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12/26/12 11:52 P

Hi everyone! Hope you all are doing well. Between Christmas and my catching that crud too, I haven't been too active around here. Am feeling some better now, and with Christmas over it's back to work and back to normal tomorrow.
My eating has been crazy...first I didn't want anything, then holiday goodies everywhere...luckily for me, I still was in the "not wanting anything" mode, so it wasn't too bad. I weighed and I'm still holding the same, so as my energy comes back I'm going to get myself back in gear and working toward losing some weight!!
Take care everyone.

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12/17/12 7:11 A

Sounds like you had a wonderful weekend. I spent Saturday out with my daughter and we got some shopping done. I got a new mini trampoline. I've been so busy I haven't even tried it out yet. I finally got some much needed housework done yesterday. Man I had let it go for way to long. So now it is time to get back to work on this Monday morning. have a great day you guys.

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12/16/12 9:02 P

STACYH73 I'm so sorry to hear that you caught the crud. I got it the day before school started (2nd week of August) and blamed it on allergies for a month before I went to the doctor. I'm am just now getting over it, 4 months and 4 large rounds of antibiotics later. Stay on top of it, and get the rest your body needs so that you will get over it sooner rather than later.

We went out of town for the a nice family weekend. Went to see a magic act, and a Chinese Acrobat show. Both were awesome. We dropped our son off at grandmas for a couple of hours on the way home, and FINALLY got some Christmas shopping done. Hubby and I made a pact not to do any shopping for each other until after Christmas. It takes a lot of stress off of both of us because of all of the demands on our time. We just don't have time to shop right now. We are both feeling much more relaxed now that we can mark that responsibility off our lists. Unfortunately, hubby is now sick. He went to bed at 7:30, so I know he's feeling really bad. I'm only staying up to get our son in bed on time, then I'm hitting the sack too.

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12/16/12 7:34 A

So sorry your sick. I work in a pharmacy and the flu is in full swing. Get well soon.

I had a wonderful weigh in this week...I want to shout it from the rooftops that YES I did follow through this week and I saw change....2.2 pounds worth of change. After many ups and no downs for months now this is awesome.

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12/15/12 2:35 P

I'm on Day 7 and it was even in our local news that this powerful bacteria (sinus infection/bronchitis) will last for a solid 2 weeks...

I'm telling you, I cannot handle 7 more days of this.... I feel like I have been in a major car accident.. My insides are so raw and sore and ache due to the over-bearing coughing.

I missin' my Saturday/Sunday shift at work now (vacation ended yesterday.)

I have Mon-Wed off of course. They are "EXPECTING" me BACK on Thursday!!

Who knows? Won't know until Wednesday evening is here?

I can tell ya this though... I will NOT be guilt-tripped or threatened to return too early! I will go back when my body says so. I cannot go through a relapse!!!!

So Far I'm at a New Low bc of all the coughing/throwing up.... I'm now at 162.2

Not the correct way to lose! *sigh*

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12/15/12 11:39 A

I have the blues today... I can't watch the news...
tragic what happened in Newtown,CT.
All I want to do is eat...........I need to snap out of it

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12/15/12 7:59 A

Just a quiet evening last night. today I have to mail out my sons package....shop for some much needed food, and hopefully get some work done in this house. I've been slack on that with all the Christmas stuff i've been trying to do.

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12/14/12 6:17 P

school night wrestling meets are over for the year, now it is weekend tournaments only...yea!

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12/14/12 7:37 A

I had a wonderful planned day myself yesterday. Wow two out of five aint bad. now i'm heading for three.

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12/13/12 3:59 P

great goodies at work today...cranberry salsa and fiesta salad...I stuffed my self, while getting in fruits and veggies...very few fat grams...low cal...doesn't get much better

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12/13/12 8:16 A

I sure wish I hadn't of eaten the choices I did yesterday. But i'm back on the wagon today. Enough of this, I look in the mirror and don't like what I see so it is up to me to fix it.

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12/12/12 2:48 P

so happy they ran out before i could eat anymore...don't like the choices near as much today, so much easier to just walk on by.

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12/12/12 7:59 A

oreo balls....oh not good I would of ate them all myself. I love oreos.

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12/11/12 8:55 P

ate too much caramel corn and oreo balls in the workroom today

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12/11/12 9:16 A

MOUNTAINS2CLIMB I hear you
I own enough Xmas stuff to decorate a gift shop, but I don't want the hassle of having to deal with it this year.

