Buddy List Aug 11 and onwards

[caramella]

Re: Buddy List Aug 11 and onwards

Hi everyone!

OMG! I had the WORST week at my job. We had a major accounting meltdown in my department. Everyday, I went in early and stayed late with yesterday being the longest day. I was at the office for 11 hours until my boss made me leave with her. What a way to go before going on vacation.

Yesterday morning was horrid. I found out that someone hacked into my Yahoo account and now I cannot access my fantasy football league. To get the issue resolved, I had to fax information to Yahoo and now I'm just waiting. UGH.

On top of that, my bloody EZ-Pass (pay toll tag) is now broken. For some reason, it just decided that it didn't want to work anymore. I got through the tolls just fine on Thursday. Then on Friday, it didn't work. EZ-Pass ran a test on the tag and said "Well it's not working. We'll send you a new one in 7 to 10 business days. Keep using the broken one so you don't get penalized."

To de-stress, I cheated last night. I'm surprised that was the only time I did. I went crazy. I had a omelet for dinner (no problem with that), but then I had a slice of toast and a little bit of home fries (gross, they were). Then later, I had a slice of pizza (cousin opened up a new restaurant and gave DH pizza to bring home...he cheated too). For dessert, I had a slice of sugar-free chocolate cheese torte and 4 candy corn hershey kisses. Yeah, I suck and already started paying for it today.

On the plus side of things, DH got a promotion at work on Thursday. I'm really proud of him. I think that's probably why he cheated. Then again, I probably stressed him out this week as I screamed, cried and vented about stuff at work (It was THAT bad).

Now, I'm on vacation and will be off to Canada on Sunday morning! I cannot wait!!

Sorry for my long post! I hope you all had a better week than me

[sugarsack]

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ooh poor carmella... have a very good de-stressed vacation... drink lots of water... you'll be fine

oh my goodness... you all have got to try the Bill Bazz pizza crust ! (i know its not his but he gave me the recipe) it tasted just like fracaccia bread.. how ?? i dont know.. i did 3 cups cauliflower w/ 3 cups mozzarella (yea too much i know) and a hand full of "italian seasoning" and baked it... added the pizza toppings and me and dh ate the whole thing.. (ya think i had too much cheeze last nite ??) probably stop me up good today... i know i made too much, and i know i ate too much but.. it was THAT good

moving my son today.. woke him up saying .. "GET OUT, I WANT YOU OUT OF HERE BY TONITE" he went along and said " i am so out of here !!" we played like we were fighting.. but its a good thing.. hes 24 and getting married in 3 weeks.. i am so proud of him.. he is so responsible (has been since he's been born.. i say he was born with a tie on.. he was that grown up from a very young age) and of course the younger son (20 year old chef) will be moving into the bigger room... so i guess the dog gets her own room now hehe hehe

have a great weekend... windy and a bit blustery today here.. first storm of the season.. rained all nite but dry now great day for moving

[vek]

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Hi everybody! I'm back! Been missing you, guys!

[Elsie150]

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Vek! How is it going girl?? Great to see you back!

Caramella...hope you have a a great destressing holiday!

Sugar...LOL...the pizza is good! Try it with 1/2 cup of cheese less and see if that tastes as good. Then the next time another 1/2 cup of cheese less.

Alright...I am off for my girls week and am having a Monday day..things going wrong like crazy... so this will be it for me until I get back. Everyone be good! Be there for one another!! See you next week!!

[billbazz]

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Hey bud's

Sorry we have not been around much..We (as a family) were determined to finish the sun room we started. It is complete and it's a really great place to relax and unwind now. It seemed like we bit off more than we thought at times, and I don't even think we went to bed all of Saturday!
But, the carpet and windows and window treatments came out perfect.
the final touches, furniture and decorations as well as the hanging of a flat screen TV were done this morning. Now we can leave for our vacation Friday, knowing we are not coming back to another unfinished project.

Sugar--Wow--3 cups cheese and 3 cups veggie! Did you spread it out on a giant sheet pan? Glad you liked it tho! there are so many "new" things just waiting for you to try! And I see your a cheese lover!! LOL
have hundreds of good recipe's for you!
Hope the big move went well and you all had some fun!

Cara--They are killing me here at work too! I hate it when they know I'm leaving!
Glad you made it thru! Now go have the time of your life!!

Elsie--WTG on the work out! hoped it would be better "Atmosphere" wise the next time around! Hope the day fades quickly for you and-----Have a ball!! We will hold the fort!

Welcome back VEK!
hope you get some time to post on your journey so far!

[JackieBazz]

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Elsie,
I’m so glad your sticking to the exercise plan. And I hope your girl’s week is a ton of fun!

Sugar,
Congrats on lightening your household capacity!

Vek,
Welcome back. I was wondering how you were doing. Glad to see you didn’t abandon us entirely.

All,
Just want to let you know what I put up with here. I’m sitting quietly doing my work on the computer, and I catch out of the corner of my eye, a stick of meat waving in the doorway. Yes….That’s DH’s way of saying “I’m home, and I have some good eats”! I’m so blessed. And you know what? I’m truly amazed the dog didn’t go insane over the smell and sight of the mysterious wafting meat stick!

