Hey Buddies!!!

[Whatsername]

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BUDDIES!! Hello all!

Norah..glad you gave up the other forum monitor position (their loss is our gain, having more of your time ).
Focus..sorry you are feeling kind of blah. Maybe because of TOM or because your feet bothering you and you not exercising. At any rate, I hope today is a better day for you.
Sham..sounds like a lot of fun for your kids (and you). Hope the sun was shining and you all had a good time.

And Wellkept, Laura, Sassy, Moniegail, Caramella, Norman and Ashan..and anyone I might have missed..Hope everyone has a wonderful weekend.

I have a lot going on lately. I am stressed , so apologize for not being around much. On top of a lot of other things, my in-laws are coming to visit this weekend. Now, I get along with them fine but it still stresses me. My Mil doesn't know I am doing Atkins. It was weird the last time I did it, she started doing a modified version of it..almost like she was competing with me and I swear she tried to undermine me. But I am stubborn, so it will be ok. I still worry a little about how she will be (it helps we will be at home..will be worse in a few weeks when we visit their house..but cross that bridge when we get to it).

Sham..I was sorry to hear about M.Jackson dying. I can't say I am a big fan, but at the same time, didn't dislike him and find it sad that he died. No matter what, he impacted the world of music.

All my best to my buddies! Jane

PS..anyone like Nascar? My two older boys are going to the race this weekend. They are so excited.

[FLdoodette]

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Hi Sham and Jane and all Buddies!

Michael Jackson was a mega-talent but his life took some bizarre turns and that's unfortunate for all concerned. Sounds to me like he just gave up on life, and that is sad. Yesterday was kind of a sad, weird day, with Farrah Fawcett dying as well. She was the "It" girl of the 70s, but later turned out to be quite an accomplished actress. She certainly fought cancer bravely. So I hope these two souls rest in peace.

[sham]

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Hi buddies.Jane it was horrible I got dressed put on make up and headed off to the school with a friend and it poured down so much that i got there drenched.All my make up pouring down my face I cudn't use an umbrella cuz I was pushing my babies pushchair.Went in and since all the local school were going to get together and break a cricket world record the weather made them cancel the event and on top of all that the head calls me in the office to say my son and his friend pressed the button during lunch hour and sounded off the fire alarm everyone had to leave their lunch and go outside.There was still over an hour to hometime so I went for a walk with a friend around the school then it was still raining we went to the supermarket cafe i had a latte with sweetener collected the kids and it went so heavy we all got soaked hair was a mess and wet we came home and all changed what crap weather today and what a crap day and on top of all that i weighed in still stuck at the same weight.I do hope Jane life gets easier for you and you don't stress.Mother in laws love showing off you just be you your perfect how you are andkeep losing she'll soon be jealous seeing you.
GOODNIGHT ALL BUDDIES! HAVE A LOVELY WEEKEND.

[focus83]

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morning everyone hope you are all doing well!! so happy its the weekend now, dont really want to think or do much, just gonna relax.

Im pleased to report ive lost another 2lbs this week woo!!! i only aim for 2lbs a week which i think is quite achieveable if i dont cheat, calculated if i keep it up, 2lbs every week by xmas i will be back to my lowest of 200 yay!!! thats my big goal for this year!! but even if i dont get that i will be happier if im at least close.

does anyone else apart from me find this diet quite expensive? :S

[focus83]

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It's like a blast furnace out there .... Florida in the summer is no place for wimps !

Living in the Uk im not used to alot of sun so dont think i could handle it, i think my major problem when i go away is i dont like wearing vests or short sleeved tops so i get alot hotter in all those layers i cover myself up in. Maybe when i get to goal i will have more confidence to wear nicer sunshine worthy clothing. you must have a nice tan all year long there.

BUDDIES!! Hello all!
I have a lot going on lately. I am stressed , so apologize for not being around much. On top of a lot of other things, my in-laws are coming to visit this weekend. Now, I get along with them fine but it still stresses me. My Mil doesn't know I am doing Atkins. It was weird the last time I did it, she started doing a modified version of it..almost like she was competing with me and I swear she tried to undermine me. But I am stubborn, so it will be ok. I still worry a little about how she will be (it helps we will be at home..will be worse in a few weeks when we visit their house..but cross that bridge when we get to it).

Ive told everyone about my diet, its just so if we go out its not strange for me to not eat anything carby. just easier to tell them. they comment but i ignore them lol i mean i know it works so who cares what they think. maybe you could use your mil competitive streak to help you to keep on track, like you can show her that your way is good and how much weight and inches you lose will soon make her reason how right you are.

Sham - sorry you got soaked, it wasnt raining that badly down here have you been doing any more exercise? i confess still havent done anything all week. my foot is all better now but cant get my butt into gear but foodwise im doing great. finding new things i can eat everyday

sassy hope you feeling better lovie!! come back to the buddy thread soon.

[Whatsername]

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Hello all!

Focus, Grats on the weight loss!! I lost a little weight when I weighed in today. I guess OWL is agreeing with me.
As for the expense..I spend so much on groceries, I don't really notice what I spend on food for Atkins.