WALLAHALLA....good job lady

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12/9/12 9:01 P

I used to LOVE to decorate for the holidays. Now I have very few decorations and it seems it's all I can do to get those out of the closet and put up. I put up the tree and the nativity and that's it. Wish I could get more in the "mood" this year.
Hope you all had a good weekend -- take care.

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12/9/12 4:34 P

We finally got the tree up and decorated...now it feels more like holiday time. Still need to clean off the counter so there is room for the nativity.

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12/9/12 9:15 A

This year I've decided to really tone down the Christmas decorations.
I have an amazing collection of ceramics...but I want minimum work...
I still feel worn out and I don't want clutter.
I have 3 two foot pre-decorated topiary Xmas trees, a Xmas elve teapot, and Jim Shore Heartwood Xmas Santa, and a some snowmen. I am done.
It's strange ... but sometimes less is more
I notice them more because there is less stuff around... funny

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12/7/12 7:41 P

I still haven't had time to clean up and decorate for Christmas. As soon as I started to feel a little better, hubby and son started coughing all night. So now I'm behind on my sleep again. Hopefully this weekend...

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12/7/12 6:17 A

Oh Sometimes I wish I was MIA but nope I come each morning and then by the evening i'm back and feeling horrible about my day. I say i'm not going to beat me up about it but that doesn't work. I know I can do this i'm just having a bit of trouble getting to square one. So as I take myself off to get ready for another day at work i'm also taking myself off to at least have a good morning.

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12/6/12 10:22 A

Hi all! I've been MIA for a while, but hope everyone is doing okay!
Walla -- glad to hear the concert went well Yay for your son!! :) Let us know how things go with the test results. Hopefully they will finally be able to find something to get you well!!!

Hang in there Michelle, you can do this. Just keep going....

Stacy, hope the holidays bring you lots of good customers!!

Sheryl, what in the world did we do before internet?? Just A couple days away and you just feel so unconnected!! Hope things are getting better for you.

Take care everyone, I HAVE to get off of here and get myself to work. Have a great day!



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12/5/12 8:18 A

My friends son had his last night also. He plays the tuba and had a solo. I can't wait to hear how that went. Congrats to your son.

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12/4/12 10:10 P

Son's Christmas Band Concert was tonight. His bells solos were ! All the kids did a really great job and gave a wonderful performance. SOOOOO much better than anything on T.V.

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12/4/12 7:02 A

I sure hope you get good news. Let us know.

All is well here for the time being. i hope it stays that way.

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12/3/12 9:37 P

I used to use a netti pot, but my ENT had me switch to a squirt bottle...same solution, same amount, just a different delivery method...I have to use it 3 times a day, have for months

Had my CT scan today on my sinuses...have to wait 5-7 days for the results, then its back to an E.N.T.

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12/2/12 8:46 P

Funny how you pick different things up when you watch it again.
I watched THE WEIGHT OF THE NATION again....(it's on the web by the way)
and I heard the doctor/weightloss expert say:
even with 2 people of the same weight...the person who HAD a weight problem in the past needs to eat less calories than the person who has never a weight issue just to maintain .

It got me thinking...because not only having had a weight issue but also being 50+
makes more sense of my calorie issues. People don't understand how I hit plateaus when I stay around 1300 even though I'm very tall.

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12/2/12 8:25 P

Wallahalla....ever hear of a nedi pot...it's used for irrigating sinuses with a saline solution and it works wonders for sinus issues. Ask you doctor about it. hope you feel better soon

MAlexander4 (Michelle) ... I think the holiday carbs drive everyone beserk.....
I'm finding myself looking for starches when I shouldn't be.
I trying to wean myself back to no starches and it's tough. When I was totally off starches I had no cravings.

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12/2/12 6:59 P

Thinking of you. let me know how it goes.I got my gifts that i've gotten so far wrapped. One chore down for a bit. So m;uch to do and so little time it seems.

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12/2/12 5:12 P

finally scheduled for my CT scan for my sinuses tomorrow...maybe they can figure out why this sinus infection will not go away

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12/2/12 8:16 A

Somehow i've fallen and it is very hard to get back up. I'm up big time and almost to where I began my journey. Now is the time to decide about what it is I want out of all this. Do I want the frustration or the elation? So far i'm confused about which is which. I get frustrated by the scales but seem to be elated by the food. So i'm going to grab onto today and see what is what.

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11/30/12 3:13 P

HeeHee Walla!

