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NYNY update - Joyce
On Thu, 27 Nov 2003 06:03:27 -0800, "Brenda Hammond"
wrote: "Joyce" wrote in message news On Sun, 23 Nov 2003 14:15:10 -0600, Prairie Roots wrote: Yeah, I know about Flexpoints. And believe me, I use 'em. But I'd rather use activity points than Flexpoints. It's funny, I'm at that same point now too. Although, this week the flexpoints seem to have been used more than the activity points. Guess it makes up for all those activity points I DIDN'T use last week. But the dang scale didn't care today. sigh Honestly, the main reason I avoid having things like this in the house is that after the 1st day or two of being good and eating just one per day, something flips and I have a hard time controlling the urge to eat them all at once. I've decided I'm just no longer interested in beating myself up or wondering what's wrong with me when I'm not able to practice restraint... I take the easy way out and just don't allow them in the house. I do understand, and if you have that problem then you are better off keeping them out of the house. The skinny cows don't bother me, nor do the meringues. 1 package of skinny cows will honestly stay in my freezer close to a month ... and the meringues don't go too much faster (unless my daughters friend gets into them). Bring a cheesecake, chocolate chip cookies, brownies, stuff like that anywhere near me .. and forget it ... I'm toast. I've never tried meringes. Actually have never seen them here. After reading about them on the ng I did a google search and found all kinds of recipes, so might try to make some at some point. I'd probably be better off making them since I really do hate baking... then I wouldn't be eating any of them. G Nightly napping to avoid the evening snack, eh? From what you've said in other posts about competing for time on your new computer, I'd say those naps serve a dual purpose. LOL You might have me confused with someone else, I don't have to fight for computer time. There are 5 computers networked together in my house - I will not share! LOL Really, my computer is used for the business and the kids are only allowed on it for sheer desperation - things they can't do on their own. You're a smart one! Not letting the kids on your business computer. We see it all the time in our shop, people who run their own businesses and their kids are constantly using their computer to download music or junk and next thing you know their computer is SICK, SICK, SICK. Of course things like this can be fixed, but it costs the customer time and money. I learned the hard way, many years ago and it just about killed me (and them). Definitely wasn't worth the aggravation, so at that time we became a two computer family. Didn't take long before that grew to 3 ... then 4 ... then bro moved in and we became 5. G This way, if anything should go wrong with it, there is no possibility of me getting angry at them. And if they each have schoolwork or whatever to be done, they aren't fighting where I have to listen to it. g The napping tends to be from either exhaustion (my late hour habit) or stress .. or a combo of both. I don't go on the computer in the early evening, hub likes me to keep him company. I get bored with the tv, it puts me to sleep. My DH spends most of his waking hours in his "room", repairing or making things or being on his computer, reading newgroups. He's into electronics mostly, but also metalwork and woodwork at times. Repairs all kinds of electronic stuff, from computers, motherboards to kettles, lamps, and the kids magic wands! You name it, he can repair it! Needless to say, if he's not repairing stuff at work, he's doing it at home. Wow, sounds like he has a tremendous amount of energy, I remember those days. G Hub used to do a lot of woodwork stuff, but now seems to enjoy relaxing much more. I think putting the second story on our house did him in, then gutting the first floor and totally redoing the kitchen and eating area added a nail to the coffin. The installation of the laminate floor 2 years ago finished him off. This year he finally hired someone to do the downstairs bath. We now tease him that he won't leave the house unless we put wheels on his recliner. g So about 3 or 4 hours on the couch and I'm up all night ... catch about 2 - 3 hours of sleep before I have to get up in the morning. It's a bad cycle that I do need to break - but I really do love my quiet hours in the dark. g Aren't those few hours wonderful. Nicholas is usually in bed by 7:00 and DH by 9:00 or so, then I get the place to myself for an hour or so before I go to bed. I love that nice quiet time. My quiet time is earlier than yours though. If I stayed awake as late as you I wouldn't be able to function the next day! Yup, I absolutely love them! I think I come by those late hours somewhat naturally - I remember my mom being the same way. It also might be due to my kids ages. When they were younger, I could get them to bed earlier which meant I was in bed earlier. Now that they are older teens it's a much different story. 