[sugarsack]

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happy wednesday.... moving the son out of the house went well, he's all moved in and his fiance was going crazy trying to find a place for everything (she doesnt move in until after the wedding, however a lot of her stuff was moved since we had the truck and trailer)
and even tho he was only home to sleep - i miss him... myhusband went crazy and cleaned his room out... carpets all steam cleaned and my younger son is moving into it since its a bigger room... then we will have a small guest room and place for my DH to keep his inversion table so i can get it out of my living room

i stopped losing weight.. i keep going up and down these darn 2-3 pounds... i mean 25 lbs lost is nothing to sneeze at.. but i still have 100 to go !

checked for ketones last nite and the stick turned pink.. (its never moved any more than just the very first color.. ) so i know i am in ketosis... i know i probably need to tweak something... its just frustrating .. even after TOM i am still the same 275/277 every day .. 275/277 275/277 275/277 aarrrggghhhh !

[JackieBazz]

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Sugar,

How exciting for your younger son. I bigger room, yippee! And that was a great decision to just get your daughter-in-laws stuff moved at the same time. I'm a huge advocate of multi-tasking.

I hear ya on clearing out the living room. We have our readmill, stationary bike, and magic bean cluttering up ours. But, I think if we didn't, we wouldn't exercise as much as we have been.

Don't give up. I've been bouncing up and down by about 3 pounds too. It's wicked frustrating. But, I think that if we just stay the course, eventually our stubborn bodies will give in and allow us to lose more weight.

I think my problem is a combination of things. My thyroid, medication, and the frequently inability to get my supper down before 8pm at night. I plan on stopping one of my meds after vacation to see if it helps.

[sugarsack]

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thanx jackie for the encouragement... i will not give up this WOE/WOL - i do not want to ever see 300 again .. ever... im not bored with the food nor do i really crave anything "bad" its just the scale that taunts me... every morning... over the weekend i went in and weighed as my husband was taking what must have been a scalding hot shower (the move really worked its magic on his back) and i was 263 .. now i know i didnt lose 10 lbs over nite.. however as soon as the steam disapated it was back to 275/277 - darn digital scale ... so from now on i think i will only weigh during scalding hot steam showers hehe woo hooo.. yippee

[billbazz]

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Hey buds!
Hope all are making it thru the week ok!
we are packed and leaving for a while. We hope you all stay the coarse,
drink your water and try to get some movement in. We will be rooting for all of you!!

Sugar--WTG!! I analyze Jackie's menu and try to deal with her Med's..
she is losing inch's, but not weight---YET---I will get things even for her with the help of you guys and the board. Hope you can get some help here too!

Be good! TTYL

[JackieBazz]

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Glad you're sticking with it Sugar. As for my meds, it's the birth control pill I'm going to take myself off of. I'm only on it to control my boils (infections). I'm just gonna deal with it as my Dr. told me he wants to test me for 'Mercer' next time I get an infection. If I have Mercer, then he's going most likely 'excise' all the infections that I have. This happens to be great news for me.

Throw that scale out and just measure yourself for now. I'm teatering back and forth, but I know there isn't anything I've eaten that would cause the mysterious weight gain. Like DH says, he's monitoring me. "Big Brother from 1984". LOL This....also a good thing. But seriously, I like the steam effect on your scale too....wish mine would do the same thing.

Well, anyway, Bill and I leave for Florida tonight, Yippee! We probably won't be back on until the 21st, or perhaps the following week. I wish you the best success in the next few weeks. Hey....Elsie will be back to pick up the support crew next week.

[caramella]

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Hi everyone! DH and I are back in Niagara Falls. We had an AMAZING time!! We saw so many great things and took a bunch of photos. We totally didn't want to leave.

Food-wise, we did go off of Atkins, but we didn't go too overboard. In fact, we haven't gained any significant weight, except 1 or 2 lbs. We also kept pretty active, doing a lot of walking.

Since we're still in vacation mode, we'll be going back to Atkins and Induction on Sunday.

[sugarsack]

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carmella - good for you.. glad you had a good time.. good job on the excercise... way to go by jumping back on the "horse" -- you should post some of your photos.. did you get one of the 2 of you in front of the falls ? that would be a great shot !!

[caramella]

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I put together a book of our photos on MyPublisher.com. You can check it out at MyPublisher | View your Photo Book, share and reorder..

Then enter the order #812305 and the password 2356925.

We had such a great time! We also went apple and pumpkin picking yesterday about an hour away from our home. That was a lot of fun too. Going to make apple butter tonight.

[Andiepie81]

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HELLO!!!!!!!!!!! I havent been on here in so long! It feels good to be back on. I have been so busy the last 2 months. We bought a foreclosed house and just finally moved in a week ago today. So we have been getting settled and adjusted. So how the heck is everyone here?? I am proud to report that I didnt gain any weight on my 2 month hiatis(spelling?). I didnt lose but I didnt gain either. I'll take that! The sub we moved into has wonderful shaded sidewalks and parks. We love it! Oh and we got a little weiner/jack russell dog, so I will HAVE to go for walks. And not to mention my backyard is a clean slate so I will be putting in a garden with all kinds of veggies! I am so excited! Cant you all tell?? Good to be back. I missed all my Atkins buddies!