Finally and Definitively Friday!!!

Good morning !!!


Well, there are very, very few times that I am the first to post, but here I am because izzy is interfering with .

My plan is to get to and wake up to an OP ...or at least more sensible (like that word Desk!) day!

In the afternoon I will head to MA for the weekend for a work-bee at Lace's.

Off to the ...getting late (or should I say early!)

bliss

Morning Bliss... hope you finally got a good night's rest and feel better today! Have fun in MA...wondering what is a work bee and if that's fun

It sounds like everyone had a good time in chat on Wed... sorry I missed it. We needed to clean out our living room as we're getting a new sectional sofa delivered today. Can't wait to get home from work today to see how it looks. Next we'll be painting our combination living/dining room/hallway/kitchen. I'm waiting to see how the sofa looks 1st before deciding on a color for the walls.

Yesterday I was just "glowing" as I had to go for a followup CT Scan...so breakfast was my Redi-Cat "smoothie"... followed by a lo-carb bagel & coffee to get that taste out of my mouth. Food yesterday was ok... my stomach was "wonky" most of the day so I really didn't each too much. However, I did get to Curves... for my 3rd time this week!

Today will be an OP day even though we are having a Super Bowl Friday at work...our group already worked out the food choices yesterday... I'm getting a whole wheat bagel this morning and we'll have a fresh fruit tray available for our munchies. All departments have to compete against each other and this year's theme is a half time show. Should be a fun day...

The rest of the day's food... lunch will be an organic burritto... snack will be applesauce & carrots... dinner... probably the beef stirfry I was going to make last night.

I'm working on slow today... and the time is just flying... so gotta run to get this work day done. (((Shirley))) you are so right in this being such a long work week. DH & I have noticed that February just seems to drag... maybe because we are stuck in the middle of winter???

Have a great FRIDAY!

Sue

Morning all!
seems to have taken up residents here as well. So of course being tired my food choices have not been as good as i would like,but still not bad. Water well that is still a challenge.
Sue we are having a Super Bowl party at work today also. The kiddies will be wearing their PATRIOTS gear and the parents are bringing in healthy food choices for our snacks, Veggie and fruit platters. Salsa and tortillla chips,(I have them trained well lol)
I echo Sue and Shirley's sentiments it has been a long week>
So glad it is Friday. On Wednesday I was telling the parents to have a nice weekend,Yes they did think I was a little odd. Maybe it is because I only worked 3 days last week.
s to all that need them! Congrats to all that continue to do well.

Heigh ho heigh ho it's off to work I go!!!

Good morning --

Just got back from my morning with Brandy -- brrrrr it's windy gray and chilly this morning -- if I wasn't exactly awake when I started out, I am now!!

Headed to the gym.......today is my day for no classes, but I do my own thing on the elliptical machine, bike, and treadmill. Pretty caught up on stuff around the house so looking for some ME time this afternoon which will probably translate into working on a craft project (I have many to choose from!)

Dinner will be baked salmon and some leftover taco flavored rice from last night, and a salad.

Bliss ~~ what is a work-bee and what is Lace's?

I'm off to burn some calories or should I say........some more calories????


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Ann

WOW OUCH I am sore today I worked out yesterday morning and then went to the gym last night and did a good leg workout and 30 more minutes of cardio. I am off today so at 9 I will head to the gym and do a upper body back workout Personal Trainer session. OMG. I will have worked out 7 Times from Mon to Fri this week I will take tomorrow off and may hit the gym on Sunday. I sure hope this all pays off.

The rest of the day will be spent cleaning and getting a haircut. We get our new piece of furniture delivered to Sue. I cannot wait either to see how it looks. Ours goes in the basement.

Bliss I am glad Izzy was with you because I slept like a log last night. Must be all the exercise. Have fun this weekend. Though I dont know what a work bee is either.

Sue that sounds like a hoot at work. WOW. we dont get into the Super Bowl as much here. Well some men do but not like the States. Have a great weekend.
Hope your results come back okay from all your tests.