Thanks Sheryl!



~*Have A Goal Reachin' Friday & Weekend Everyone!!*~

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11/30/12 4:13 A

We always think we need to buy or join something to get into great workout modes.
Found this article on LiveStrong.com that impressed me.
I have stairs right outside my apartment door.

Turn Your Staircase Into A Fat Burning Machine

www.livestrong.com/article/558545-turn-you
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11/29/12 6:05 P

ooh ooh ooh ... I love to play that game in the pool with all the kiddos!

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11/29/12 4:16 P

love the monkey in the middle....

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11/29/12 1:09 P

Those are SO cute!!!

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11/28/12 4:03 P

WALLA -

www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=4398685227
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They have these at Cracker Barrel Right now!

Tell family to Christmas shop! *teehee!*

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11/28/12 4:10 A

thanks for the welcome back.....
it's funny how lost I felt without my internet connection
good to be back

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11/26/12 7:41 P

Sheryl, glad to hear they've finally fixed the cable issues. Hope things are going well.

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11/26/12 5:20 P

Hello everyone....sorry for being AWOL for so long...Verizon finally repaired the last of the cable issues from Hurrican Sandy's aftermath.

So no more internet connection issues (I hope)
Regards to all....hope you're surviving the holidays
Sheryl

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11/26/12 9:15 A

Today I'm working outside, helping hubby with more of the rotten wood removal. I'll be doing plenty of lifting, stacking, and carrying boards to the curb plus will get in a lot of walking.

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11/25/12 10:38 P

Walla -- you have certainly been battling this crud a long time! I hope your doc is able to give you something to get you well soon! Try to take care of yourself!!!

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11/25/12 5:22 P

I'm so sorry to hear you're so sick. Hope you get it cleared up soon and get to feeling lots better.

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11/25/12 2:14 P

I have barely been out of bed since Thursday evening. I wasn't feeling the best after lunch so I went to bed early. Been hacking up crud and blood since. Dr. office closed. Doc on call phoned in round 4 of antibiotics and recommended a bunch of over the counter stuff to go with it. He also told me to contact my regular doc an Monday and insist on seeing an E.N.T. to try to get this gunk cleared up. It seems to clear up whenever I'm taking antibiotics and for about 2 days after they run out, then it comes back. Truth is, other than when I was in the hospital for surgery, I don't think I have ever been this sick or hurt this bad. I can't even walk from one room to another without being out of breath and getting dizzy. Been sleeping about 15 hours a day. Just hoping I'll be recovered enough to go back to work tomorrow. If not, I'll be on the stoop waiting for the doc to come into the office.

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11/24/12 8:55 A

Thank you. My numbers are going down even more so something I'm doing seems to be working.

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11/24/12 2:05 A

Way to go AmyB!!

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11/23/12 9:44 A

I did ok yesterday. Stayed within 100 calories of what I was allowed. I even lost 0.4 lb from yesterday to this morning.

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11/22/12 10:58 P

I think this was the most peaceful holiday I have ever celebrated with my husband's family. It was really nice for a change.

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11/22/12 9:27 P

Hope everyone had a nice day.
Stacy, hope things weren't TOO bad for you at work, and hope Friday goes as smoothly as possible!

Is there a "right" answer for stress eating? I guess different things work for different people, be just telling myself "no" doesn't always work for me either. I try not to have junk in the house, so that if I'm eating because I'm stressed I can't do too much damage. It certainly isn't an easy habit to break, that's for sure.

Walla -- hope the stress at work with your co-worker gets better. I don't know why it is that some people seem to thrive on conflict and continually stirring the pot. I hate confrontation it makes me so uncomfortable that I try to avoid it even when I shouldn't -- but anyway, hope things work themselves out soon.

Take care everyone!!
Kristi

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11/21/12 10:21 A

Hope everyone has a great Thanksgiving Eve and Day.

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11/20/12 1:54 P

Hi ya everyone!

I have been MIA for a bit..

I have been super busy at Ready * Set * Spark * and with work.

Plus, I'm now packing away all of my regular decor and scrub cleaning so I can put out all my Christmas decor. Busy! Busy!

My days off are flying by and as a server, I dread my Thursday - Sunday work week!

Thanksgiving and Black Friday are gonna be CRAZY at the Cracker Barrel!

I'm havin' ta make our TG dinner tomorrow w/my family since I'll be working.

HAVE A BLESSED AND HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

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