Hi all... Here's an opener from GMT +4.... and I can't say it better than Alida did last month:

Welcome to the Tracking Thread, where Vets support each other on the journey called Maintenance. Feel Free to Join us!

Alida added, "...to the above, that we support each other not only on our low carb journey, but The Journey of Life, too!"

Alida? you would love this Enron book, no kidding? called, ?The Conspiracy of Fools? ? and then read an interview on line of the author (a 17 year financial journalism vet with the NYTimes) to read the 1000s of hours of interviews and the incredible research he did.

Had to laugh, DH calls me his ?bag lady? because I keep bags and containers ? all shapes and sizes?those bags you mentioned? Got ?em all!

Barb, oooo told DH about you breaking out the Miata ? one of the only things he misses about being in the US is the ability to have a little sporty car (he had a Miata for years and LOVED it!) ? I?ll put on my thinking cap for Halloween!

Brenda, hope to see you this weekend!



Donna, the concert sounds PERFECT!! How fun!! And congrats on the tax situation ? exactly how it should be!

Ilse, glad you finally got those glasses ordered! DH to Barcelona ? a fantastic city ? what a lucky guy!! Does he work for a company with offices there? What luck!!

Judy, my favorite little nephew is a late October baby ? oh how wonderful this will be!! Hang in there on the weight thing? the hardest part is getting started ? it?s so true. Don?t laugh ? but why not start a challenge, even a little one, right here, like a challenge to re-induct for a week or a challenge to not cheat (whatever cheating means to each person)? we?d join and help out.



Peg, welcome to Virginia? and I hope you adore T.H. White, ?s book ? you will be amazed when you finish it that it was written 80 years ago! Enjoy the Tsinandali!! I?m definitely on the liberal side of the fence ? we?re probably neck and neck on most issues

Shelley, don?t worry about checking in ? you are one busy chick!! And I think you are right ? making time to doing something you love every week or so is a great motivator for other things? it?s true. Even just getting to a good book or getting your nails done ? whatever it is ? you need to treat YOURSELF enough to keep the unhappies away?

Terry, hope you have a wonderful weekend?

And remember don?t anyone let FOOL you today!!

Hope it's a great month for all!

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(the horn is in honor of DH!)
Quien canta, sus males espanta... ("She who sings fightens away her ills") Miguel de Cervantes

Oh my gosh. It's April! It's Spring! The birds are singing, the grass is greening and the trees are budding. Yea!

I actually slept in this morning until 6:30. Bob got up and went to make the bed and was surprised to find a lump on my side of the bed. He told me he had to make sure I was breathing, LOL.

Peg, at last you have some time out of the car. I'll bet you are in heaven right now. Seeing the Atlantic right out your window ? I can just imagine the wonderful fresh breeze.

Once and Future King -- that sounds so familiar. What's it about?

So you couldn't wait to get into the Georgian wine, eh? Remember, it has LESS alcohol!

Shelley, so good to hear from you, but sorry you had such a hellish week. Confidentiality?? Now you have my mind going as to what caused so much stress but has to be kept confidential! I know! A big Hollywood star came to OKC to have a secret sex change operation! How's that?

Here's hoping you can enjoy the weekend a little without too many chores.

Amanda Dawn. What a beautiful name! If she was born on election day, I just have to ask. Did you get a chance to vote? :silly:

Barb, yesterday was definitely a Miata Day! And did the tight jeans and slinky sweater do their magic? I'll bet you could wear a flour sack and that look would still be in DH's eyes. Isn't that wonderful?!

Halloween prose?

Ghouls, Goblins and Pumpkins Galore!
Who could possibly ask for more?
Add some treats to the candy bag
(And I can't think of a last line!) Hey. It's too early in the morning.