Sham, Sorry to hear about all the rain..it sounds miserable but hopefully you will reach a point where you can laugh about that.
Thank you for all your kind words too.

Well, I still have to clean and get busy cooking. I hope everyone has a fun weekend. Be good to yourselves! Hugs, Jane

[neutronnorman]

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It's like a blast furnace out there .... Florida in the summer is no place for wimps !

AMEN!

[FLdoodette]

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Hi sham, focus, Jane, Norman and all Buddies!

One thing you can say about the weather: We can all agree that it kinda sucks, whether it's too hot, too wet, or too something ! A big congrats to those who lost some pounds ... ! And for those dealing with in-laws, I give a special comforting hug !

Our pain-in-the-patoot neighbors, The Door Slammers, are going up north for a month in about a week and that's better than a trip to the seashore for us! Seriously, these folks were clearly raised in a barn because they can never shut their doors in a civilized fashion; they SLAM them, every time. They had to replace their front door about six months ago and can't figure out why ... HA! Anyway, they're both over 80 and if we said anything, they would 1) Get all offended and 2) Probably do it all the more! So we're just going to wait it out. *rolls eyes*

Hope you all have better neighbors! Enjoy the rest of the weekend, Buddies

[Whatsername]

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I am tired and stressed. I have survived the weekend with the in-laws (they leave tomorrow). No major problems I guess. I did make 2 mistakes. One, I said something to my MIL about my youngest..I never tell people some things because they just don't get it. I let my guard down and thought it was ok until my MIL made some kind of offhanded remark about it and I know I should have kept my mouth shut. But what can you do? Its over and done with and if she doesn't understand that's her problem.
The second thing is..I ate ice cream! Ok, in all fairness, it WAS sugarfree. I am just hard on myself about things like that.
And nobody seemed to notice that I have lost 17lbs.
Despite all that, it was actually a pretty nice day.

I hope everyone is having a good weekend. Thanks for letting me vent. to everyone!! Jane

[Whatsername]

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Norah, sorry about your neighbors. I have nice neighbors now but I earned them after putting up with our old neighbors.
I hope your neighbors suddenly move far away from you and you get the nice neighbors you deserve.

Enjoy your break from the neighbors. They probably don't hear the door slamming. Can you put a little pad/cushion on their door so when them come home, it closes but doesn't slam? My door has a little square foam in the bottom corner and I think it is there to make it shut "nicely".

Hugs, Jane

[lisau39]

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Thank goodness I have good neighbors and good in laws. YIKES!Hang in there guys! A new week is upon us. I feel good this a.m. I exercised my butt off last night, went 5 circuits instead of 4-WOOHOO! My body is changing! The scale doesn't like me so I locked it up! I refuse to weigh myself this week. I get sooo upset! Enjoy!!!(((lisa)))

[sham]

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Hi buddies I have been busy as kids are home on the weekend didn't get a chance to log on but enjoyed reading all the buddie messages keep them coming in.

Hi norah your neighbours are funny they probably still think their teenagers even though their 80.have a party the day they go for a month and make a racket to celebrate on the other hand I think you prefer it peacefully quite don't you?
Hi jane soon your in laws will be gone things will be back to normal just don't stress its bad for you.You had sugar free icecream thats ok we shouldn't be that harsh on ourselves we only live once life is too short to be that strict at least you had s/f icecream thats great willpower I say.
Hi lisa I need your willpower for the exercise department well focus along with me were just so lazy and hate exercising but good on you keep it up buddie!
Hi sassy I hope your better looking 4wd to hearing about your daily activities and how ur diets going.
Hi focus your not the only one I also need a kick up the butt to get me up Im so lazy like you too we spurred eachother on and did few days and as the weathers so nice no excuse but rather not do it I haven't been doing much just walking,cleaning house etc and that tires me out.glad your feet are better.
Hi normanenjoy the florida weather too warm for us brits we cant take 24degrees thats hot for me.hope diets going well.
Hi to moniegail,caramalla,laura,wellkept if I missed anyone im sorry hi to all!

Buddies im so happy i finally started the 170's as im officially 178.6 coming off slowly but thats ok as long as its coming off.Enjoy your monday all the best!

[Whatsername]

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Morning Buddies!

Lisa~great job on the exercising! Wow, I am tired reading that lol. I am also feeling guilty because I have slacked really bad in the past week. Good for you for sticking with it and pushing yourself like that. I bet it feels good when you are done and have accomplished something like that.

I am not weighing myself this week either.

I hope everyone has a great Monday and gets their week off to a good start. Take care! Jane

[Whatsername]

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Buddies im so happy i finally started the 170's as im officially 178.6 coming off slowly but thats ok as long as its coming off.Enjoy your monday all the best!

Yay! Grats Sham!

[focus83]

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well done sham!! thats brilliant!! keep it up!! you are doing wonderfully.

i normally weigh in once a week but i jump on the scales all the time, i know very naughty anyway this morning jumped on and i was 1lb away from my mini goal of 250 but thats not accurate because i only count it on sundays but it made me happy.