Hey Buddies!!!

[FLdoodette]

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Hey Buddies!

Sitting here in air-conditioned comfort, where any sane person would be on a day like today. And happy as a clam ... just found out two more neighbors (not native Floridians and therefore unprepared for the furnace-like temps here) are taking off for a couple of months, making our little corner of the universe delightfully quiet, albeit temporarily .... YAY!!!! I don't care if it's like the fires of H*ll out there; I'm gonna sit on my screened porch with a cold drink and luxuriate in the silence ... ha! Take your thrills where you can get 'em, I say !

focus: 1 lb. from mini-goal ... that's so cool! Congrats!
lisa: a big shout out for being such a good girl about exercising!
sham: 170s!!! w00t!!!
Jane: well at least the MIL is now MIA; and no beating yourself over ice cream .... heck, I would've stuck my head in a whole tub of the stuff! Tomorrow's another day

A big Buddy Hug for our pals Sassy, moniegail, Caramella, Laura, wellkept, Norman, Ashan, and apologies to anyone I left off.

For every little victory and baby step that you are enjoying and undertaking on this exciting journey, I applaud you, Buddies!

[sham]

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Hi buddies hope your all doing really well.

Jane thanks for your lovely encorougement means alot what a sweet buddie you are and i really hope you are now living stress free!

Norah lucky you neighbours are leaving you take advantage. Your chilling plans with a cool drink sounds nice but im not a fan of warm weather you enjoy it though.

focus wow so close to mini goal i know you will do it keep it up my friend your doing really well.



A big hi to other buddies sassy,moniegail,laura,ashan,caramella,wellkept,norman.



ENJOY YOUR DAY !

[caramella]

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Hi everyone!!

focus - congrats on being so close to your mini-goal
Norah - enjoy the vacation from the neighbors!

Glad to see everyone's doing so well.

I've become a vegetarian in the last 2 weeks. So I'm trying to get used to doing Atkins sans meat. It isn't that hard, since I've found a lot of great alternatives. Maybe I can get motivated with my food blog again with the recipes we've been coming up with here.

[sassy1]

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Buddies

Just thought before popping back to bed for a few, that I would stop in here and give a quick update as I never seem to have time these days. I want to thank you all for your kind thoughts in regards to my Aunt and myself. My Aunt is recovering pretty good from her heart surgery from what I hear from my Mom, but she now has some other issues that are being looked at. I guess she figured she was going to get to stop taking these pills for her blood pressure as it's been really low for some time, but when she went to the specialists, for some reason it was through the roof and it also looks like she maybe anemic? So she has to have some other testing done. So I hope it all turns out ok for her.

As for myself.. I'm almost 100% better now pretty much. What an ordeal this has been! I have an appointment this Thursday to see my Dr. for an update check. She wants to make sure my Asthma is at a state where I can be reduced on my pills.. the weening off stage. I am back at work now, which also feels good. In regards to the Atkins part of it.. well it hasn't been a complete Atkins journey through this illness, but I trust I'll get back on track here real soon. I'm still doing ok though.. I hit 169lbs last Tuesday and managed to maintain it through to this past Monday. I'm not sure how, but I'm definitely am not complaining. LOL

I have 31 days to go until the wedding, so now I need to regroup, refocus, and get myself motivated again to go strong, so I end up with the best results in time to see my dh's family again.

I'm sorry for not being around much these days, but hopefully that will get a little better soon. I miss you all and think of you all often. I hope your all doing well.

Your Buddy Always..

Sassy

[FLdoodette]

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Hi Sassy! Was hoping you'd check in and let us know how you've been! You sure have had a lot on your plate lately ... glad to hear you're hanging in there!

Caramella, I'm really interested to hear more about how you do Atkins the veggie way ... lots of soy? What's a sample menu? It's something I wouldn't mind doing myself but thought it would be too restrictive.

And for the rest of our Buddies, a Buddy Hug!

[sham]

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Hi buddies hope your having a fabulous wednesday.
sassy nice to hear from you im glad your feeling better.I hope your check up goes well and your aunts tests go well too.You have not put any weight on wow your body is adjusting probably.
caramella glad your back and doing fine eating lots of vegies well their very good for you so good choice but I really prefer meat.
norah a regular message from you thats a bonus,glad your ok.