Judy, I think Rachel's idea of starting a little challenge is good! What seems to be your biggest problem? Night eating? LC sweets or even regular sweets? I'll join you. My biggest problem is night eating. Also, I am not drinking all my water. My schedule is so mucked up. However, I did get on the scale this morning and it was not as bad as I thought. 140. I really thought I'd be closer to 145. So, that's ONLY 10 pounds to get to my NEW goal of 130. Of course, they always say the last 10 pounds are the hardest.

Maybe we should talk about what we felt like when we were doing OWL successfully. What were we doing that made us go on? In my case, I think it was Diet Power. Being accountable. Measuring food. There was also the excitement of seeing results. What about you?

Donna! You must have had so much FUN! It would be impossible to be at a Beach Boys concert without getting up to dance! Three hours? But when you think about it, they had an incredible number of popular songs.

I know you'll enjoy working in your yard today. I should put that on my agenda today, too, but I am not one tenth of the gardener you are! Actually yard and garden work sorta bores me. I only do it because of the neighbors!

Rachel, so glad you are still able to post from DH's computer! Do you have any clue as to when your new motherboard will arrive?

I am going to go on line and put in a library reserve for "The Conspiracy of Fools." (Great title, by the way). TTL Enron was not one of our stocks, although we had plenty of others that we got caught up in during the tech explosion during the late '90's. Bought too high and too late. TTL for the winners we did have!

So your DH had a Miata, too? I remember when we were first married, Bob got a Datsun 280ZX (I think that was the model). Anyhoo, it was hard to keep the kids from driving it. We traveled quite a bit then, with the Datsun left in the garage. Stories are now coming out about how the kids would sneak it out for a spin.

Brenda, I ditto everyone. Hope to hear from you soon and that all is well!

Ilse, yea! You got your glasses! I know you will love them. I have to ditto Rachel's question -- does your DH work for a company with offices in Barcelona? Do you ever get to travel with him?

Terry, how's the film quest going?

My, 8 am already! Have a wonderful weekend everyone! HAPPY SPRING! XXOO

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5'1" ~ 59 years old
Highest weight: 165
Atkins 7/10/2004
160/126/125
RE-DO, January 2008:
167/162/135

Hi Gang!

Here I am back on Eastern time and able to be one of the first on the thread. Of course, no one can beat Rachel!! Thanks for starting the thread, dear friend!

Judy: I hear you, girlfriend!!!! I'm there too! I haven't weighed because I have been afraid to even face the damage I've done! I know that I have gained at least 10 pounds, very probably even more! My clothes are REALLY tight and uncomfortable. I am feeling very fat too. When I look at myself nekkid I am just shocked at this layer of fat around my midsection. I'm psyching myself up for getting back in the groove when we get home. Here at the time share we will be cooking in, which offers me the ability to eat low carb if I want. Eating out every night while on the trip was just murder. Dh always wants to save $$ on eating, so fast food is about all there is. We've done the "buy stuff at the grocery and eat it on the way" thing, but don't have a way to refrigerate, and frankly, we are both tired of the planning and the packing.

I'll promise that I'll start again with you when we get home. That will be another week and a half, probably. We have decided not to go to Washing, D.C. I want to go home after this. So, on Friday we will head for a fast trip home. We should make it by Sunday at the latest.

Do you want to track here on this thread too? I think that's a good idea. Then we can be honest with ourselves and with all our buds here. I'll get out my Diet power and begin the day after we get home. We don't have any food at home, so it might be difficult until we can get to the store. Shall we say we will begin on Monday, April 10th? Anyone else want to join Judy and I? Shelley?

And, Judy, I agree that our liberal/conservative "bents" don't seem to make a difference at all. Isn't that just terrific??

Brenda: Looking forwarad to seeing you, girlfriend. Hopefully today will be the day I start again on that sweater. I've gotten into some difficult stitches and need to concentrate.

Donna: I will think about you with your hands in the dirt. I'm looking forward to that, but can't start for another month in Boston. Too cold, and there is always the possibility of another freeze!

Terry: How ya doin?

Barb: Hope last night's dinner was as terrific as it sounded! I do so envy you and your good feelings about how you look. I know you have worked hard for them. Congratulations!!

