get back to work and begin to keep track of time. A week from today I head back. 7 days ... the countdown begins.

One more room to spring clean and Im done with that list. Guess Ill get it out of the way today.

TOM is really messing with me. He is late. (nope... not pregnant) I have been used to these little 2 day visits but I suspect this one is gonna make up for it by all the exaggerated symptoms I have been having all week. Add the full moon and together its gonna be a bumpy ride.

I am having dreams of dancing whoopie pies.

Chocolate.......... cream filled whoopie pies. I even found myself thinking this morning that I have all the ingredients to make them. ugh.

Finelly... Im keeping you in my thoughts. I totally understand.

Where is everyone this morning? How are you all doing?

[Brook]

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Good morning!

Well, 2 of the 3 kids are at the skate park. 1 of them is still in bed (bless her lazy little butt). I've been sitting here for the last hour paying bills, posting, and chattin' on the phone while I suck down 25% of my water committment

TOM is due today which explains why I'd run someone over for salt. LOL I'm retaining tons of water, but that's okay. Whooshy is coming too viiiiiiiiiiisiiiiiiiit meeeeeee soon. LOL

Finelly- thinking of you today too.

Feeling stronger and more on track by the minute. I'm about to sign out of here and go knock out my workout for the day. After that's done, I'll hit the shower, go pick up my kids' friend (on the other side of town. Oyy! - With gas at $2.69 a gallon and me getting 11 mpg - I'm not thrilled about it. LOL). I'll come home, take out something fo supper and go to bed. I have to work tonight (10pm-9am). This is when my workout schedule starts getting all screwy. Trying to work those nights, get enough sleep, and spend the days with my kids turns me inside out for these 3 days. - I work Wed/Thurs/Fri nights, and put in the rest of my hours from home.

So anywho - I'll check in later.

Hugs!
~Brook

[Terry]

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Woo Hoo!

Got my Alexis Vogel package Brook!!

2 days. Not bad.

Im going to have to do my face just to wash these walls today! LOL

But Ill look good doing it right???

[Brook]

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Good? Just good?!

Nope. Sorry.

You'll look FANTASTIC, GORGEOUS, SEXY, and SOPHISTICATED, and it'll be amplified by the scrub brush, sweat and smell of cleanser, and you in sweats.

Lemme know what ya think of it! I'm interested to hear!

[knicknack]

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TOM for me today too, I think. If the cramps are any indication anyway. Very annoying. I feel like someone is eating my insides.

I wonder if it's possible to get the many-girls-living-together effect online. Seems like a lot of us have TOM at the same time. *lol*

I'm back from my conference. Gained two pounds. Am about to go to a meeting and tell my advisor that I have nothing to show her. Ha! Am about to go for a walk and then to the grocery store. Can't get enough work done before the meeting anyway so may as well get my diet life sorted out!

[Sarah1341]

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Happy Wednesday!

I'm doing okay today. DS still is not feeling well, so I have not been able to do all of my exercise this week. But, I'm okay hanging out with him and cuddling while I can until he's better. Then, for a 21 month old, its on the go.

I've been great with the food and better with the water, so I'm getting there. I have sworn off the evil scale. I'm not measuring either. I'm trying to focus on the other "feel good" aspects. I don't know how long that will last (avoiding the scale) but I'm tired of letting every focus and obsession be on the weight. I have more energy, my clothes are looser, my skin looks great. I'll take it as it comes.

Hope everyone has a great day!

Fin, will be thinking of you today. You are a strong woman and will overcome the mother-related stresses! I'm sure your hubby is right there with you pushing forward and supporting you through it.

[pjade1]

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Well, we must all be cycling together. My TOM came yesterday after I returned home from work. I can say this is the first time I was glad to see it coming because of the water retention and 1.8 lb weight gain a couple of days ago and no I didn't cheat. I will be glad when it is over though so I can get back to being the scale junkie that I am.

My computer is still broke, so the work computer will have to do for now, breaks and lunchtime. Looks like I will have to order a new hard drive for my laptop. I am hoping to get it next week. I will be missing you guys over the weekend. I will be out camping anyway and wouldn't have any computer use anyhow. Hmmmmmmm..........I must think of a way to access the internet while I am camping someday. Maybe free wi-fi camping spots??? PJ

[Weighless]

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Good Morning everyone!

Well if the "many-girls-living-together effect online" happens to me I'm gonna be one upset camper. The evil curse has been absent since last November! whoohooooo. Although last time I was on Atkins it had been absent for 8 months and poof...appeared and continued regularly til I quit Atkins. I know it's probably not gone for good as I'm only 46 but I sure would like to hope it was.

Not much going on here today. It's a beautiful day out today so maybe I'll try to work abit outside today.

Thinking of you Finelly. I believe you'll make it thru the 5 days fine...your a strong lady.

Sarah..Hoping your ds feels better soon!

Terry stay away from those whoopie pies! LOL

[michigangirly]

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i'm here...just checking in. about to eat a late breakfast. hmm i think i'll have some blackberries, cucumbers...and some breakfast sauasage. maybe some cheese too. haha random. but i don't feel like "breakfast" foods like eggs today. in some completely random news...i got the new faith hill cd last week and i am all about it! if anyone likes faith, you should check it out! alright that's all from me for now. happy hump day!

[Brook]

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Oyy. Just finished working out and holy cow am I out of shape. I've been working out 2-3 times a week for the last 3ish months or so, but I avoided the Squat **** & now I remember why. No good! I feel like a one legged man in a butt kickin' contest. Debbie Siebers is the devil incarnate, I tell ya! The next week is gonna be a lonnnnnnnng one.

Too funny that TOM is haunting so many of us at the same time. Just goes to show it really IS a conspiracy. LOL

Sounds like everyone is doing pretty darn good today. FANTASTIC!

Off to go eat a late breakfast. I'm thinkin' omelette. I'm hungry!

~Brook

[Brook]

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Well, I was thinkin' omelette but decided on a 4oz steak and 3.875oz of spaghetti squash with a pat of butter.



I just *love* my food scale

~Brook

[Finelly]

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I woke up at 4 with a bad headache, couldn't even ask my DH to get me ibuprofin. Woke up again at 6 and he brought me 4 of them. Just woke up again. It's niggling at the back of my head but I am semi-functional.

Of course, the rest of my body is shakey and sick feeling. Anxiety. I am pretty frantic right now, but it helps to just type about it.

I honestly do not know what to do about my mother's visit. She decided to come because my kids (the grown ones) refuse to return her phone calls. She insists that it's important that they talk to her, despite the fact that they get nothing but grief from it. So she's coming her and I guess will sit at her hotel..........and I will feel responsible for doing something with her, which will mean I will be the one who gets criticized and told what I feel and what to think and what to do.

And I haven't had a month or so to prepare myself to be strong. I'm extremely vulnerable right now (TOM just finishing too) and I feel like I may just fall apart.

Right now, I'm not together enough to type some positive things and make a plan to stay sane (which shows how far gone I am!).......

I'm going to go call my d-ex and get some moral support. I'll post more later.

[Brook]

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((((((((((Finelly)))))))))))

[**Nikki**]

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I'm good. Goodmorning everybody Another day were here on in our journey with ANA, each other to reach our goal. Its the journey that's exciting, and the destination. I'm just so ¡muy excitado!!

[DebbietheHugBug]

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((((((( Finelly )))))))))


We're all thinking of you. You know how your Mother is and always will be. Don't let it get to you. Do what you have to do and forget about it (I know, easier said than done).

Be strong! You have ALL of us behind you!