16 yr. old daughter usually hits bed at 11 or 12. When sonny boy is home from college (he's 19) I'm lucky to have him roll into the house by 3AM. And of course, I can't sleep until I know everyone is where they belong. G I've become very good at not-functioning. Sometimes it does get to me, most of the time I'm ok though. I listen to my body and if I am exhausted then I give in. Joyce Joyce Prairie Roots On Sun, 23 Nov 2003 13:57:33 -0600, Joyce wrote: Flexpoints dear - that's what they're there for! G I think I figured these out at 2.5 (or 2) points each. 130cal/2g fat/2g fiber = 2.37US points. I also was out of the skinny cow habit, maybe got a bit tired of them. BUT ... the peppermint ones looked soooooooooooo good ... I am once again hooked. I have found that nightly napping has helped to squelch the urge - sleep right through the snacking time. Although it means I am pounding away on my puter at 4AM. G Has any of this helped? LOL Joyce On Sun, 23 Nov 2003 13:18:48 -0600, Prairie Roots wrote: Oh no!! When you share Trader Joe's discoveries, I read and move on to the next message, thankful Trader Joe's isn't located anywhere near me. But pink peppermint Skinny Cows??!! I'd gotten myself out of the Skinny Cow habit, but now I'll have to find a way to cut out some other points to give these a try. Or snowblow the entire alley! Prairie Roots 232/173.6/WW goal 145 joined WW Online 22-Feb-2003 On Sun, 23 Nov 2003 10:55:45 -0600, Joyce wrote: Yup, pretty deep pink peppermint. I didn't care for the green mint variety, tasted a bit soapy to me. But the pink *Cool Peppermint* flavor is wonderful! I hope these aren't just a seasonal issue. Joyce On Fri, 21 Nov 2003 16:36:36 -0800, Fred wrote: Peppermint as opposed to the green mint variety? I have to find those (G) On Fri, 21 Nov 2003 12:12:32 -0600, Joyce wrote: LOL! I think the meringues have more of a grab on me these days. I haven't had many skinny cows, seem to have moved out of that habit. BUT ... my local store had *cool peppermint* flavor last week. I haven't seen that before so had to pick a package up. BIG mistake ... they now keep calling my name. g Joyce On Sun, 16 Nov 2003 10:53:09 -0800, Fred wrote: You mean other than skinny cows and Miss Meringues (G) On Sun, 16 Nov 2003 10:38:38 -0600, Joyce wrote: Thanks Fred! It's nice to have a firm grasp on *something*. g Joyce On Sat, 15 Nov 2003 18:06:53 -0800, Fred wrote: Great loss. Congrats on being firmly a part of the Maintenance losing group! On Sat, 15 Nov 2003 18:06:18 -0600, Joyce wrote: I'm in the groove with the rest of the NYNY maintenance group ... down 1 pound this week ... 130. Once again the actual weighin Friday morning was lower, and much as I would love to post anything in that 120 decade ... I'm averaging, and average tells me 130. I'm happy, happy, happy. Evidentally eating more does help, as long as *more* is within reason. A few weeks prior I think I was existing on next to nothing, watching things just a bit too carefully as well as falling back into the trap of not drinking enough water. Then again, maybe the loss was extra muscle water retention? This week I only managed to squeeze in 2 days of exercise. My own fault, no excuses. I had one or two busy days, then found myself fallen into some sort of a funk - just couldn't drag myself to do much of anything other than whine about everything. Today I took a step into the right direction. Instead of just sitting here, I hauled my butt to the basement and walked for 45 minutes - right back into the old routine. If only I could remind myself how much of a mood lifter the exercise is! I have felt great the rest of today. Joyce WW starting weight: 228.8 - 2/5/02 current weight: 130 Lifetime: 4/4/03 |
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NYNY update - Joyce
"Joyce" wrote in message ... On Thu, 27 Nov 2003 06:03:27 -0800, "Brenda Hammond" wrote: "Joyce" wrote in message news On Sun, 23 Nov 2003 14:15:10 -0600, Prairie Roots wrote: Yeah, I know about Flexpoints. And believe me, I use 'em. But I'd rather use activity points than Flexpoints. It's funny, I'm at that same point now too. Although, this week the flexpoints seem to have been used more than the activity points. Guess it makes up for all those activity points I DIDN'T use last week. But the dang scale didn't care today. sigh Honestly, the main reason I avoid having things like this in the house is that after the 1st day or two of being good and eating just one per day, something flips and I have a hard time controlling the urge to eat them all at once. I've decided I'm just no longer interested in beating myself up or wondering what's wrong with me when I'm not able to practice restraint... I take the easy way out and just don't allow them in the house. I do understand, and if you have that problem then you are better off keeping them out of the house. The skinny cows don't bother me, nor do the meringues. 1 package of skinny cows will honestly stay in my freezer close to a month ... and the meringues don't go too much faster (unless my daughters friend gets into them). Bring a cheesecake, chocolate chip cookies, brownies, stuff like that anywhere near me .. and forget it ... I'm toast. I've never tried meringes. Actually have never seen them here. After reading about them on the ng I did a google search and found all kinds of recipes, so might try to make some at some point. I'd probably be better off making them since I really do hate baking... then I wouldn't be eating any of them. G Nightly napping to avoid the evening snack, eh? From what you've said in other posts about competing for time on your new computer, I'd say those naps serve a dual purpose. LOL You might have me confused with someone else, I don't have to fight for computer time. There are 5 computers networked together in my house - I will not share! LOL Really, my computer is used