Shelley: Hang in there, sweetie! I absolutely LOVE your ethics!! We're here for you whatever. Remember that. There's always the telephone, remember that too.

Each time we passed a truck on I95 and I64 yesterday, I thought of your dh. My goodness there were a lot of them. On I95 in Virginia, the speed limit is 65. We were being passed as though we were standing still! I can only imagine how scary it is for those truck drivers when drivers of cars think they can cut in without consequences. I know they can't stop easily, or even slow down easily. Scary!

Alida: How did yesterday go? More than that, how are you today?

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Last night as we drifted off to sleep, dh insisted that we have the slider on our deck (three feet from the bed) open so we could hear the waves. I opened it about three inches. We were both quiet. Thinking our own thoughts. Lazily, he turned to me and said, "What are you thinking?" I said, "I'm afraid that a sea gull will open that door and come in." "Geez," he said in exasperation. "I expected you to say you were thinking about the incredible Grace of God which is like the inexorable sound of the waves on the shore - always there - always powerful - pounding in on us all the time." "But, noooo....you are afraid of a sea gull." We laughed ourselves silly. I have a great fear of birds. He said, "Haven't you read Johnathan Livingston Seagull?" I said, "Haven't you seen "The Birds?" Oh well, I guess you had to be there.

Peace, Peg

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641/2 years young

Alida: Posting together! Have a great day, my friend!

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Rainer Marie Rilke

Atkins since 2003
5'8" 206.4/199/175
641/2 years young

Good morning!

My DH does not work for a company that has offices in Barcelona. He belongs to some kind of an organization that is having meetings there, however. He told me he will connect through Paris today.

Not much going on yesterday. I swam, later took my DGS swimming, did some stuff on taxes.

I am supposed to head to Wisconsin later today for a girly day. It should be fun. The only bad thing will be being around a bunch of smokers.

I wish you a happy weekend.

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380/310(current)/154
5'7"
"It's kind of fun to do the impossible"
Walt Disney

I should've known better than to embark on a baking project first thing in the morning on April Fool's Day! While rummaging in the fridge for eggs, I knocked out several containers onto the floor. (You have to understand that DH packs the fridge like Fibber McGee's Closet--and most of you are old enough to know what that means.) Anyway, after I cleaned up the pickled cucumbers and leftover lasagna, I could only find 3 eggs. Needed four. I'd already started the preheat and grated the zucchini, so there was no alternative but a trip to the convenience store.

Long story short...the muffins came out great. Could eat the whole batch in a sitting all by myself! I'll try to restrain myself in the interest of being a good example to all you motivation-seekers. Y'know, I've been "there" more times than I care to remember: waiting for the epiphany, the dropping of the penny, the exact moment when "doing it" becomes possible again. I wish I could bottle that moment and sell it. In any case, I understand how hard it is to get motivated until you're absolutely ready. Don't beat yourself up. Just stay alert. Wake up one morning, and you've got it.

The word "conspiracy" in that book title reminded me of a book I've always intended to read--Confederacy of Dunces, evocative of southern culture as I recall. I couldn't get the book from my local branch library, but the audio version is waiting for me. So...I'll listen to a good book for the next few weeks.

Shelley, sorry about the "terrible, horrible, no-good, very bad" week, as in that famous children's book title. (Judith Viorst, I think). Hope you find some great ways to kick back and unwind over the weekend.

My baby sister was born on Nov. 2. My mom was a planner: three girls in a row, one 10/16, one 9/30, one 11/2. She tried for three October babies--but babies have their own agenda, as we all know. When my brother was born, years after, in January, we could guess who had an accident.

Well, it's time to take out the 2nd batch of muffins, and then head to the gym to work off the first batch.:jumpgreen: Back later to check on the doings.

Bye.

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Atkins since Jan 2003
Maintenance as of 4/05


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Good morning galpals!
I got a good night's sleep...slept in until 0545....woohoo! Really, that is sleeping in for me...at least it's better than 0400!

