Robin, hi. Aw, that must have been really upsetting for your son to park just fine and then forgetting to signal. I can see how he'd forget--I doubt I'd think to signal if I was in a vacant lot with no cars behind me. I hope you enjoy your shrimp in quinoa. We're having cod--my favorite fish. Stay safe and warm in the snowstorm.

Cassie, I know the feeling. I just this morning had the nerve to get on my scale, but was delighted to find I'm only 1.5 lbs. above where I left off--and some of that may be excess water. That's great your DH can do your tax returns, too. I can understand it being even more of a pain to gather all the forms, statements, and spreadsheets and make an appointment for someone else to do the return. So I must admit that even if my DH was willing to pay a tax preparer, I'd probably just go ahead and do it myself anyway. Aw, thanks for asking. GD is feeling just fine. She thought she had the beginnings of morning sickness, but it was only two days and then stopped. She's eating very healthfully. She's been having fun shopping and has decided on Winnie the Pooh for her nursery theme--which surprised me until I recalled how much she loved Winnie the Pooh as a child. Again, great job on your FitDay reports--and yesterday was pretty darned good, too! I, too, need to get cracking on exercise and water--been slacking there. Ooh, that scone sounds so yummy, especially with tea! Very English of you, my deah! Have fun with the paralell parking. Such an exciting time. :)

Donna, I agree with Cassie that you did a great job despite the cookies. Great job on your dietary cholesterol! Do you feel any better eating more protein? Congrats on starting your taxes. I hope you find some nice credits. I was tickled to find residential energy savings credits that I almost let slip by for insulation work and a new entry door. I was thinking it was done in late 2011, but I got off my lazy butt to go double-check my invoices and found it was from Feb. 2012. :) I'm restarting my Mindset Makeover tomorrow. I fell off the wagon when I hurt my back last week and couldn't exercise but I'm all better now. I do feel better than when I first started, but not like a new woman. Hoping to be tomorrow at where I left off--at 119.5 after shedding what I think could be 1.5 lbs. of water retention. I know the program works for me--just have to do the whole thing.

Goals:
1) HAVE FUN - YES, YES!!!! YES YES F &S recovering from fun
2) plan meals; yes and are you kidding me? It was Mardi Gras, nuff said. That last post was like War and Piece of Chicken yes, yes, yes, yes
3) stay even remotely near plan, especially lunch and breakfast- yes and there was no plan but I was OK until those chips (Blame Mike 101) sorta, sorta, um, um gotta get back to lower carb
4) stretch EVERY DAY (you should too, Mr Mike) yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes
5) get back to meditation -yes and um I contemplated King Cake no, no yes, no
6) water is the new beer, drink more= N, N haven't thought of it x2 (W&TH) yes, yes
7) Have fun (however will I do that in NOLA?) Notice that is TWO of my goals!!!! I'm taking this seriously. See #1
8) Find a scale (do I even WANT to know?) N, N, I do want to know I think;Yes I found one but I was too cheap to buy it; weighed myself on a public scale (with shoes on) and it lied by trying to flatter me into thinking I am 10 pounds lighter than I prolly am. no, no I need to before I get too big for my britches

April, no two ways about it, you rock.

Mern, sorry to hear about your allergy. Hope you feel better.

Plan:
egg whites and bacon: one egg, one egg white and turkey bacon so far
tuna and salad
grilled oysters, lobster or fish and veg
Snacks:
strawberries - yup
clementines
12-15 cashews
dried kale, one serving not 4
ham or turkey and cheese roll ups

Donna, c'mon down! You are the next contestant on The Weekend Warrior!
http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/i...ps6d41995b.jpg

And look what is rolling around the corner! A brand new king cake! woooooo. This luxurious cake is spacious enough to take care of you and your family. This super deluxe beauty comes with a variety of interior options, that are open for your choosing.

Just PM me your address and I'll see that you get it for next year.

OMG, that post brought back many memories of sick days on the couch as a child with Bob Barker.

:eek: Okay, maybe the wording on that was bad.

Mike that picture is hilarious!
Wow, congrats to all the weekend warriors!

Not feeling very hungry today--TTOM. Tomorrow I have to get back to exercising.
Jenn

I've heard that Bob Barker is a charmer with some swagger. Hmmm guess it could have been worse, you could have been on the couch with Drew.

Actually, I had a serious crush on Bob Barker as a child. Him and Mr. Rogers :p. I think that's the first time I've admitted that in public.