for the business and the kids are only allowed on it for sheer desperation - things they can't do on their own. You're a smart one! Not letting the kids on your business computer. We see it all the time in our shop, people who run their own businesses and their kids are constantly using their computer to download music or junk and next thing you know their computer is SICK, SICK, SICK. Of course things like this can be fixed, but it costs the customer time and money. I learned the hard way, many years ago and it just about killed me (and them). Definitely wasn't worth the aggravation, so at that time we became a two computer family. Didn't take long before that grew to 3 ... then 4 ... then bro moved in and we became 5. G Well, after being in the business we're in, I would never allow my child/ren to use my work computer for their *stuff* This way, if anything should go wrong with it, there is no possibility of me getting angry at them. And if they each have schoolwork or whatever to be done, they aren't fighting where I have to listen to it. g The napping tends to be from either exhaustion (my late hour habit) or stress .. or a combo of both. I don't go on the computer in the early evening, hub likes me to keep him company. I get bored with the tv, it puts me to sleep. My DH spends most of his waking hours in his "room", repairing or making things or being on his computer, reading newgroups. He's into electronics mostly, but also metalwork and woodwork at times. Repairs all kinds of electronic stuff, from computers, motherboards to kettles, lamps, and the kids magic wands! You name it, he can repair it! Needless to say, if he's not repairing stuff at work, he's doing it at home. Wow, sounds like he has a tremendous amount of energy, I remember those days. G Hub used to do a lot of woodwork stuff, but now seems to enjoy relaxing much more. I think putting the second story on our house did him in, then gutting the first floor and totally redoing the kitchen and eating area added a nail to the coffin. The installation of the laminate floor 2 years ago finished him off. This year he finally hired someone to do the downstairs bath. We now tease him that he won't leave the house unless we put wheels on his recliner. g Sounds like my dad. He's been renovating their house for almost 30 years now. They never really did *finish* it, and they seem to make little changes every few years. They are now going to do the laminate flooring thing in the dining room, kitchen, hallway and bathroom. I'm sure once that's done my mom will find something else for dad to *do* in the house! I hope they can get it finished the way they would like it before they're too old to enjoy it! So about 3 or 4 hours on the couch and I'm up all night ... catch about 2 - 3 hours of sleep before I have to get up in the morning. It's a bad cycle that I do need to break - but I really do love my quiet hours in the dark. g Aren't those few hours wonderful. Nicholas is usually in bed by 7:00 and DH by 9:00 or so, then I get the place to myself for an hour or so before I go to bed. I love that nice quiet time. My quiet time is earlier than yours though. If I stayed awake as late as you I wouldn't be able to function the next day! Yup, I absolutely love them! I think I come by those late hours somewhat naturally - I remember my mom being the same way. It also might be due to my kids ages. When they were younger, I could get them to bed earlier which meant I was in bed earlier. Now that they are older teens it's a much different story. 16 yr. old daughter usually hits bed at 11 or 12. When sonny boy is home from college (he's 19) I'm lucky to have him roll into the house by 3AM. And of course, I can't sleep until I know everyone is where they belong. G I've become very good at not-functioning. Sometimes it does get to me, most of the time I'm ok though. I listen to my body and if I am exhausted then I give in. Oooh, you sound alot like me. When I would go home to visit my parents, mom and I would stay up all night long until my little brother got home safely. Once Nicholas is old enough to be out and about it'll drive me nuts! I can just see myself pacing the floors! DH doesn't get concerned about that type of stuff, but I sure do! Joyce Joyce Prairie Roots On Sun, 23 Nov 2003 13:57:33 -0600, Joyce wrote: Flexpoints dear - that's what they're there for! G I think I figured these out at 2.5 (or 2) points each. 130cal/2g fat/2g fiber = 2.37US points. I also was out of the skinny cow habit, maybe got a bit tired of them. BUT ... the peppermint ones looked soooooooooooo good ... I am once again hooked. I have found that nightly napping has helped to squelch the urge - sleep right through the snacking time. Although it means I am pounding away on my puter at 4AM. G Has any of this helped? LOL Joyce On Sun, 23 Nov 2003 13:18:48 -0600, Prairie Roots wrote: Oh no!! When you share Trader Joe's discoveries, I read and move on to the next message, thankful Trader Joe's isn't located anywhere near me. But pink peppermint Skinny Cows??!! I'd gotten myself out of the Skinny Cow habit, but now I'll have to find a way to cut out some other points to give these a try. Or snowblow the entire alley! Prairie Roots 232/173.6/WW goal 145 joined WW Online 22-Feb-2003 On Sun, 23 Nov 2003 10:55:45 -0600, Joyce wrote: Yup, pretty deep pink peppermint. I didn't care for the green mint variety, tasted a bit soapy to me. But the pink *Cool Peppermint* flavor is wonderful! I hope