Alida...LOL...you are to funny....sex change operation; no, nothing like that....LOL! Seriously, in my line of work, confidentiality is a big thing. I would not or could not break that rule. My livelyhood depends on that. I probably complain to much about work as it is...sigh. It just helps sometimes to verbalize what you're feeling on the inside, yanno?
And, no I didn't get to vote the year DD was born...I was kinda busy that day...hehe.

Peg...I laughed at your bedtime conversation. Thanks for sharing. That sounds like the convo's DH and I have sometimes. Totally off the wall...with a good laugh together...that's true love!

Barb...glad you got those muffins made without further kitchen trauma...LOL.
I plan to bake a batch soon, maybe this weekend. I'm thinking I need to take some along on my upcoming trip. Which reminds me...I will PM you guys and let you know the dates. Again....public domain here and I feel we should be more aware of what we share here; always for safety's sake, yanno?

Rachel...I meant to tell you, I would be happy to send you supplies to make up Maggies' cereal and the one min muff. I remember you mentioned it's difficult to get all the ingredients. Let me know...not a problem at all, GF!

Bren...where are ya? I hope you haven't had the *evil eye* put upon you again and are lost in an evil spell cast upon you by the Kahki-miester!
Hope you can pop in today and give us all the scoop of what you've been up to, kiddo!

Judy...how much longer til school's out? End of May? It's hard to believe we are approaching summer vacation. You are prolly sooooooo ready for it, eh?
What stitch are you going to do the baby afgan in? I have one going in a *basket* stitch. It's been so long since I worked on it, I've probably forgotten the darn stitch by now....aarrgghh.

Teel...Any more hawk sightings? The purple martins have all arrived now...what a delight! The males are circling the house and landing on the porch of the martin house, trying to *woo* the female to nest in a particular compartment. Several females have *chosen* their apartment already. DH joked with me the other day that one female didn't like her apartment...she wanted new countertops...LOL. I replied, "smart girl...a good kitchen is hard to come by"

Ilse...YAY for the new glasses! We definitely want a pic when you get them! You have me thinking about new spectacles now...but, DH needs an eye exam worse than I do. He will go in April...I'm due for my eye exam in May.
Always something.....

I am going to start on my *induction* today...seeing as it's the first of the month. If I can lose a few pounds before I go to LA, and have a little momentum going, then maybe I won't lose total control while I'm gone...please don't let me lose total control while I'm gone....

OK, goils...as Peg says...I think I have a load of laundry to fold, and another to put in the wash. Then, a bill paying session, and a grocery list to make.
Ironing of some spring/summer clothes I'm going to take on vacation, and also need to iron my Easter scrubs to wear this week at work. Again.....always something...LOL!

Later, chickadees!
(((hugs to all)))
Shelley

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Life deserves a treat now and again, but life also deserves being healthy[with required disipline] to make it worth living!

Ha! Didn't think I'd be posting on a Saturday, did ya! Fooled you all. I had to look up something for a friend who is even more computer challenged than I am and of course I couldn't resist a peek in here to see what's goin' on.

Shelley: Good to hear from you and sorry it's been a crappy week. A new one is about to start and I'm sure it will be better. Daylight savings starts tonight so we get another hour of daylight....does that mean longer days for you at work? Sure hope not.

Alida: Get any more cleaning done? And you slept in....better write that one on the calendar!

Peg: What a laugh about the birds. I have to agree with your dh though, I love the sound of waves hitting the shore. Right up there with rain hitting on a tin roof (or the roof of the motorhome). The only thing I don't like about birds is the thought of what they might drop on my head!

Barb: Zuccini muffins? Mmmmm, just finished one myself. I don't have to worry about eating the whole batch. I make minein Texas size muffin pans and after eating one of those puppies your too full to eat anything else for a couple of hours! Sure are good though...and the smell while they are baking...heaven!

