Saturday Roll Call

good morning all,

today should be quite mellow, getting nails done, going to sams club and i have to study, then work tonite. 
have a good day

Good Morning,

It is looking like another blah day with no sun. The road constuction crew is off for the weekend , so it will be nice and quiet today. And no shaking house..

I need to tackle the kitchen floor today, and fold the laundry from yesterday. Otherwise, it will be a stay at home day for me.

Have a great day, stay dry, safe, and warm.

Huggers,
Lisa

I am so ready for spring...

Spending the day de-stinking my house.  Our oldest dog is having peeing issues so I need to wash the floors, clean rugs...hoping to crack the windows open a bit to get some fresh air in the house too...Maybe it'll kill the stomach bug that seems to be making the rounds.

Middle son has ju jitsu class with Daddy this afternoon so that will get them out of my hair for awhile.  Now I just have to try and be patient with my other two boys who have severe house-itosis.  They are so done with being cooped up inside.  So am I!!!!

Hopefully we will make it through the day without Mommy trying to sell the kids on ebay...

Have a good Saturday all!

Hello everyone

I finished cleaning my house so now I am going to relax.  I might go to Kohls today and look at some pots and pans.  I am going to buy myself some new kitchen items is so I can give my daughter my old stuff for her apartment.   

I am happy to report I am down 13 pounds now since the 8th.  That's 13 lbs in 2 weeks!!!  Woohoo!!!  I did have a bad night, the reflux was bad.  I had to elevate the head of my bed again.  I am going back to mushies and try solids again on Monday.  Although, I am uncomfortable sometimes and I feel soooo deprived at times... I am so happy to be losing weight.  If I can lose 20 more pounds I will be at my half way point.  Woohoo!!!

Have a nice relaxing Saturday...

I'm away from home this weekend.  I'm in the Romeoville area dog sitting for my brother and SIL.  This is the first time away from home for a long period of time since surgery.  I packed a lot of my own food and gear and hit the grocery store this AM to get some additional food items. 

A lot of my food issues are head hunger, so I brought a bunch of things to keep me busy.  :)   Anyone reading Dr. Oz's book, You on a Diet?  I have it, but haven't started it yet.  I have that and a couple other books to read and I brought my knitting.  I don't do much knitting, but I always have a project started here and there.  I brought my pink/brown scarf I've started. 

Have a great day!

Sue

Hello everyone,
Had a good workout at the gym this morning then came home and paid bills, yuk!  Need to get a shower then do some errands.  Everyone have a great day.

Lynn

Good Morning Illinois Buddies,

I'm SOOOOO glad it's Saturday.  I feel like I haven't seen my family in forever.  First, I'd like to thank everyone who made such encouraging and kind comments after my last post!  It's a marvelous feeling to be able to share my progress with people who understand what this journey feels like

Carol M:  Hmm, wonder if we could set up a "kid rental" service on E-bay.  I'd be happy to donate my kid for a few weekend afternoons

Crystal:  Yay, way to go on your weight loss!  I hope you are able to find a happy medium though, so that you can eat something without feeling miserable and keep losing. 

Sue, I have started knitting also.  I'm taking a class in March so I can do different kinds of projects.  I find that it really helps me not think about snacking in the evenings or in the afternoon when I'm home alone and used to just eat my way through the day out of boredom or loneliness.  I think that  finding ways to make food take a back seat in my thoughts is one of the keys to me being successful in the long term.

My parents are coming over this afternoon and will be staying for dinner.  I have some work to do on the house before they get here.  We are bad about leaving piles of papers, books, toys everywhere. 

Hope you all have a lovely weekend!

Stephanie

Hello Everyone,

Just finished a yummy lunch of my vanilla myoplex.  Have to be honest, I thought it would be gross but I guess mixing form the powder is different from the ready to drink.  I'm not planning on doing too much today. Have a relaxing weekend everyone

Hello IL -

Hope everyone is enoying themselves this weekend. 
I made a discovery yesterday while I was waiting for my daughter who goes to preschool MWF.  Things were a whole lot cheaper before I lost some weight and can walk around stores again!  lol Something is always needed at the grocery store and Target - now that I can do it - I tend to find a few more things. 
Today lots of laundry, rearranging pantry and cabinets and tomorrow visiting the in-laws in Galena.  Kind of excited to see if they notice my weight loss - haven't seen them for a while and it is easier seeing the losses on people that you don't see everyday.  Even if they don't notice - I am feeling it and am so much happier.  Yeah!

Have a great weekend!

Sarah

 Good Afternoon Everyone!

Crystal, you go girl!  What a nice loss of weight.  Just hope you can find a better balance of being able to eat and not have to have the side effects.  

Stephanie and Carol.  I think you may have hit on something about renting your kids out for a weekend or two.  I am sure there would be suckers *** people) glad to take them and give you much needed relief.  Now it may only be one time per person but who cares!  

I am on day 4 without TV.  I cannot believe Dish TV   They are trying to tell me they do not have a DVR that will work with an HDTV in this area.  Susposedly they are overnighting me one but that means it will not arrive until Monday.  Then I have to install it.  Yeah right.  It has to be programmed as well.  I refuse to take another day off work and according to the laws of our state it says I do not have to.  They are required to come out after hours and they are refusing.  GRRRRR.  Lisa Madigan's office will be receiving a phone call Monday morning.  According to the state laws, I should have had a new receiver within 24 hours of when it was first reported (Wednesday).  Umm really.  I keep hearing "we just can't do that"  Well, we shall see what the state of Illinois says about their ability to do business in our state if they cannot abide by our laws.  My recommendation is going to be "Sic them"     At this point I am beyond angry!     They are lucky that I can still constrain myself.  But the longer they mess around, the worse it is for them.  So I just consider it as they are committing suicide.  

No special plans for the weekend.  Need to go retrieve laundry from the basement.  I actually made it downstairs to put a load in the washer and dryer yesterday!  Major accomplishment!     So I am getting back to normal in the walking department.  

Everyone have a great weekend!