these aren't just a seasonal issue. Joyce On Fri, 21 Nov 2003 16:36:36 -0800, Fred wrote: Peppermint as opposed to the green mint variety? I have to find those (G) On Fri, 21 Nov 2003 12:12:32 -0600, Joyce wrote: LOL! I think the meringues have more of a grab on me these days. I haven't had many skinny cows, seem to have moved out of that habit. BUT ... my local store had *cool peppermint* flavor last week. I haven't seen that before so had to pick a package up. BIG mistake ... they now keep calling my name. g Joyce On Sun, 16 Nov 2003 10:53:09 -0800, Fred wrote: You mean other than skinny cows and Miss Meringues (G) On Sun, 16 Nov 2003 10:38:38 -0600, Joyce wrote: Thanks Fred! It's nice to have a firm grasp on *something*. g Joyce On Sat, 15 Nov 2003 18:06:53 -0800, Fred wrote: Great loss. Congrats on being firmly a part of the Maintenance losing group! On Sat, 15 Nov 2003 18:06:18 -0600, Joyce wrote: I'm in the groove with the rest of the NYNY maintenance group ... down 1 pound this week ... 130. Once again the actual weighin Friday morning was lower, and much as I would love to post anything in that 120 decade ... I'm averaging, and average tells me 130. I'm happy, happy, happy. Evidentally eating more does help, as long as *more* is within reason. A few weeks prior I think I was existing on next to nothing, watching things just a bit too carefully as well as falling back into the trap of not drinking enough water. Then again, maybe the loss was extra muscle water retention? This week I only managed to squeeze in 2 days of exercise. My own fault, no excuses. I had one or two busy days, then found myself fallen into some sort of a funk - just couldn't drag myself to do much of anything other than whine about everything. Today I took a step into the right direction. Instead of just sitting here, I hauled my butt to the basement and walked for 45 minutes - right back into the old routine. If only I could remind myself how much of a mood lifter the exercise is! I have felt great the rest of today. Joyce WW starting weight: 228.8 - 2/5/02 current weight: 130 Lifetime: 4/4/03 |
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NYNY update - Joyce
Or co-dependent? (G)
On Thu, 27 Nov 2003 03:30:59 -0600, Joyce wrote: Oh heck, just go for it. Joyce the enabler On Wed, 26 Nov 2003 08:18:07 -0800, Fred wrote: More new flavors - I must discover them or NOT!!! (G) On Wed, 26 Nov 2003 00:26:20 -0600, Joyce wrote: On Tue, 25 Nov 2003 06:50:28 -0800, Fred wrote: Not a zealot just knowledgeable about your weaknesses. I've got to accept mine and stop buying so much WHATEVER and having it around. So far I'm doing well with the chocolate cake stored in the back of the freezer. But the tons of dried fruit and miss meringues are just out there - I need a larger pantry system here. And yesterday, I discovered Fry's Electronic has Miss Meringues (sigh) and managed to down most of a tub between lunch time and the drive home. KNOW THY WEAKNESSES! ... and today I found my grocer loaded up on mini meringues, no larger sizes available at all (wonder if this is now the best selling option). Of course, among those mini's were 2 new flavors I had never seen before ... chocolate chip and mint chocolate chip. I couldn't resist. sigh Joyce On Mon, 24 Nov 2003 21:46:49 -0600, Prairie Roots wrote: You're right, of course. I confess that on one or two occasions, I've had to figure out the points for a whole tub. And at the end of a week, I've had points to spare. You hit the nail on the head, though, because the issue isn't so much about the number of points, or going over points. For me, the loss of control and the self-recrimination that follows are simply not worth any amount of points. I'd rather be honest about my lack of willpower and thus avoid those foods that call my name than be honest about having mindlessly devoured an entire box of cookies in one sitting. I find it easier to say No to the first bite than to stop once I've started. Lest you think I'm a zealot, if they were packaged and sold in single servings, I'd happily treat myself to one of those on grocery shopping day. Prairie Roots On Mon, 24 Nov 2003 06:32:10 -0800, Fred wrote: You know - even if you blow it, I think the whole tub is still less than an ordinary piece of chocolate cake not that I am sanctioning such loss of control (G) Prairie Roots 232/173.6/WW goal 145 joined WW Online 22-Feb-2003 |
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Too much Thanksgiving STUFF and stuffING. (g)
Not to the point of discomfort like many previous food orgies but too much nonetheless. Back to simple today. Most already planned or done. Oatmeal for breakfast (cooked in 6 day batches), a peanut butter and jelly sandwich for lunch left over from yesterday's ski trip, and an already cooked yam toward tonight's dinner. I have too much leftover apple pie and I'm thinking of un-crusting the fruit and just eating that (g) On Thu, 27 Nov 2003 03:06:29 -0600, Joyce wrote: LOL! Soda has been screaming at me this week, and I have absolutely no idea why. I don't even care for soda that much, don't have more than a sip or two when I do actually give in. So why now? Joyce On Sun, 23 Nov 2003 19:30:59 -0800, Fred wrote: FOOD is calling my name. On Sun, 23 Nov 2003 13:37:50 -0600, Joyce wrote: ROFL!!! Those skiny cows calling your name now, Fred? Joyce On Sun, 23 Nov 2003 10:59:04 -0800, Fred wrote: STOP IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (G) On Sun, 23 Nov 2003 