Looks like my dd got her eyes opened but not very nicely. One of her best friends (a gentleman who lives in her trailer park) disappeared on Thursday night. There were just too many unanswered questions, so the police were called in. They called the search and rescue squad and the police dogs. After 8 hours they found him in the creek down from his trailer. He was only 54! My dd is just devastated. Couldn't work yesterday and must have called me at work 5 times, just sobbing. Wish I could have left work to go to her, but it wasn't going to happen. Anyway, it was the perfect timing for me to talk to her about her drinking. (her friend drank a lot too, but he was the nicest fellow). I think she's scared now and has vowed to stay off the booze. I know, I've heard this before, but there's always that little flicker of hope that maybe this will be the time? Being in a small town is a lot different from living in the big city cause we just about know everyone so when someone passes away, it hits hard. She's going to work today, but it's going to be a hard day for her.

Sun is shining so it looks like a go for me working in the yard today. Just as well, I can work off some of my frustrations. Dh left this morning for his "meeting" out of town. I found out last night that this meeting also includes a dinner and dance. Then he told me he has 2 more Shell meetings in different towns in April and May. Add that to all the dart tournaments and baseball tournaments and I'm getting a little tired of it all. I told him last night I need a boyfriend to fill in all the times he's not here. lol (no, I'd never do that)

The dryer is calling and only about 3 more loads to put in the washer, so I'd better get going. I thought this was called a "day off"? No such thing for a woman. Talk to you all soon.

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238.5/168.2/150
I will see my goal weight again!

Donna!!...OMG....I'm so sorry..I didn't mean to overlook you this morning.
I guess sleeping in gave me more *brain fog* than I realized...please forgive me?
I just had a hunch you would work in your yard today! My DH told me just this morning, he thought he would have to *fire up* the mower on his next day off...
a true sign of spring for sure!
Happy gardening

S.

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Life deserves a treat now and again, but life also deserves being healthy[with required disipline] to make it worth living!

And another thing......I've given away all my "fat" clothes!!! I was so certain that I would never get here again! I can't believe the way I look in my "skinny" (well, let's say, "less fat") clothes.

Barb: Thanks so much for telling us that it hasn't always been easy for you! It means a great deal.

Donna: There is much professional both medical and psychological evidence out there now that helps us to see that addiction to alcohol (or anything else) is not just a matter of "will." It is a disease. It requires a wholistic approach to quit. One has to explore why the effects of alcohol are more desireable than being sober and facing whatever it is that upsets us. Stopping drinking is no guarantee that one will always stop. Some of the most winsome and wonderful people I have known are alcoholics. They don't want to mess their lives and those of their families. They don't choose it. They just don't understand the nature of the disease. Drinking is not a weakness. It is not a matter of "wanting" to drink. It is an addiction.

It is something like diabetes. The diabetic has a choice about whether or not to eat unhealthily. What we don't hear about are the thousands of diabetics who die every year because they have ignored their doctors advice. We do hear about those who understand that their health and their well being with their families depend on their staying away from sugar.

This may be too much information for you at this point. A good Alanon meeting would tell you all of this. I'm glad that you didn't go to your dd. She needs to see the consequences of out of control behavior. She needs to feel it.

Good luck to you in resisting joining her in her disease, my dear. Grace and Peace to you.

Brenda: WHERE ARE YOU?

Peace, Peg

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Rainer Marie Rilke

Atkins since 2003
5'8" 206.4/199/175
641/2 years young

Hi all? hope you survived April Fool?s Day? my friend Cathy is a big teaser and calls all her (grown) children with fool?s (telling one they are thinking of moving in with her, telling another they?ve adopted a little Georgian boy since they?ve always wanted another son, etc..) ? the kids know she?s a terrible tease and that she ?gets ?em? every year so they?re very good about it. One year she called her very self important, snooty brother to tell him she?d discovered they had a half-sister ? freaked him out ? he?s still p*ssed at her