OK Cassie, not even sure how to respond to that. Okay then...

Mike, now I get it. I couldn't post Sat morning; I was trying to observe Sabbath. Did anyone ever see The Big Leibowski? ("Dude, you know I don't bowl on Shabbos. " "You're not even Jewish, man, your ex wife was." "Yeah but still...") I am misquoting wildly here.

Cassie, Bob Barker? Really? I guess Mike is right: it could be Drew...

Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee :eek::eek:

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I see you've all had a great weekend between Bob Barker, movies, taxes & driving tests LOL. My phsyio went OK except for him telling me I have a frozen shoulder now. OMG what next. Sounds like some painful treatment coming up :( Not been too too bad over the weekend although I did indulge in a small DQ blizzard, it's been a long time so I found a reason to justify it - not good I know but it was LOL. I'm avoiding the scale for a few days anyway. Hope everyone has a great week coming up. Have to go do my shoulder exercises now, ciao

Sorry to hear about your shoulder. Those that know me, know what the next words to come from my fingers are.... tell me about the Blizzard!

LOL THE BLIZZARD.....
It was a chocolate extreme and I savoured every bite :) mmmmmgood

Will permission from Hope. http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/i...psc536f70a.jpg

Hope, her DH, my GFs middle chirrun and her friend and myself. I would say that the camera added 20 pounds to me but that would be a lie. A poor diet and a case of the lazies has though.

never had chocolate extreme. I'd say I'd get one bad after posting a pic of my fat ass I think it's time for me to calm down. ;)

Wow, how much fun that looks! Glad you guys got to meet up and have such a great time.

Jezzie, I hope your shoulder heals up soon. My son and I have both struggled with ours.

One more check in before the week ends; kinda fell off a bit but at least I kept logging and didn't run the train all the way off the tracks.

1. 1300 calories max daily. 1258, 1244, 941, 1294, 1296, 1440, 1434
2. Exercise 5 times this week. One, Two, Three, Four
3. Log everything. Yes, Yes, Yes, Yes, Yes, Yes, Yes
4. Eat clean; no trigger foods. Yes, Yes, Yes, Yes, Yes, Oops, Oops again
5. 64 oz. fluids daily. Yes, Yes, Nope, No, Lost track but I think so, Pretty sure, Pretty sure
6. Take vitamins and supplements. Yes, Yes, Yes, No, Yes, Yes, Yes

Overall, my weekly calorie avg was 1268, so I'm considering goal #1 a win.

I'm just about to head out for my first workout of the day, but thought I'd stop by and say Hi! Looks like some people have been having a lot of fun lately!!!

I dropped 3lbs last week despite having a pretty blow-out weekend, so I can't be too unhappy.

I'll read the thread from beginning to end when I get back.
Have a fittastic Monday!!!

Sugar, Sugar
 

MIKE! <Donna Jumps Up> THANK YOU SO MUCH, for your offer of a King Cake! BUT, I'm going to have to respectfully decline, (for reasons that will soon be obvious.) Here's what I'd like instead. Can you, as SUPER Moderator, ask Tech support to respond to my post about adding sugar to the Log DB?

It's been a while since I've seen a report about server issues, so I'm assuming the worst of that may be behind them. And I also believe they did (at least) one code update in the last week or so. Can we ask them to give an estimate on my request regarding sugar, that I'll quote below. Your help in this matter would be greatly appreciated. Much, much more than a king cake. I'm really tired of my goals saying "Sugar < (??? g)." And, sugar has been a real source of, um, inflammation for me lately.

- Donna

Sunday Recap
 

• Workout > 30 mins x 4: Y, Y, Y, Y, Y
• Cholesterol < 250mg: 203, 122, 93, 162, 244, 251, 148
• Protein > 50 g: 52, 55, 39, 76, 103, 121, 76
• Sugar < (??? g): ~, N, N, N, N, N, N
• Vegetables > 3 /day: Y, Y, N(2), Y, Y, N(2), N
• Calories < 1750: 1283, 1259, 1263, 2162, 1828,1963, 1762

Week Summary: Five workouts,
Cholesterol Ave: 175
Protein Ave: 75
Calories Ave: 1645
Not enough vegetables

Sugar out of control. If I could measure it, I'd do much better in this area.

- Donna

PS
 

Great Mardi Gras pic! Looks like y'all had a great time!

I passed this on. If you change your mind about the king cake, just let me know.:)