17:36:31 GMT, "Laura" wrote: I just discovered their Fudge bars. Dangerous habit. "Joyce" wrote in message om... LOL! I think the meringues have more of a grab on me these days. I haven't had many skinny cows, seem to have moved out of that habit. BUT ... my local store had *cool peppermint* flavor last week. I haven't seen that before so had to pick a package up. BIG mistake ... they now keep calling my name. g Joyce On Sun, 16 Nov 2003 10:53:09 -0800, Fred wrote: You mean other than skinny cows and Miss Meringues (G) On Sun, 16 Nov 2003 10:38:38 -0600, Joyce wrote: Thanks Fred! It's nice to have a firm grasp on *something*. g Joyce On Sat, 15 Nov 2003 18:06:53 -0800, Fred wrote: Great loss. Congrats on being firmly a part of the Maintenance losing group! On Sat, 15 Nov 2003 18:06:18 -0600, Joyce wrote: I'm in the groove with the rest of the NYNY maintenance group ... down 1 pound this week ... 130. Once again the actual weighin Friday morning was lower, and much as I would love to post anything in that 120 decade ... I'm averaging, and average tells me 130. I'm happy, happy, happy. Evidentally eating more does help, as long as *more* is within reason. A few weeks prior I think I was existing on next to nothing, watching things just a bit too carefully as well as falling back into the trap of not drinking enough water. Then again, maybe the loss was extra muscle water retention? This week I only managed to squeeze in 2 days of exercise. My own fault, no excuses. I had one or two busy days, then found myself fallen into some sort of a funk - just couldn't drag myself to do much of anything other than whine about everything. Today I took a step into the right direction. Instead of just sitting here, I hauled my butt to the basement and walked for 45 minutes - right back into the old routine. If only I could remind myself how much of a mood lifter the exercise is! I have felt great the rest of today. Joyce WW starting weight: 228.8 - 2/5/02 current weight: 130 Lifetime: 4/4/03 |
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On Thu, 27 Nov 2003 16:36:16 GMT, "Miss Violette"
wrote: like the carbs? Me too, Lee I'm in total agreement with you, they can take the potatoes away when I'm dead ;-) -- Erin in NZ 125/89/75 kgs 275.3/196/165 lbs NYNY goal 180.6lbs (82 kilos) "It is not the mountain we conquer, it is ourselves" Sir Edmund Hilary |
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On Thu, 27 Nov 2003 20:50:04 -0800, "Brenda Hammond"
wrote: LOL Really, my computer is used for the business and the kids are only allowed on it for sheer desperation - things they can't do on their own. You're a smart one! Not letting the kids on your business computer. We see it all the time in our shop, people who run their own businesses and their kids are constantly using their computer to download music or junk and next thing you know their computer is SICK, SICK, SICK. Of course things like this can be fixed, but it costs the customer time and money. I learned the hard way, many years ago and it just about killed me (and them). Definitely wasn't worth the aggravation, so at that time we became a two computer family. Didn't take long before that grew to 3 ... then 4 ... then bro moved in and we became 5. G Well, after being in the business we're in, I would never allow my child/ren to use my work computer for their *stuff* I'm not in the business of fixing computers, but can imagine what you deal with on a daily basis. My very first home computer was purchased infected with the Michaelangelo virus .. unbeknownst to me ... until that dreaded day in March when I turned it on and found I had no operating system. sigh From that point on, I got very good at reformating and reinstallation. g I can do it, but I still don't enjoy it. I now do make sure that anything and everything important is backed up at least on a monthly basis - probably should be a bit more often but I can survive with inputting a months worth of data if I have to. And I am so anal about it that I back up twice! I've had disks/cd's end up unreadable - will not go through that ever again. LOL! My DH spends most of his waking hours in his "room", repairing or making things or being on his computer, reading newgroups. He's into electronics mostly, but also metalwork and woodwork at times. Repairs all kinds of electronic stuff, from computers, motherboards to kettles, lamps, and the kids magic wands! You name it, he can repair it! Needless to say, if he's not repairing stuff at work, he's doing it at home. Wow, sounds like he has a tremendous amount of energy, I remember those days. G Hub used to do a lot of woodwork stuff, but now seems to enjoy relaxing much more. I think putting the second story on our house did him in, then gutting the first floor and totally redoing the kitchen and eating area added a nail to the coffin. The installation of the laminate floor 2 years ago finished him off. This year he finally hired someone to do the downstairs bath. We now tease him that he won't leave the house unless we put wheels on his recliner. g Sounds like my dad. He's been renovating their house for almost 30 years now. They never really did *finish* it, and they seem to make little changes every few years. They are now going to do the laminate flooring thing in the dining room, kitchen, hallway and bathroom. I'm sure once that's done my mom will find something else for dad to *do* in the house! We still have a lot to do, but will hire for the rest of it. All