Anyhoo? fell off the induction wagon last night and succumbed to a piece of my homemade strawberry cheesecake ? felt a little sick after eating it (all the sugar) ? but it threw off my calories (to 1,514) and my net carbs were 72. Work this morning to 143 pounds ? RATS!! I can?t have guests in without making dessert and even when I make desserts I don?t particularly like ? I give in?. everyone ooohing, and ahhhing and this is great, and you gotta try a little piece. My ego gets in the way of my waistline.. <<grrrrrrrrr>>

So getting back on the wagon today ? once I?m done here I?ll go walk ? that?ll help a little. I put on a tank top to exercise in and my arms, oh my god, my arms ? If I didn?t weigh so much I could take off with these d*mn WINGS? <<sigh>>

Sorry, I'm being such a whiner... love me anyway? I guess Judy and Peg aren?t the only ones feeling like Old Man Winter has not been good to them!

Alida, I sent you an email regarding the fonts ? neat stuff! Hope you're doing great!

Peg, loved the birds conversation?

Donna, my garden went in in early March and now I?m dying to start seeing stuff? the bulbs are almost full in? narcissus, tulips, hyacinths, etc? lovely and the yard/grass is that rich warm lush green color? <<sigh>>

Ilse, lucky DH in Barcelona, I hope he can try some good Spanish foods and wines!

Barb, I bought Confederacy of Dunces years ago and could not get through it I thought I was so bad? the writing was awkward and difficult, what he passed off as funny I found sort of pathetic, etc? I felt like I was ?supposed? to like it because others had and because the author committed suicide after writing it. Who know, maybe it was the time of my life when I was reading it. I?d be VERY interested to hear your review ? maybe enlighten me.

Shelley, you sweetheart, you! If DH and I weren?t pulling up stakes in relatively few weeks ? I?d take you up on the kind, kind offer!! But I think given that we are going to be in limbo for a significant number of months this year ? it?s better left until we are settled somewhere for the long haul. You are a dear, though, thank you!!

Judy, Brenda, hope you?re enjoying the weekend!

Ok, off to walk off that d*mn cheesecake?

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(the horn is in honor of DH!)
Quien canta, sus males espanta... ("She who sings fightens away her ills") Miguel de Cervantes

Good morning. I washed the car yesterday (one of 'em) which brought on a nice rainstorm last night. The gardeners can all thank me.

Rachel, I know what you mean about those tempting desserts. Still, if you love to cook, you might try something like LC Cheesecake. It's incredibly delicious--not light in calories, but no sugar. Your guests won't know the difference. I had two more zucchini muffins for breakfast--they are fluffy, but filling. Mine are little--just the size of a small cupcake paper.

Interesting about Confederacy. Now I won't feel like a philistine if I don't like it, too. As it happens, the library audio copy was an abridged version on tape (no tape player in my car) so I asked them to get the book for me.

I spent a very busy day Saturday on domestic stuff. Today--more errands, visiting the dad, etc. I think I'm enjoying a little burst of spring nesting instinct, so I have to use it while I've got it. In my yard, the peonies are sprouting. They do that all by themselves, with absolutely no help from me. I'm grateful for their cheery and fragrant blooms by and by.

Shelley, think of induction as a kind of comfort zone. It doesn't last forever, but gives you that strong feeling of making a fresh start. Still, as Peg will tell you, it's hard to stay on track while traveling, so don't beat yourself up. There's always induction waiting for you at the next stop.

I shouldn't have bought that huge jar of mixed nuts at Costco last week. Not the worst snack, but hard to control.

As for weight management being "always easy"?? Peg, that's like thinking of me as an introvert. Not. I've simply made fitness a hobby, and I spend unbelievable hours attending to it. Most of you have better--or at least other--things to do. Right now, I hope you're magnificently enjoying the ocean view. I'm jealous. Sunrise by the sea is my all-time favorite experience. Works best on the east coast, of course.

Alida, thanks for the verse (NOT prose, because you made a rhyme.) Here's the last line:
Ghouls, Goblins and Pumpkins Galore!
Who could possibly ask for more?
Add some treats to the candy bag
Try not to make the rugrats gag.