HI TO ALL OTHER BUDDIES.

ITS SO HOT HERE IN THE UK IM ALREADY DYING WITH THE HEAT YET THE HEAT WAVE WILL REALLY KILL ME.HAVE NOT ATEN NO APPETITE WITH THE HEAT JUST FEELING LAZY ALOT.TRYING TO DRINK ASWELL OH PLEASE I HOPE IT COOLS DOWN.ITS 26 DEGREES HERE IN MY ROOM OUTSIDE MUST BE MUCH HIGHER WERE NOT USED TO THE HEAT HERE.

[caramella]

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sham - I'll trade with you. we've been getting rain just about everyday for the last couple of weeks in NY. Though they say there won't be any rain this weekend, I'm skeptical.

Norah - Here's an example of what I've been eating:

Breakfast - 2 egg white breakfast mini-muffins (something I made up) with 2 strips of Morningstar bacon. Tea with 1 packet of Stevia

Snack 1 - A handful of Edamame in pods

Lunch - Morningstar Pizza Burger with a Caesar salad

Snack 2 - Cheese chips

Dinner - Tofu stir fry

I'm still trying to get a balance of things with carbs and protein, but I found another forum with recipes and advice. It's been pretty helpful.

[sham]

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Hi buddies the weather is getting really warm and annoying here.My 1 yr olds so not well sticky eyes,high temp,sneezing very bad poor thing they think he may have the swine flu im really worried my nephew fainted last night with it and was rushed to hospital I hope they get better quick.DOC ONLY ADVISED ON PHONE TO GIV HIM ORAL PARACETAMOL AND KEEP HIM AWAY FROM OTHER KIDS HOW USELESS IS THAT NO MEDICATION GIVEN.mY HUSBAND SAYS IF HIS TEMP GOES HIGH WE WILL CALL AN AMBULANCE AND YAKE HIM OTHERWISE THEY DON'T CARE.VERY STRESSFUL DAYS HIS CONSTANTLY WANTING ME SO I HAVE TO GO.



HI TO ALL BUDDIES HAVE A LOVELY CARB FREE THURSDAY.

[sham]

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I accept the trade take this awful sunshine away.(caramella)

[neutronnorman]

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Hope your 1 year old is feeling better!

[sham]

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Thanks norman for your concern his been crying constantly just put him to bed and put the ceiling fan on as its very warm I really hope he recovers soon.He falls down whilst walking as his very weak his on fluids 3 days.

[neutronnorman]

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That's rough on your child. I know it's non of my business and by all means, you can send me to heck, but are you considering taking him to the doctor?

I haven't fathered any children so I would not know what to do. Well, I guess it would help if I was married. I really hope he's doing better. I really dig children. I baby sit my cousin's daughter from time to time, and we have a blast at the local park.

So, maybe someday I'll do the supreme sacrifice and get married, so I can father a child.

[sham]

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Hi norman i don't mind you advising me im not one of those to have a go for interfering im happy your concerned.well rang docc surgery 8.30am soon as it opens for emergency appointments and asked for an appointment receptionist asked whats wrong i told her so she said sounds like it could be swine flu and said we will get the doctor to ring you.the doc never rang i rang bak and they said wait till surgery is over i said no i wanna talk to the doc now his very ill so eventually he came on line i explained whats wrong he said has he been in contact with anyone who has swine flu i said not that im aware of he said keep him home give him paracetamol and clean his eyes with water they didnt want him at the surgery as its a virus spreading so i have to deal with it till apparently he gets worser which hopefully he won't.i can see you will make a good dad!

[neutronnorman]

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Oh Sham! I pray it's not H1N1. As you might be well aware, I'm a Ph.D. in physical organic chemistry and my research is in theoretical quantum mechanics (pertaining to atomic hybridization-molecular bonding) and molecular biophysics.

H1N1 is an insidious viral strain, that affects the really young and the elderly. It really is a danger for those who have a history of respiratory diseases. Luckily, there are effective anti-viral medications to fight the disease. I'm hedging my bets, since the occurrence is low, that your child is not infected with the virus. I hope and pray the best for you, your child and your family. Keep me posted.

Sincerely,
Norman

[caramella]

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OH NO! Sham, I hope it's not swine flu and that your son and nephew get better really soon.