of it is repair work (upstairs has had a lot of water damage due to leaking skylights). Skylights will be boarded up and roofed over. I love 'em, but am unwilling to go through the possibility of damage again. Hub always wanted to build his own home, guess we did the closest thing possible without having to endure a costly mortgage by purchasing a new home (our home is paid for - no mortgage, no debt). I hope they can get it finished the way they would like it before they're too old to enjoy it! I wonder if anyone ever does? By the time one project is finished, something else pops up. Guess that's the downside of being a homeowner. I now am finding that since most renovations are completed, I am now at the timeframe of the possibility of replacing appliances that were done in a previous renovation. sigh And then the possibility of moving to something smaller in the next few years will mean more minor repairs/changes. It never ends. Yup, I absolutely love them! I think I come by those late hours somewhat naturally - I remember my mom being the same way. It also might be due to my kids ages. When they were younger, I could get them to bed earlier which meant I was in bed earlier. Now that they are older teens it's a much different story. 16 yr. old daughter usually hits bed at 11 or 12. When sonny boy is home from college (he's 19) I'm lucky to have him roll into the house by 3AM. And of course, I can't sleep until I know everyone is where they belong. G I've become very good at not-functioning. Sometimes it does get to me, most of the time I'm ok though. I listen to my body and if I am exhausted then I give in. Oooh, you sound alot like me. When I would go home to visit my parents, mom and I would stay up all night long until my little brother got home safely. Once Nicholas is old enough to be out and about it'll drive me nuts! I can just see myself pacing the floors! DH doesn't get concerned about that type of stuff, but I sure do! My dh manages to sleep through it all too, but when I hit the bed he does wake and ask me if the kids made it home safely. Guess he's concerned, but not enough to lose any sleep over. Maybe it's another one of those *mom* things? Joyce |
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NYNY update - Joyce
same here - I enjoyed way too much! Unfortunately, I was stuffed and a bit
uncomfortable, but not as bad as previous years. I was fine until the desserts hit ... think all the rich chocolate is what pushed me over the edge. Sounds like all of us here were successful in not letting one day become the end of the road - we all seem to have jumped right back on track. Yeah for us!!! Too much in the way of leftover desserts here too. Pie has already made it's way to the freezer, and just a few slices of the cake left. I like your idea of just eating the apple pie filling. Doesn't that count as a fruit serving? G Joyce On Fri, 28 Nov 2003 09:58:37 -0800, Fred wrote: Too much Thanksgiving STUFF and stuffING. (g) Not to the point of discomfort like many previous food orgies but too much nonetheless. Back to simple today. Most already planned or done. Oatmeal for breakfast (cooked in 6 day batches), a peanut butter and jelly sandwich for lunch left over from yesterday's ski trip, and an already cooked yam toward tonight's dinner. I have too much leftover apple pie and I'm thinking of un-crusting the fruit and just eating that (g) On Thu, 27 Nov 2003 03:06:29 -0600, Joyce wrote: LOL! Soda has been screaming at me this week, and I have absolutely no idea why. I don't even care for soda that much, don't have more than a sip or two when I do actually give in. So why now? Joyce On Sun, 23 Nov 2003 19:30:59 -0800, Fred wrote: FOOD is calling my name. On Sun, 23 Nov 2003 13:37:50 -0600, Joyce wrote: ROFL!!! Those skiny cows calling your name now, Fred? Joyce On Sun, 23 Nov 2003 10:59:04 -0800, Fred wrote: STOP IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (G) On Sun, 23 Nov 2003 17:36:31 GMT, "Laura" wrote: I just discovered their Fudge bars. Dangerous habit. "Joyce" wrote in message news:0alsrvkggcgijfkufom6suv2usejcala3m@4ax. com... LOL! I think the meringues have more of a grab on me these days. I haven't had many skinny cows, seem to have moved out of that habit. BUT ... my local store had *cool peppermint* flavor last week. I haven't seen that before so had to pick a package up. BIG mistake ... they now keep calling my name. g Joyce On Sun, 16 Nov 2003 10:53:09 -0800, Fred wrote: You mean other than skinny cows and Miss Meringues (G) On Sun, 16 Nov 2003 10:38:38 -0600, Joyce wrote: Thanks Fred! It's nice to have a firm grasp on *something*. g Joyce On Sat, 15 Nov 2003 18:06:53 -0800, Fred wrote: Great loss. Congrats on being firmly a part of the Maintenance losing group! On Sat, 15 Nov 2003 18:06:18 -0600, Joyce wrote: I'm in the groove with the rest of the NYNY maintenance group ... down 1 pound this week ... 130. Once again the actual weighin Friday morning was lower, and much as I would love to post anything in that 120 decade ... I'm averaging, and average tells me 130. I'm happy, happy, happy. Evidentally eating more does help, as long as *more* is within reason. A few weeks prior I think I was existing on next to nothing, watching things just a bit too carefully as well as falling back into the trap of not drinking enough water. Then again, maybe the loss was extra muscle water retention? This week I only managed to squeeze in 2 days of exercise. My own fault, no excuses. I had one or two busy days, then found myself fallen into some sort of a funk - just couldn't drag myself to do much of anything other than whine about everything. Today I took a step into the right direction. Instead of just sitting here, I hauled my butt to the basement and walked for 45 minutes - right back into the old routine. If only I could remind myself how much of a mood lifter the exercise is! I have felt great the rest of today. Joyce WW starting weight: 228.8 - 2/5/02 current weight: 130 Lifetime: 4/4/03 |