Thinking of everyone and your busy lives. Take care today.

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Atkins since Jan 2003
Maintenance as of 4/05


My Fitday Journal

Good morning!

Peg, talk of waves? This is uncanny. Just last night DH mentioned to me how he loves to fall asleep to the sound of waves and how it's amazing that sound does not keep him awake. Of course, not a wave in sight here in KC! (No seagulls, either).

I will definitely join you and Judy on the quest to "Bring Back that Loving Feeling." Yanno the one. Doing low carb and loving it. April 10th sounds good. Hopefully my body will be clear of the steroids. I was reading up on them yesterday. Turns out they can raise your blood sugar and your blood pressure. They also make you hungry. No fooling!

Enjoy your week by the beach!

Barb, aha! You DO bake every now and then! Aren't those muffins the greatest? I hate running out of eggs. Reminds me it's time for Bob to make another run to the store. Did your DH try the muffins?

Shelley, I hope you did not take offense at my light-handed comment about confidentiality. Just about every workplace has that need. Your hospital is certainly lucky they have YOU!



Try to remember to take before and after pictures! What will get done first - the counter top or the black splash?

Easter Scrubs? I'll bet they have cute bunnies on them!

Starting Induction today? GOOD LUCK, my friend. You will do great!

Rachel, your friend Cathy sounds like a stitch. My father used to pull little tricks on us, too. Funny how you can know it's April Fool's Day and still get sucked in!

Yes, we do love you anyway! Whine away. That's one of the reasons we are all here! I am also willing to bet your arms cannot hold a candle to mine. Not only are they big, some of the skin hangs. Lots of things hang, as a matter of fact. I don't wear a bra when going for my treatments (no metal and I don't have a sports bra). Now that's a sad sight.

"Pulling up stakes" ? have you heard about the Armenian posting yet? Do you even know where you are pulling up stakes TO?

I'd be happy to send you some LC stuff, too. Remember, I have all those odd-sized boxes in my basement!

Donna, you're right! Surprised the heck out of me posting on the weekends! But, OMG. Another death in your small community. That is so sad. Do the police have a clue as to what happened? And he was a close friend of your DD's. She must be devastated.

Peg really hit the nail on the head about alcoholism being a disease. I am hoping and praying that you and your daughter can fight this together. Easy for me to say, never having been in that situation. ((((HUGS))))

I ditto Peg. BRENDA, WHERE ARE YOU?

Teel, Ilse, Judy: Hello! Hope all is well.

Thank goodness for computers. I forgot to set my clock ahead last night. But my trusty computer is smarter than I am. Not sure what I will do today.

Have a wonderful Sunday!

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5'1" ~ 59 years old
Highest weight: 165
Atkins 7/10/2004
160/126/125
RE-DO, January 2008:
167/162/135

Hi, Alida. Both of us busy already in KC. My dad says he needs help this afternoon resetting all his clocks. Also, he wants to buy the ZOOM text program, and needs a little help with the computer. So my mission for the day is set.

April 10 sounds like a good target. I'll make a note.

If you want to see gulls in KC, go out to the Shawnee Mission dumpsite. Lots of 'em out there. The rest of the view is not so good, however.

I just discovered that this website censors the word s*cks. Probably a good thing.

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Barb L.
Atkins since Jan 2003
Maintenance as of 4/05


My Fitday Journal

LOL Barb, posting at the same time. So you are the culprit who brought on the storm last night! Your peonies are sprouting? Hmm. I have some, too, but I haven't noticed. Maybe I'll try actually walking around my back yard today. One thing I have noticed is that the hostas I planted last Spring do not seem to be coming up. Maybe they are later bloomers?

Well, duh on the prose/verse. That's why you da poet.

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Alida
5'1" ~ 59 years old
Highest weight: 165
Atkins 7/10/2004
160/126/125
RE-DO, January 2008:
167/162/135