Val you to wow have fun at work. Sorry about Izzy. These past few weeks have seemed long that is for sure. I agree must be the time of year.

Hello to all those who follow.

Melissa our t.v is big and now I told hubby he has to knock out a wall to make it really fit right. The poor guy. The HONEY DO list is getting bigger and bigger.

Okay I am off

Katie

Morning Everyone! I didn't have to do the german restaurant last night. DH got home so late, and the other couples were already getting there. He just called them and told them we couldn't make it. I really didn't want to eat that much food that late at night. I had already figured I was going to try and get by with just their house salad, but who they have to die for homemade breads that come warm to your table. I might have fallen prey to those for sure.
So DH and I went and had a nice quiet, fairly OP dinner at Cracker Barrel. We had our food, before we could have been to the other place. All in all, I think it was a good choice and a nice evening.
Today is Curves. Then I've got bills to pay and a house to get back in some sort of order here. It never seems to end.
I'll get back in later.
Hi Desk, Bliss, Sue, Valerie, Ann and Katie! And to all that follow.

Have a BEST OP day!

You must have been posting when I was. My house needs a good tidy but I will get to that today.

Have a great I know I will OUCH

Katie

To answer your questions...

Lace is my good friend from when I was a teen (and this is her first hysteranniversary tomorrow!) and I promised her a weekend where we (I would join & motivate her) would work on her house - declutter, recycle, scrub, paint, what ever she wants done.

Tonight we will go out for dinner - her choice of location.

I finally got to sleep about 3am...have all the lights on and curtains pulled back as I try to wake up. Read most of the new Prevention magazine last night...there was an article on "light" and one on 3 sisters who had gastric bypass surgery.

Val - good for you to "train" parents to bring healthy snacks to school! And Sue - you've got your coworkers trained...!!!

I will be housecleaning & bill paying this am...

bliss

Good Morning Everyone!

Up and sluggish today, lol, but got to the gym by 7:30am and had a good cardio workout. Bkft was that Post cereal - about 1/2 C with 1% milk. Just had a snack of swiss cheese cubes and drinking hot tea.

I've been doing better with my water the past few days. Haven't gotten to my goal, but within a few ounces of it. Today I'll make it!

I want to know why I gained 3 lbs?????? That darned scale at the gym says so. I am a bit puffy, but haven't stopped taking my diuretic yet? Maybe my snack choices haven't been as good the past few days. Have dorieto's in the house and have munched on more than I should. That's probably the culpret. Hopefully with plenty of water, continued workouts, this will disappear and I'll be back to my 183 or less.

Bliss - I was reading my prevention also (Thanks - I'm enjoying it each month!)- that was why I was late to the gym, lol. I read the same article about the sisters. Some is very true, but others facts are misleading....

There was an interesting article in the magazine regarding heart health (it was a pull out from inside the cover). I will post it in a seperate thread. You ladies might find it interesting. Thought provoking at the very least. I'll post the link when I'm done.

Going to send photo's e-mail to my sis of family she hasn't seen in years. She lives in Hawaii and misses out on lots of family events. Ahhhh but to live in paradise!

Hugs to everyone - hope those feeling under the weather get well soon. Those doing well, kudo's for continued success. And for those who avoided temptation! Huray

I'll be back -
Melissa

Happy Friday all! Everyone seems to be doing alot of cleaning today so I will join you in cleaning both my kitchen and bathroom. I will be OP through it all with lots of water.
B........Whole grain english muffin and some cottage cheese with fruit
L.....leftover sea scallops from dinner last night and some veggies.
D.........salad and one slice of pizza!(Just can't resist)
Snacks.....protein bar or shake and nuts. Busy sports type weekend planned. I will be visitng all three winter sports........tonight high school basketball, tomorrow night minor league hockey game and then sunday the Big Super Bowl. Go Patriots!!!!!!


Emily s to all!