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"Joyce" wrote in message ... On Thu, 27 Nov 2003 20:50:04 -0800, "Brenda Hammond" wrote: LOL Really, my computer is used for the business and the kids are only allowed on it for sheer desperation - things they can't do on their own. You're a smart one! Not letting the kids on your business computer. We see it all the time in our shop, people who run their own businesses and their kids are constantly using their computer to download music or junk and next thing you know their computer is SICK, SICK, SICK. Of course things like this can be fixed, but it costs the customer time and money. I learned the hard way, many years ago and it just about killed me (and them). Definitely wasn't worth the aggravation, so at that time we became a two computer family. Didn't take long before that grew to 3 ... then 4 ... then bro moved in and we became 5. G Well, after being in the business we're in, I would never allow my child/ren to use my work computer for their *stuff* I'm not in the business of fixing computers, but can imagine what you deal with on a daily basis. My very first home computer was purchased infected with the Michaelangelo virus .. unbeknownst to me ... until that dreaded day in March when I turned it on and found I had no operating system. sigh From that point on, I got very good at reformating and reinstallation. g I can do it, but I still don't enjoy it. I now do make sure that anything and everything important is backed up at least on a monthly basis - probably should be a bit more often but I can survive with inputting a months worth of data if I have to. And I am so anal about it that I back up twice! I've had disks/cd's end up unreadable - will not go through that ever again. LOL! Computers sure can be a pain in the ass, but they do make work somewhat simpler! I don't fix mine, that's dh's or our employees' jobs. I just want it to work so I can get what I need to done. Imagine life without computers.... My DH spends most of his waking hours in his "room", repairing or making things or being on his computer, reading newgroups. He's into electronics mostly, but also metalwork and woodwork at times. Repairs all kinds of electronic stuff, from computers, motherboards to kettles, lamps, and the kids magic wands! You name it, he can repair it! Needless to say, if he's not repairing stuff at work, he's doing it at home. Wow, sounds like he has a tremendous amount of energy, I remember those days. G Hub used to do a lot of woodwork stuff, but now seems to enjoy relaxing much more. I think putting the second story on our house did him in, then gutting the first floor and totally redoing the kitchen and eating area added a nail to the coffin. The installation of the laminate floor 2 years ago finished him off. This year he finally hired someone to do the downstairs bath. We now tease him that he won't leave the house unless we put wheels on his recliner. g Sounds like my dad. He's been renovating their house for almost 30 years now. They never really did *finish* it, and they seem to make little changes every few years. They are now going to do the laminate flooring thing in the dining room, kitchen, hallway and bathroom. I'm sure once that's done my mom will find something else for dad to *do* in the house! We still have a lot to do, but will hire for the rest of it. All of it is repair work (upstairs has had a lot of water damage due to leaking skylights). Skylights will be boarded up and roofed over. I love 'em, but am unwilling to go through the possibility of damage again. Hub always wanted to build his own home, guess we did the closest thing possible without having to endure a costly mortgage by purchasing a new home (our home is paid for - no mortgage, no debt). We haven't even started yet, still renting. Not looking forward to all those household type repairs, but sure am looking forward to my own house. We'd like to be into something of our own sometime in the new year, but with dh being off work so long we have lots of bills to catch up on. We'll see.... I hope they can get it finished the way they would like it before they're too old to enjoy it! I wonder if anyone ever does? By the time one project is finished, something else pops up. Guess that's the downside of being a homeowner. I now am finding that since most renovations are completed, I am now at the timeframe of the possibility of replacing appliances that were done in a previous renovation. sigh And then the possibility of moving to something smaller in the next few years will mean more minor repairs/changes. It never ends. You're right, it doesn't. I think my parents will be at it for the rest of their lives. I probably will be too, once we get into our own place. Yup, I absolutely love them! I think I come by those late hours somewhat naturally - I remember my mom being the same way. It also might be due to my kids ages. When they were younger, I could get them to bed earlier which meant I was in bed earlier. Now that they are older teens it's a much different story. 16 yr. old daughter usually hits bed at 11 or 12. When sonny boy is home from college (he's 19) I'm lucky to have him roll into the house by 3AM. And of course, I can't sleep until I know everyone is where they belong. G I've become very good at not-functioning. Sometimes it does get to me, most of the time I'm ok though. I listen to my body and if I am exhausted then I give in. Oooh, you sound alot like me. When I would go home to visit my parents, mom and I would stay up all night long until my little brother got home safely. Once Nicholas is old enough to be out and about it'll drive me nuts! I can just see myself pacing the floors! DH doesn't get concerned about that type of stuff, but I sure do! My dh manages to sleep through it all too, but when I hit the bed he does wake and ask me if the kids made it home safely. Guess he's concerned, but not enough to lose any sleep over. Maybe it's another one of those *mom* things? Must be, my dh wouldn't even wake up to ask if they made it home safely. Joyce |
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The pie filling was pretty much apple with a minimum amount of sour
cream and really not more than a table spoon of brown sugar. I am actually thinking of tossing them completely. It was not bad and today I got some more exercise but did go out to breakfast with an old gang of BBS folks that have managed to hang together even with the demise of bulletin boards. We meet once a month for breakfast or lunch with an occasional dinner. We all still hate MS (G) On Sat, 29 Nov 2003 12:57:15 -0600, Joyce wrote: same here - I enjoyed way too much! Unfortunately, I was stuffed and a bit uncomfortable, but not as bad as previous years. I was fine until the desserts hit ... think all the rich chocolate is what pushed me over the edge. Sounds like all of us here were successful in not letting one day become the end of the road - we all seem to have jumped right back on track. Yeah for us!!! Too much in the way of leftover desserts here too. Pie has already made it's way to the freezer, and just a few slices of the cake left. I like your idea of just eating the apple pie filling. Doesn't that count as a fruit serving? G Joyce On Fri, 28 Nov 2003 09:58:37 -0800, Fred wrote: Too much Thanksgiving STUFF and stuffING. (g) Not to the point of discomfort like many previous food orgies but too much nonetheless. Back to simple today. Most already planned or done. Oatmeal for breakfast (cooked in 6 day batches), a peanut butter and jelly sandwich for lunch left over from yesterday's ski trip, and an already cooked yam toward tonight's dinner. I have too much leftover apple pie and I'm thinking of un-crusting the fruit and just eating that (g) On Thu, 27 Nov 2003 03:06:29 -0600, Joyce wrote: LOL! Soda has been screaming at me this week, and I have absolutely no idea why. I don't even care for soda that much, don't have more than a sip or two when I do actually give in. So why now? Joyce On Sun, 23 Nov 2003 19:30:59 -0800, Fred wrote: FOOD is calling my name. On Sun, 23 Nov 2003 13:37:50 -0600, Joyce wrote: ROFL!!! Those skiny cows calling your name now, Fred? Joyce On Sun, 23 Nov 2003 10:59:04 -0800, Fred wrote: STOP IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (G) On Sun, 23 Nov 2003 17:36:31 GMT, "Laura" wrote: I just discovered their Fudge bars. Dangerous habit. "Joyce" wrote in message news:0alsrvkggcgijfkufom6suv2usejcala3m@4ax .com... LOL! I think the meringues have more of a grab on me these days. I haven't had many skinny cows, seem to have moved out of that habit. BUT ... my local store had *cool peppermint* flavor last week. I haven't seen that before so had to pick a package up. BIG mistake ... they now keep calling my name. g Joyce On Sun, 16 Nov 2003 10:53:09 -0800, Fred wrote: You mean other than skinny cows and Miss Meringues (G) On Sun, 16 Nov 2003 10:38:38 -0600, Joyce wrote: Thanks Fred! It's nice to have a firm grasp on *something*. g Joyce On Sat, 15 Nov 2003 18:06:53 -0800, Fred wrote: Great loss. Congrats on being firmly a part of the Maintenance losing group! On Sat, 15 Nov 2003 18:06:18 -0600, Joyce wrote: I'm in the groove with the rest of the NYNY maintenance group ... down 1 pound this week ... 130. Once again the actual weighin Friday morning was lower, and much as I would love to post anything in that 120 decade ... I'm averaging, and average tells me 130. I'm happy, happy, happy. Evidentally eating more does help, as long as *more* is within reason. A few weeks prior I think I was existing on next to nothing, watching things just a bit too carefully as well as falling back into the trap of not drinking enough water. Then again, maybe the loss was extra muscle water retention? This week I only managed to squeeze in 2 days of exercise. My own fault, no excuses. I had one or two busy days, then found myself fallen into some sort of a funk - just couldn't drag myself to do much of anything other than whine about everything. Today I took a step into the right direction. Instead of just sitting here, I hauled my butt to the basement and walked for 45 minutes - right back into the old routine. If only I could remind myself how much of a mood lifter the exercise is! I have felt great the rest of today. Joyce WW starting weight: 228.8 - 2/5/02 current weight: 130 Lifetime: 4/4/03 |
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